tracked leader, lost place 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
held up, outpaced 2 out, soon beaten
led, mistake 3 out, soon headed, ridden and weakened after next
held up in rear, smooth headway to chase leaders 2 out, ridden and no extra flat
tracked leaders, headway to lead after 3 out, headed last, ridden and one pace flat
held up, outpaced halfway, never dangerous
in touch, headway 2 out, led last, ridden and headed flat, no extra
chased leaders to 2 out, soon ridden and one pace
mid-division, outpaced 4 out, rallied between last 2, ridden and stayed on to lead flat
mid-division, reminders 4th, soon struggling, behind when pulled up after 6th
Monsieur can be expected to cope with his penalty and is fancied to get the better of Maneki Neko and Nerome. The booking of Graham Lee is a positive sign for Nerone, as the Irishman has been extremely profitable to follow when riding for the Peter Montieth yard. The gelding does need to improve on his two previous starts this season though and he may be a touch too risky for win only purposes. Maneki Neko has experience of the track and has run with consistency in his six previous starts over timber. Edwin Tuer's runners can never be dismissed in races such as this and it will be interesting to monitor the betting where he is concerned. However, Monsieur beat a useful field at Wetherby last week and, as he appears to have stacks more improvement to come, he is expected to brush aside his burden at the weights this afternoon.
Gone Too Far 9-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly 4th, quickly lost place and pulled up at the 5th in race won by Launde (11-12) at Aintree 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Oct, 7 ran.
The Names Bond 9-2 (11-1) Raced keenly, held up, headway 6th, chased leaders 3 out, no impression when hit next and last, 4th of 7, 30l behind Openide (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf in Jul.
Monsieur (FR) 15-2 (10-3) Led clear approaching 3 out, eased towards finish, won at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs beating Industrial Star (10-10) by 15l, 12 ran.
Culcabock (IRE) 4-1 (10-1) Mid-division, chased leader approaching 3 out, ridden and hung left approaching next, one pace, 5th of 12, 18l behind Monsieur (10-3) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs.
Singhalongtasveer 12-1 (11-1) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on to lead again flat, won at Kelso 2m 2f cnd hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd beating Joan's Girl (11-0) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Nerone (GER) 11-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, headway halfway, effort after 2 out, no extra, 5th of 14, 7l behind Royal Glen (10-13) at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Jun.
Maneki Neko (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) In touch, headway to chase leader approaching 3 out, led briefly 2 out, soon headed, hung left and stayed on flat, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Classic Event (11-5) at Kelso 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Oct.
Hush Tiger 15-2 (10-5) In touch, effort 3 out, kept on same pace from next, 4th of 13, 10l behind Open de L'Isle (10-9) at Carlisle 2m 1f nov hdl (4) hvy.
