Hampered on his only defeat of the year so far, BILL PLUMB got his head back in front at Wolverhampton last time and hasn’t finished winning yet. Belle Fourche placed behind the selection and can figure again but Mighty Gurkha remains 6lb higher than an earlier success at Leicester. Full Prime completed a double here back in April while Lilkian and Change Sings are not out of this either.
Bill Plumb (IRE) 4-1fav (9-11) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, effort over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Jul beating Asadjumeirah (9-9) by nk, 12 ran.
Belle Fourche (IRE) 14-1 (10-1) Held up towards rear, ridden and well beaten final 2f, 10th of 11, 16 1/2l behind As If By Chance (9-13) at Nottingham 6f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Nogo's Dream 11-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, some headway when not clear run over 1f out, kept o, never involved, 6th of 13, 5 1/2l behind King's Code (9-0) at Newbury 7f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Mighty Gurkha (IRE) 7-2fav (10-0) Not much room start and switched left, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Oso Rapido (10-0) at Redcar 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Distinguished Lady (FR) 11-1 (9-9) Prominent, came wide turning in 4f out to race near stands side, ridden and weakened 2f out, 7th of 12, 12 3/4l behind Harlem Nights (9-5) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Sassy Belle (IRE) 11-4fav (9-12) Led until over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 20 3/4l behind As If By Chance (9-13) at Nottingham 6f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Naaser (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Keen in touch, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 17, 7 1/4l behind Harry Magnus (9-9) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Lilkian 5-1 (9-8) Raced wide, in touch in rear, pushed along 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, switched left, ridden and headway entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Voodoo Ray (8-12) at Brighton 6f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Change Sings (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) Led, driven and edged right over 1f out, edged left and headed inside final furlong, held towards finish, 3rd of 13, 3/4l behind King's Code (9-0) at Newbury 7f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Fox Master 11-4 (9-7) Handy, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on but held well inside last, last of 5, 2l behind Ormolulu (9-11) at Leicester 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Full Prime (IRE) 17-2 (8-11) Prominent, ridden well over 1f out, no impression and faded 110 yards out, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Tawalla (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Unsung Hero (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Led 1f, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 13, 9 1/2l behind Billy Mill (9-8) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Aug.