led, ridded and headed home turn, lost 2nd and weakened approaching last
in rear, collided with rival 7th and unseated rider
held up in touch, collided with rival 7th, struggling from 6 out and well behind, tailed off
chased leader, led going well home turn and soon in control, well clear last, easily
held up in touch, pushed along and outpaced home turn, plugged on from 2 out, kept on well from last
Progressive over fences having won five of his seven starts, GO ON CHEZ put a below par effort behind him when second at Bangor last time. A conditional’s claims allows him to race off the same mark as when successful at Aintree in June and he gets the vote having undergone a recent wind operation. Lord Bryan has failed to complete since landing a hat-trick earlier in the year while the unpredictable Steel Wave placed at Stratford in between poor efforts at Bangor. Mister Tickle is back on a winning mark while Minella Buster debuts over fences.
Lord Bryan (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Led, jumped right on occasions, not fluent 10th, reminder after 12th, headed 16th, soon ridden and beaten, pulled up before 2 out, at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Go On Chez 5-4fav (11-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, ridden after 2 out, 1 length down when not fluent last, no extra run-in, 2nd of 5, 7l behind Red Happy (12-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Mister Tickle (IRE) 13-2 (11-10) Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, lost place after 13th, well behind from 4 out, last of 5, dist behind Dhowin (12-0) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in May.
Minella Buster (IRE) 10-3 (11-5) Led, headed 5th, close up, ridden and weakened well before last, 4th of 7, 17l behind Milan Bridge (11-12) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Steel Wave (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) In rear, headway 8th, went 2nd 12th, slightly hampered 14th, 3rd and held when mistake 3 out, soon weakened, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 7, 34 1/4l behind Methodtothemadness (12-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
