held up in touch, headway approaching 3out, soon chasing leaders, kept on under pressure, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, led after 4out, not fluent next, ridden clear approaching last, ran on strongly
with leader, under pressure 5th, lost place next, soon tailed off, behind when pulled up 2 out
led, headed approaching 5th, remained prominent, ridden to challenge approaching 2 out, soon weakened
held up in rear, strong headway to chase leaders approaching 4th, led 5th, headed approaching next, soon hung left and weakened
mid-division, headway after 3 out, never on terms
behind, mistake 1st, headway 4 out, tracked leaders approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace before last
held up towards rear, reminders after 3rd, under pressure 3 out, never a factor
held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, soon chasing leaders, weakening when mistake last
mid-division, headway 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out, tailed off
Rajamand's Newbury third on his hurdling debut reads quite well and he could run a big race at a price, but it may pay to focus on Chepstow one-two William Hogarth and KARASENIR, with the latter taken to gain revenge. Philip Hobbs' charge was very impressive when winning at Market Rasen and looked set to follow-up before late mistakes allowed William Hogarth to score last time. The latter was returning from an absence and should improve so can't be dismissed lightly, but the combination of this flatter track and better ground should favour Karasenir and a better round of jumping can see him home in front. Hatton Flight is a fascinating hurdling newcomer whose flat form entitles maximum respect, while Marc Aurele needs first-time blinkers to work the oracle if he's to leave behind a rating of 116 but his trainer traditionally does well on this card so watch out for that improvement.
Dereks (IRE) 13-8 (12-5) Tracked leader until 4th, ridden after 3 out, went 2nd approaching last, no chance, 2nd of 6, 12l behind Khorun (10-12) at Southwell 2m nov hdl (4) gd in Aug.
Karasenir (IRE) 4-7fav (11-5) Chased leader, challenged on outside going well when mistake 3 out, stayed challenging and every chance when hit 2 out, still upsides when hit last, kept on flat, not recover, 2nd of 11, 1l behind William Hogarth (11-5) at Chepstow 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs.
Marc Aurele (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Made all, clear 6th to after 3 out, 1 length clear when hit last, ridden and stayed on well flat, won at Plumpton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gf in Sep beating Freedom Fire (11-12) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.
William Hogarth 7-2 (11-5) Made virtually all, hit 4 out, ridden before and joined next, kept slight advantage, hit 2 out, still pressed when better jump last, driven and stayed on gamely flat, won at Chepstow 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs beating Karasenir (11-5) by 1l, 11 ran.
Goodwood Starlight (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Dwelt in rear, ridden over 3f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 8, 16l behind Harlestone Times (8-4) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Sep (flat).
Hatton Flight 40-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, in rear, driven over 2f out, never dangerous, 10th of 14, 7l behind Senate (8-9) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 105 (2) gd in Sep (flat).
Marleno (GER) 5-2 (10-10) Led, soon clear, headed over 3f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 8, 26l behind Lovey Dovey (10-5) at Sedgefield 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in Mar.
Mister New York (USA) 25-1 (9-3) Started very slowly, always in rear, 6th of 7, 17l behind Atlantis Star (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (3yo+) (3) pol in Sep (flat).
Rajamand (FR) 7-2 (10-12) Held up behind leaders, weakened before 2 out, well held in 5th when hit last, 5th of 8, 18l behind Diktalina (10-7) at Sandown 2m 4yo nov hdl (3) sft in Feb.
Rajnagan (IRE) (10-3) in a race won by Actium (11-0) at Saint Malo(FR) 2m 3f hdl gd in Jul '09, 8 ran.
