led, headed 5th, dropped to midfield, 4 out, ridden before 2 out, no extra
chased leader, led 5th, ridden before 2 out, went further clear last, readily
midfield, bad mistake 1st, pulled up before 2nd
chased leaders, ridden 2 out, no extra
chased leaders, ridden and chased winner before 2 out, ran on
midfield, badly hampered and brought down 1st
slowly away, always in rear, pulled up before 2 out
held up, hampered 1st, always in rear
NonRunner
A winner at Worcester in May, DESTROYTHEEVIDENCE finished runner-up at Southwell on his reappearance. He’ll be sharper today and is weighted to beat the others with official handicap ratings. Songo landed a double at Newton Abbot during the summer while Presenting Nelly also defied a penalty when scoring at the same track last month. Much Too Dear placed here back in May and the brother to a hurdles winner, Monks Meadow, debuts under Rules.
Songo (IRE) 7-2fav (10-10) Led, ridden and headed 2 out, soon no extra, 7th of 8, 29 1/4l behind Sebastopol (12-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Destroytheevidence 9-4 (11-7) Chased leader, ridden along to challenge before 2 out, no chance with winner approaching final flight, no extra flat, 2nd of 5, 13l behind Butch (11-7) at Southwell 3m (4) gd in Oct.
Beachcomber (FR) 12-1 (11-4) Chased leader until before 3 out where mistake, no impression from 2 out, lost 3rd last, 5th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Push The Button (11-1) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn (4) gs in Sep.
Deerstalker (IRE) 7-1 (11-3) Chased leaders on inside, outpaced 4f out, soon struggling, 11th of 17, 25 1/4l behind Check The Score (11-3) at Warwick 2m (5) gd in Apr.
Monks Meadow (IRE) 5-1 (12-2) Mid-div, 5th 1/2way, rdn in 3rd aftr 3out, went 2nd aftr 2out, eff to ld early flat, hdd cl hm, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Minella Missile (11-11) at Stowlin 3m mdn gd in Apr.
Much Too Dear (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) In touch with leaders, ridden and went second before 2 out, every chance approaching last where not fluent, kept on flat but no match for winner, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Ajp Kingdom (11-4) at Kempton 2m 5f mdn (4) gd in May.
Capstan 14-1 (9-13) Led, quickened pace over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Berkshire Sundance (9-6) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Tiger Blade 20-1 (10-10) Mid-division out wide, pushed along and headway chasing leaders over 4f out, hung left and weakened under pressure inside final 2f, 6th of 10, 14 1/2l behind Kintail (10-10) at Warwick 2m (5) gs in May.
Presenting Nelly 7-4 (11-7) Prominent throughout, pushed along when pressed leader 2 out, ridden before last, ran on strongly and led inside final 110 yards, ran on, just did enough, won at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (4) hvy in Sep beating Manimole (11-12) by nk, 5 ran.
