held up in rear, not fluent 5th, headway approaching 4 out, led 2 out, quickly asserted, easily
held up in rear, headway 13th, bumped 15th, ridden 4 out, stayed on same pace approaching last
not much room and unseated rider 1st
led until after 1st, prominent, hampered by loose horse after next, led 5th until approaching 7th, reminder after 11th, led before next, headed 15th, mistake 3 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out, no chance with winner
held up, hampered by loose horse after 2nd, headway 3rd, ridden after 3 out, no extra last
soon in touch, not fluent 6th, lost place before next, behind from 12th
prominent, led approaching 7th until before 12th, lost place 14th, soon struggling
held up towards rear, headway approaching 7th, hit 13th, led 15th, headed 2 out, weakened flat
led after 1st until 5th, lost place before 12th, behind 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
mid-division, headway 9th, bumped 15th, weakened 4 out
BOB HALL is the class act and he is preferred here to Mr Ed, Lord Alfred and Oopsmylord. The Jonjo O'Neill trained gelding has had a good career, albeit interrupted by injuries at various stages. His best form last season came on quicker ground and he was beaten on his seasonal reappearance, however his class will hopefully see him through today. Mr Ed is a stout stayer but he signed off last year with some average efforts and he needs to be back to his best. Lord Alfred may be slightly better on quicker ground, Steve Flook does well at this time of year and Oopsmylord is more than capable of playing a major hand although he was well-held behind Mr Ed back in May. Lady Myfanwy has been fairly proilific under both codes and her jockey knows her well, whilst market moves for Hoh Nelson or Cracking Cliche could be ominous. The market will guide, but Bob Hall is the one to beat.
Bob Hall (IRE) 4-6fav (12-4) Mid-division, smooth headway 5 out, led approaching last, clear flat, won at Wetherby 2m 4f hts chs (6) gf in May beating Madison de Vonnas (11-11) by 12l, 7 ran.
Mr Ed (IRE) 11-1 (10-10) Mid-division, blundered 7th, mistake and never going well from next, behind from 12th, pulled up 15th, in a race won by Spare Change (10-3) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Jul, 10 ran.
Lord Alfred (IRE) 13-2fav (11-8) Mid-division, lost place 6th, ridden and some headway 10th, weakened next, 5th of 12, 42l behind Leopold (10-11) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Apr.
Oopsmylord (IRE) 20-1 (11-10) Pulled hard early and in touch, headway to chase leaders before 4 out, soon driven and one pace, 5th of 16, 10l behind Dennis The Legend (11-10) at Stratford 3m 4f nov hts chs (2) gd in May.
Lady Myfanwy 15-2 (10-4) Held up, headway to chase leaders 7th, challenged 2 out, led approaching last, in command flat, went left and idled towards finish, won at Stratford 2m 7f ldy hts chs (5) gd in May beating Cannon Bridge (10-3) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Give Me Love (FR) 11-8 (12-0) Led to 1; rdn 3 out; no imp, last of 2, 2 1/2l behind Wild Knight (12-0) at Chaddesley Corbett 3m ptp gf in May.
Hoh Nelson 6-4 (12-0) (cp) midfield; outpcd aft 14; kpt on, 3rd of 8, 8l behind Cross The Highman (12-0) at Bredwardine 3m ptp gd in May.
Le Seychellois (FR) 25-1 (9-11) Raced in 4th, pushed along approaching 7th, weakened 4 out, 4th of 6, 29l behind Beherayn (11-11) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Jul.
Slow To Part (IRE) 12-1 (10-2) Mid-division, headway 8th, ridden 9th, soon weakened, 7th of 13, 49l behind Public Esteem (11-3) at Newton Abbot 3m 3f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft in Jun '08.
Cracking Cliche 25-1 (11-7) Held up; went poor 2nd aft 15; no imp, 2nd of 9, 20l behind William Somers (12-0) at Chaddesley Corbett 3m ptp in Dec.
