held up, headway 8th, chased leader when mistake 3 out, weakened last
held up, headway 4 out, led 2 out, comfortable
in touch, not fluent 8th, ridden and weakened 4 out
towards rear, headway 4 out, soon ridden to chase leaders, one pace
tracked leaders, lost place 8th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out
in touch, led approaching 4th, headed 2 out, weakened
mid-division, headway and switched right approaching 4 out, weakened soon after
tracked leaders, led 8th, headed approaching 4 out, weakened
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
led, headed and weakened 8th
mid-division, weakened 8th, pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, headway on inside after 4 out, hard ridden, mistake 3 out, ran on to take 2nd flat
held up, headway 6th, ridden next, weakened 4 out
in touch, ridden 4 out, soon weakened
held up, ridden and headway 4 out, kept on same pace from 2 out
in touch, lost place 7th, behind when fell 8th
This is another complicated race and Sawpit Sunset just gets the verdict ahead of Sninfia and Lady Roania. John Spearing's six-year-old ran a blinder on her seasonal return, finishing runner up to Andorran here earlier this month. There are three more furlongs to travel but she was staying on well and she looks the one to be on this afternoon. Sninfia has had a couple of recent runs, both in sellers. She has performed with credit and this race isn't any stronger. Lady Roania disappointed last time out but has claims on her form during the summer. Needle Prick has also been a bit flat of late but looks best of the others. All in all a tricky contest to weigh up, but Sawpit Sunset does appear to have the best recent form on show and she gets the nod.
Zonic Boom (FR) 16-1 (10-7) Held up, driven along approaching 7th, stayed on from last, never nearer, 5th of 15, 10l behind Ballybeg Glen (10-7) at Ludlow 2m 5f sll hdl (5) gf in Oct.
Lady Roania (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Not fluent, in touch until weakened after 4 out, tailed off, 8th of 12, 39l behind Alpha Juliet (10-2) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Sept.
Needle Prick (IRE) 7-1 (11-1) Behind, mistake 4th, beaten when jumped right last, 5th of 11, 13l behind Scots Dragoon (10-7) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
Caislean Na Deirge (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway 8th, soon weakened, 7th of 8, well behind Dun Drinan (11-6) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp chs 0-105 (4) frm.
Hylia 14-1 (11-12) Mid-division, dropped rear after 5th, behind when pulled up 5 out in race won by Galandora (10-2) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf in Oct, 17 ran.
Sawpit Sunset 25-1 (10-11) In touch, ridden and outpaced 4 out, stayed on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Andorran (9-13) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd.
Sninfia (IRE) 11-2 (10-5) Chased leaders, stumbled slightly 3rd, tracked winner from 9th, ridden after 3 out, beaten 2 out, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Four County Lad (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f sll hdl (5) gd.
Tickford Abbey 40-1 (10-12) Led, hit 3 out, soon headed, weakened before 2 out, 4th of 15, 30l behind Doctor Kilbride (10-8) at Towcester 3m nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
The General Lee (IRE) 5-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 3 out, staying on when mistake 2 out, led approaching last, kept on, won at Hereford 3m 2f hcp hdl (5) frm beating Fox 'n' Goose (11-10) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Classi Maureen 14-1 (11-0) Led and soon clear, ridden and headedafter 3 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 10, 21l behind Thehonourablelady (11-5) at Leicester 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl (4) gs.
Little Rort (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Held up, ridden from 7th, stayed on, 3rd of 10, 8l behind The General Lee (11-1) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp hdl (5) frm.
Double Magnum 33-1 (11-6) Tracked leader to 2nd, lost place after 3rd, behind when mistake 4th, went moderate 4th between last 2, 4th of 7, 28l behind Sir Haydn (11-9) at Huntingdon 2m mdn hdl (4) gf.
Reelinga 9-1 (10-8) Keen in rear, headway 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened after 2 out, 5th of 13, 17l behind Ricardo's Chance (11-1) at Hereford 2m 4f nov sll hdl (5) gf in Mar.
Gunship (IRE) 11-1 (10-5) Mid-division, headway approaching 5th, ridden 11th, soon weakened and pulled up 2 out in race won by Arnold Layne (11-6) at Towcester 2m 6f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd, 13 ran.
Arctic Shadow 80-1 (10-9) Never better than finishing position, 7th of 16, well behind Nakai (11-0) at Chepstow 3m mdn hdl (5) gs in Oct.
The Gerry Man (IRE) 150-1 (10-12) Always behind, tailed off after 5th, 14th of 15, 48l behind Willie Pep (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gf in Sept.
