led to 6th, pushed along next, soon weakened
held up towards rear in 5th, went 3rd after and hit 3 out, led approaching next, ridden and headed last, no extra final 100 yards
held up in rear, ridden and headway after 3 out, led last, kept on gamely, driven out
tracked leaders, went 2nd approaching 3 out, soon ridden, not fluent 2 out, weakened approaching last
tracked leader, led 6th, headed approaching 2 out, soon outpaced, kept on same pace from last
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, weakened approaching next
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened soon after
Tilt is edging down to a fair mark and is considered however MOHANAD might prove hard to catch if connections revert to prominent tactics; Battle Group and the progressive Space Telescope look the best of the rest. Sheena West's gelding wasn't disgraced behind Australia Day in the Summer Hurdle here last month and is interesting on his previous form including behind Ghimaar at Worcester. All ground seems to come alike to him and a second career win beckons. Ursis isn't discounted off a mark of 128 despite top-weight, Battle Group has looked a bit mulish at the start of late but is considered off a reasonable mark if putting it all in, whilst Space Telescope may not be straight-forward either but it's hard to crab his two Worcester wins recently; a 10lb higher mark makes life tough however. Edgefour and Cubism are both consistent and off light weights neither should be dismissed too readily, however this can go to Mohanad.
Ursis (FR) 20-1 (11-4) Led until 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before next, 10th of 14, 24l behind Mumbles Pier (9-9) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gd in Jul.
Tilt 14-1 (10-13) Towards rear, not fluent 6th, headway on outside 3 out, weakened approaching next, 11th of 14, 33l behind Mumbles Pier (9-9) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gd in Jul.
Mohanad (IRE) 18-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, headway 5th, switched left approaching 2 out, one pace last, 5th of 17, 25l behind Australia Day (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f lst hcp hdl (0-150) (1) gd in Jul.
Battle Group 4-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, headed last, one pace, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Dream Catcher (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Jul.
Space Telescope (IRE) 9-4fav (11-9) Held up towards rear, pushed along 4 out, headway 3 out, led final 150 yards, driven out, won at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Jul beating Shipboard Romance (10-8) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
El Presidente (IRE) 15-2 (11-6) Raced freely, led until 8th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 8, well behind Stagecoach Pearl (11-9) at Cartmel 2m 1f beg chs (4) gd in Jul.
Edgefour (IRE) 4-1 (10-9) Hampered 1st, held up disputing 4th, headway on inside 7th, not fluent 3 out, went 2nd last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Three Ships (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jul.
Cubism 5-2 (10-6) Held up towards rear, headway 8th, ridden after 3 out, hung left and chased winner from 2 out, stayed on, no impression, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Mzuri Bay (11-4) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Jul.
