mistake 1st, behind when fell 8th
mid-division, 6th and headway when blundered badly and lost place 4 out, not recover, pulled up before next
led, clear from 4th to 4 out, soon headed, ridden and kept on same pace from next
tracked clear leader, led after 4 out, headed 2 out, ridden and one pace approaching last
prominent chasing group, lost place 9th, soon weakened, pulled up before 11th
in touch chasing group, outpaced 4 out, soon beaten
held up, ridden 3 out, never on terms
mid-division, weakened 10th, behind when pulled up before 12th
mid-division when fell 5th
in touch chasing group, headway when blundered 13th, led 2 out, stayed on well flat
held up, headway 4 out, effort next, stayed on to go 2nd last, no impression last
Although you'd not often risk the mortage on Towcester form, Read All About it won well there last time and can make it two wins in succession in this race for trainer Jonjo O'Neill, with Millards Lad, Blue Sovereign and Keltic Lord other uo for debate. Read All About it gets in at the lower end of this compressed handicap and was making just his second start in the Britain when a decisive winner in May. This trip clearly suits and there may well be more to come from him now that his trainer seems to have got him right. Millards Lad is in good form with a win at Newton Abbot last month before a Bangor run on Friday which had not been contested by the time this preview was written. Whatever the outcome there he enjoys a sound surface and can go well if turning up here, but top weight just puts us off. Keltic Lord won over 2m 7f here in 2005 but was hammered by Millards Lad at Newton Abbot and needs a further drop in the weights to be competitive, and the same goes for Ad Murum. Blue Sovereign broke his duck at Uttoxeter last time and with John Spearing's yard going really well, even with a 10lb rise his chance is respected, but preference is for Read All About It who can follow up his Towcester victory.
Wee William 3-1fav (11-12) Mid-division, headway and in touch 6th, led 8th, headed 5 out, hit next, ridden and no impression from 3 out, 5th of 10, 17l behind Blackergreen (11-1) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Jun.
September Moon 20-1 (10-11) Led to 2nd, chased leader until 6th, weakened approaching 2 out, 3rd of 8, 11l behind Farington Lodge (9-11) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Jul.
Keltic Lord 9-1 (11-3) Prominent, ridden 4 out, one pace, 6th of 12, 24l behind Millards Lad (10-8) at N Abbot 3m 2f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Jul.
Blue Sovereign 11-2fav (11-6) Mid-division, progress 9th, led after 3 out, clear 2 out, idled after last, ridden out, won at Uttoxeter 3m nov hcp chs 0-90 (5) sft in Jul beating Full On (11-2) by 4l, 14 ran.
Iloveturtle (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Close up, lost place halfway, tailed off when pulled up at the 13th in race won by Innisfree (10-0) at Cartmel 3m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Jul, 10 ran.
Read All About It (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) Mid-division, headway 10th, led 3 out, clear before 2 out, stayed on, won at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in May beating Earcomesannie (10-0) by 7l, 14 ran.
Millards Lad (IRE) 3-1fav (10-8) Mid-division, headway 14th, chased leaders on bit 3 out, led after 2 out, wandered approaching last, shaken up and quickened clear flat, readily, won at N Abbot 3m 2f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Jul beating Ben Tally Ho (10-12) by 5l, 12 ra.
