mostly jumped well but often jumped right, made all, soon clear, hit 9th, very easily, unchallenged
soon well off the pace in 4th, tailed off 7th, never a factor
detached throughout, tailed off
not fluent 1st, chased leading pair, went 2nd 6th, never any chance with very easy winner, weakened into 3rd before 3 out
Sweating, mounted on course, chased winner until 6th, not fluent next, went remote 2nd again before 3 out, never any chance with very easy winner
David Pipe's French import Magie Du Ma has yet to set the world alight in three starts for the Somerset operation but as a four-year-old has time on her side and will probably be handled as a long-term project. She produced some useful form in France and does receives a massive 24lb from WORK IN PROGRESS. Dan Skelton has always stressed that his gelding would be handled with the future in mind and proved the point emphatically when attentions were returned to chasing last time. The Westerner gelding came home unchallenged and will almost certainly adopt the front-running tactics which worked so effectively last time over course and distance. Nachi Falls hasn't been running too badly in low-grade Flat handicaps and this decent hurdler now makes his chasing debut.
Work In Progress (IRE) 6-4fav (10-12) Jumped right at times, made all, not fluent 5th or 10th, clear before 3 out, unchallenged, won at Market Rasen 2m 3f (4) gd in Jun beating Brian Boranha (10-12) by 13l, 4 ran.
Legend To Be 8-1 (12-0) Chsd ldrs til outpcd 12; t.o, 4th of 6, dist behind Double Dan (12-0) at Garthorpe 3m in Jun.
The Society Man (IRE) 100-1 (10-0) Towards rear, struggling after 12th, tailed off from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gd in May.
Nachi Falls 15-8fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, chased winner 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Dovils Date (9-7) at Chepstow 2m hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Magie Du Ma (FR) 22-1 (11-10) Chased leader, left in lead and hampered 6th, headed after 3 out, soon dropped to 3rd and outpaced, lost 3rd 2 out, weakened, 4th of 6, 17 3/4l behind Cleni Wells (10-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f hcp (2) gs in Jun.
