chased leaders, led 10th, ridden approaching 3 out, headed and fell 2 out
chased leaders, challenged 3 out, led and left clear when pecked 2 out, eased towards finish
with leaders, reminders 7th, weakened 4 out, left poor 2nd 2 out, weakened towards finish
led to 10th, soon lost place
Fort Ord, Willies Way and Noadibou look the three to concentrate on in this handicap chase and the narrow vote is given to Willies Way. The selection was a fair fourth behind Tickateal last time out, that horse has since franked and with improvement likely he looks the one to be on. Fort Ord rates the main danger on his best form but he was let down by his jumping last time out and at likely odds he looks worth taking on. Noadibou is another that could go well as he is dropping in class but he has had plenty of chances. Of the remainder Polar Gale won well last time out when beating Caipiroska but he will find this harder under his penalty and with this in mind for the winner we return to Wuillies Way.
Willies Way 9-2 (10-7) Led or disputed lead from 3rd, lost place after 11, ridden and weakened 2 out, 4th of 6, 19l behind Tickateal (10-9) at Sedgefield 2m 4f beg chs (4) gf in May.
Fort Ord (IRE) 3-1 (10-11) Held up, hit 9th, soon beaten, 10th of 13, 46l behind Hi Humpfree (11-9) at Southwell 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gf in May.
Noadibou (FR) 10-1 (10-0) Always towards rear, 15th of 25, 38l behind Wing Of Fire (11-10) at Navan 3m hcp chs 0-109 gf in May.
Civil Gent (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) In touch, ridden 3 out soon weakened, 9th of 19, 31l behind Super Revo (10-3) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf.
Wise Tale 16-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, reminders and lost place after 7th, carried out by loose horse after last, continued on after, 8th of 13, well behind Friendly Request (9-12) at Market Rasen 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf in May.
Polar Gale (IRE) 7-1 (10-8) In touch, driven out, outpaced 4 out, hit next, stayed on to lead last, ridden out, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf in May beating Caipiroska (10-10) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.