made all and clear with rival, went on 3 out, 13 lengths clear when not fluent last, stayed on well briefly
soon well detached in rear, no chance when blundered 9th, tailed off
always well detached in 3rd, stayed on from 3 out, never reached leading pair
tracked winner and clear, ridden 4 out, outpaced next, soon no impression
Seymour Weld is selected at the expense of Norman Beckett and Young Tot. The 135 rated chaser would be much worse off if this were a handicap and while he was probably flying a little too high in the Summer Plate, this is an obvious chance to gain compensation especially as his better performances have obtained with small fields. Norman Beckett is a quirky character. He is entitled to finish second if putting in a clear round. Young Tot has placed in Hunter Chases. Whether professional handling makes any difference is another matter but his rules form was decidedly moderate in the past. Sycho Fred and Government have stones to find on official ratings and they really shouldn't be good enough. Seymour Weld looks impossible to oppose granted a clear round.
Seymour Weld 11-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, led and mistake 9th, headed 4 out, weakened next, 10th of 16, 46l behind Snoopy Loopy (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 6f lst hcp chs (1) sft in Jul.
Government (IRE) 16-1 (9-13) Held up in rear, not fluent, ridden approaching 4 out, outpaced from 2 out, 6th of 8, 14l behind Za Beau (10-13) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd in Jul.
Sycho Fred (IRE) 8-1 (10-8) Held up, headway on outside 4 out, ridden to chase leaders next, weakened last, 6th of 10, 21l behind Wee William (11-1) at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd.
Young Tot (IRE) 14-1 (11-3) Handy in main group, outpaced by leading pair from 2 out, left moderate 2nd last, 2nd of 17, 28l behind Reflector (11-3) at Stratford 2m 1f hts chs (5) gd in May.
Norman Beckett 6-1 (11-3) Mid-division, effort when hit 7th, outpaced next, never on terms, 5th of 11, 22l behind Winter Star (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 6f nov hdl (4) gd.
