led, jumped slowly 2nd, soon headed, in touch, chased leading pair after 3 out, ridden after next, left 3 lengths down in 2nd last, no impression with winner flat
raced keenly, in touch, jumped slowly 2nd, chased leader 4th, mistake and lost place 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off when left 3rd last
in touch, wandered and jumped slowly 2nd, soon led, not jump well after, headed after 3 out, ridden to lead again briefly when jumped slowly and headed 2 out, 2 lengths down in 2nd when fell last
chased leaders, jumped slowly 2nd, reminders after next, headway to lead after 3 out, headed briefly next, soon ridden, left 3 lengths clear last, stayed on flat
with leader on outside, wandered and jumped slowly 2nd, lost place 4th, soon struggling, tailed off 3 out, left remote 4th last
jumped right and unseated rider 1st
behind, reminders after 3rd, soon struggling, beaten when mistake 3 out, pulled up before next
Tim Vaughan's Sassanian has shown a fair level of form in both races so far over timber in finishing second in races at Newton Abbot and Bangor and he sets a decent standard but may again have to settle for minor honours behind stable companion FRAMEIT, who can make a winning start to his hurdling career. Capable on the flat over middle distances when trained by Stan Moore, the selection makes his debut for the yard today and makes plenty of appeal first time up over timber for a stable that does well with runners from former yards. Howard Johnson's Desert Forest was rated higher than the selection on the level but is far from certain to stay this far having not raced beyond a mile, while Ben Haslam's Bateau Bleu is likely to do better for the experience of his first start.
Bateau Bleu 8-1 (8-11) Dwelt, always behind, 8th of 11, 11l behind Master Nimbus (9-6) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gf (flat).
Desert Forest (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Led, ridden over 1f out, soon headed and weakened, last of 6, 6l behind Just The Tonic (8-3) at Catterick 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul (flat).
Frameit (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Dwelt, mid-division, never on terms, 4th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Larkrise Star (8-3) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gf in Jul (flat).
Joe Rua (USA) 25-1 (10-12) Jumped left, in touch, driven in 5th after 3 out 3rd when went badly left and almost unseated rider 2 out, one pace after, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Gulf Punch (10-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f juv hdl (4) gd in Jul.
Kathindi (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden to challenge over 3f out, lost place over 1f out, 7th of 15, 7l behind Larkrise Star (8-3) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gf in Jul (flat).
Lynn's Lady Fantastic Light filly out of Silvernus.
Woodhouse Mill (IRE) 80-1 (7-13) Raced wide, held up, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 30l behind Nurai (8-0) at Pontefract 1m fll hcp (5) gf in Jun (flat).
Sassanian (IRE) 7-2 (10-12) With leader, led after 4th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon beaten, 2nd of 10, 13l behind Two Kisses (10-5) at Bangor 2m 1f juv hdl (4) gd in Jul.
