in touch, mistake second, weakened 3f out
soon with leader, led after 3rd, until fell 5th
raced keenly, held up mid-division when brought down 5thb
in touch when brought down 5th
led, headed after 3rd, tracked leader. lost place 5th, soon behind
in rear, not fluent third, headway 3f out, effort next, disputing 3rd and under pressure when mistake last, no extra
in touch, hampered 5th, outpaced 3f out
mistake 1st, mid-division, outpaced 3f out, soon weakened
in touch, headway to lead 2f out, ridden and stayed on well flat
in touch, led 3 out, headed before next, soon ridden and weakened
held up, not fluent 4th, chased leaders after 3f out, no pressure from next
mid-division when brought down 5th
in rear, hampered 5th, never dangerous
held up, headway 3 out, ridden and chased leaders next, kept on same pace approaching last
held up when brought down 5th
always prominent, left in lead 5th, headed 3f out, led again briefly before next, soon ridden, kept on same pace
Nonrunner
RUSSIAN FLAG is preferred to Joshua's Gold and Thistle in this competitive handicap. Russian Flag showed promise on his first run since arriving from France and his first outing for two years but he has failed to build on that. His latest performance does represent an improvement and he is still relatively unexposed so he may be worth one more chance in this modest handicap but it's not easy to get excited about his chances. Thistle is a fairly experienced performer and is capable of getting into the mix in a race such as this. He is having his first outing for a new yard this afternoon and market confidence behind his chances would be encouraging. Gun Smith ran one of his better races last time and thus makes the short-list whilst Joshua's Gold ran well on his final start over hurdles at Wetherby in June and comes into this race fit from the Flat. Not an easy race to call with few boasting solid recent form and Russian Flag wouldn't be one to get carried away with.
Muntami (IRE) 13-2 (11-2) Held up, not fluent 4th, headway approaching 3 our, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 3rd of 13, 16l behind Divine Gift (11-2) at Southwell 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Aug.
Star of Canterbury (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) Led and keen, mistake 3rd, headed next, weakened 3 out, last of 11, 47l behind Khachaturian (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp hdl (2) gd in Mar.
Russian Flag (FR) 15-8 (10-12) Not fluent early, held up, steady headway 4th, effort and every chance 2 out, soon ridden, kept on for 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Still At Lunch (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gd in Aug.
Thistle 9-1 (11-7) Towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden and kept on from next, no impression, 3rd of 16, 12l behind Gamma Velorum (10-8) at Market Rasen 2m 1f cnd sll hdl (4) gd in Aug.
Hareem (IRE) 12-1 (10-8) In touch, ridden 4 out, weakened approaching next, 6th of 9, 41l behind Laredo Sound (11-8) at Lingfield 2m nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Transvestite (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, not fluent 4 out, headway next, not fluent 2 out, weakened flat, 3rd of 12, 7l behind Just Beware (9-10) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.
Caulkleys Bank 12-1 (10-9) In rear, not fluent 1st or 3rd, headway after 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 7th of 11, 20l behind Dalaram (11-5) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.
Linden Boy (IRE) 17-2 (11-0) Soon struggling in rear, lost touch 6th and pulled up at the 10th in race won by Contact Dancer (11-6) at N Abbot 2m 5f nov chs (3) gd in Aug, 6 ran.
Nazdaq (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Towards rear, no danger and kept on same pace from before 3 out, 9th of 18, 24l behind Randall's Diana (10-11) at Listowel 2m hcp hdl 0-102 sft.
Wheelavit (IRE) 7-1 (10-9) In touch, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 14, 37l behind First Boy (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m cnd sll hdl (5) gd in Jun.
Zorro De La Vega (FR) 33-1 (11-11) Towards rear, headway 6th, ridden to lead last, headed flat, one pace, 3rd of 15, 7l behind Wujood (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf.
Lawgiver (IRE) 12-1 (10-1) Held up, outpaced 6th, headway to lead approaching 8th, ridden and headed after 2 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 4l behind Breaking Storm (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf.
Backlash 9-1 (11-1) In rear, slightly hampered 7th, weakened 3 out, 5th of 7, 23l behind Cyd Charisse (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f mrs hcp hdl (4) gf in Nov.
Phoenix Eye 4-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, chased leaders after 3 out, one pace when fell at the last in race won by Brousse En Feux (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Aug, 8 ran.
Joshua's Gold (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) Steadied start, held up, headway 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, ridden and every chance when hung left last, kept on flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind Thunderclap (10-2) at Wetherby 2m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Jun.
Mulaazem 25-1 (10-2) Blundered 1st, rider lost irons and pulled up at the 2nd in race won by Lord Ryeford (11-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf, 13 ran.
Gun Smith 5-1 (11-1) Mid-division, hit 5th, headway going well approaching 3 out, led briefly before 2 out, every chance last, no extra under pressure flat, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Just Beware (9-10) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.
