held up in last pair, pushed along and headway out wide chasing leaders 4th, went 3rd after 4 out, led 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed last, stayed on well to assert and went clear run-in
chased leader, led briefly approaching 3 out, weakened quickly before next
raced keenly, chased leaders on inside, outpaced before 3 out, rallied approaching 2 out, switched right after 2 out, ridden and every chance last, weakened run-in, lost 2nd final 100 yards
led, hit 3rd and joined, headed approaching 3 out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened between last two
chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, every chance next, soon ridden and lost 2nd, plugged on run-in, went 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner
held up in rear, headway before 2 out, not clear run and slightly hampered after 2 out, soon switched left and ridden, weakened before the last
held up in 5th, struggling in last pair 4 out, never a factor
NonRunner
Paul Nicholls bids to win this for the third time in succession and runs Grivetana, who ran well at Cheltenham on her handicap debut back in April. Herbiers also returns to action having undergone wind surgery and has a placed effort at Cheltenham to his credit but Manor Park is 5lb higher than when scoring at Ludlow last month. LONG STAY has won a bumper and a maiden hurdle in just four starts under Rules. He returned from a lengthy absence with an encouraging second at Perth and is preferred to stablemate Castel Gandolfo.
Herbiers (FR) 16-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, mistake 4th, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, headway after 2 out, no further impression, 7th of 16, 19 1/4l behind N'Golo (10-9) at Haydock 2m hcp (1) gs in May.
Bashful Boy (IRE) 7-4 (11-5) Prominent, not fluent 5th, pushed along after 6th, ridden and dropped to rear before 3 out, soon beaten and left in remote 2nd 2 out, 2nd of 3, 24l behind Solo Saxophone (11-7) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Long Stay 10-3 (12-0) Tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, led before last, ridden and headed flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Nayati (12-2) at Perth 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Castel Gandolfo (IRE) 11-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, headway from 3 out, ridden and hung left before last, stayed on same pace flat, 4th of 15, 12 3/4l behind Soul Icon (10-5) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Grivetana (FR) 15-2 (11-12) Held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, headway when not much room after 2 out, not clear run final bend, pressing for 2nd last, faded into 4th towards finish, 4th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Malakahna (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp fll (1) gd in Apr.
Just The Man (FR) 9-1 (11-4) Raced keenly in last, gained a place out wide and hit 4th, went 3rd before home turn, weakened 2 out, last of 5, 12 1/2l behind Sonigino (11-1) at Chepstow 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Jack's A Legend 22-1 (10-13) Towards rear, ridden after 4 out, lost touch 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Deeper Blue (11-13) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Manor Park 20-1 (9-11) Mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out,, 6th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Tessy Lad (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
