held up in touch, headway to chase leaders 6th, losing place when hampered 3 out, soon behind
held up in touch, pushed along to chase leaders before 7th, led after 3 out, clear before next, eased close home
chased leader, pushed along before 7th, bumped 3 out, weakened soon after
held up in last pair, headway to 5th before 2 out, stayed on same pace last
chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened soon after
led, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened quickly soon after, tailed off
took keen hold, chased leaders, weakened before 7th
chased leaders, went left and bumped 3 out, chased winner after 3 out, no impression before next, lost 2nd post
in touch, headway after 3 out, chased leaders 2 out, went 2nd post, no chance with easy winner
raced wide in rear, headway to chase leaders after 3 out, weakened before next
held up in rear, good headway 7th, chased leaders 3 out, weakened approaching next
David Pipe runs four in this with Premier Dane bidding for a hat-trick and ridden by A P McCoy. Decoy is the choice of Tom Scudamore and made all over 2m4f at Worcester in July while Raslan is still capable of decent form, though is on a long losing run. ASHBRITTLE beat the useful Charm School on heavy ground at Lingfield in January and has had a couple of spins on the Flat since his latest outing over hurdles, finishing eighth in the Ascot Stakes in June. He looks well treated here and can come out on top. Monetary Fund was second at Stratford last month but this is more competitive while Sainglend and Like Minded appear to have their fair share of weight. Dineur has been in decent form this summer, however, and can make his presence felt again despite creeping up the handicap.
Sainglend 11-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd approaching 9th, not fluent 3 out, weakened before next, 4th of 8, 28l behind Cygnet (10-1) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gd in Aug.
Premier Dane (IRE) 9-4fav (11-4) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, ridden to lead before last, kept on well towards finish, won at Stratford 2m 4f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gd in Aug beating Life Of A Luso (11-3) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Raslan 6-1 (11-5) Led, ridden 8th, headed before next, soon well beaten, plugged on after 2 out, 4th of 14, 33l behind Buachaill Alainn (10-12) at Newton Abbot 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gd in Aug.
Like Minded 9-2 (10-12) Led, blundered 2nd, headed 7th, tracked leader, led before 2 out, headed before last, kept on, 3rd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Nataani (11-5) at Bangor 2m 4f nov chs (4) gd in Jul.
Decoy (FR) 2-1fav (11-5) Made all, not fluent 6th, 6 lengths clear 3 out, ridden after next, kept on well, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Jul beating Stage Acclaim (11-4) by 4l, 6 ran.
Fear Glic (IRE) 9-2 (10-9) Made all, pushed along and clear from 2 out, easily, won at Newton Abbot 2m 6f mdn hdl (4) gf in Jul beating Keenes Day (11-0) by 13l, 14 ran.
Dineur (FR) 20-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, headway to lead 3 out to next, soon ridden, led again 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 15, 2 1/2l behind What A Steel (9-11) at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gs in Jul.
Ashbrittle 7-2fav (10-3) Tracked leaders, jumped slow and dropped to rear 3rd, reminders next, ridden 3 out, kept on approaching last, never a factor, 6th of 16, 13l behind Bear's Affair (10-13) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gd in Mar.
Monetary Fund (USA) 13-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders in 4th, challenged and every chance 2 out, ridden and held before last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 7, 8l behind Sentimentaljourney (11-5) at Stratford 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Aug.
Tzora 7-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, no impression, went 3rd flat, 3rd of 10, 16l behind Hes Our Lad (11-12) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Aug.
Southway Star 9-2 (11-2) Held up towards rear, weakened before 2 out, tailed off, last of 7, 40l behind Sentimentaljourney (11-5) at Stratford 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Aug.
