held up in mid-division, headway approaching 9th, went 3rd 2 out, no extra flat
held up in mid-division, hampered 3rd, not fluent next, headway approaching 9th, stayed on flat, went 3rd towards finish
held up towards rear, 9th and driven after 3 out, no impression
mid-division, mistake 5th, not fluent 7th, weakened 2 out
held up in rear, not fluent and no impression 3 out, jumped right and well beaten 2 out
tracked leaders, went 2nd 8th, every chance after 3 out, stayed on same pace before next
held up in last, headway approaching 9th, kept on same pace from 2 out
tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, challenged after 3 out, led before next, clear last, driven out
in touch in mid-division, hampered 3rd, pushed along after 8th, weakened before next
in touch in mid-division, blundered and unseated rider 3rd
led until not fluent 3 out, soon beaten
held up towards rear, some headway when mistake 9th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
prominent, not fluent 7th, led when not fluent 3 out, headed before 2 out where mistake, stayed on flat
tracked leader until ridden 8th, weakened before next, pulled up after 3 out
A decent prize has attracted a very good entry for this staying handicap though a number of the intended runners having been chasing lately including On The Bridge, Pure Faith, Sheriff Hutton, Akideau, Well Mett and Lost Legend. The latter looks well particularly treated on his form over the larger obstacles and Maurice Linehan takes off a further 5lb so he has to go on the short-list. Union Saint, Possol and Qulinton should all be pressing for a place but we're inclined to take a chance on the mare CLOUDY SPIRIT. She should relish this marathon trip on the fast ground and has been running well on the Flat this summer. Turned out only three days after running at Goodwood, the grey is only 3lb higher than when second in a Listed handicap at Cheltenham in April.
Shoegazer (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders on inside, not fluent 5th, lost place after 9th, not fluent next, jumped right when behind 5 out, pulled up after, in a race won by Cedre Bleu (11-2) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp chs (2) gs in Mar, 12 ran.
On The Bridge (IRE) 10-11fav (11-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, ridden and switched right after 4 out, headway 3 out, switched left and went 2nd flat, ran on, just held, 2nd of 6, hd behind Atlanta Falcon (10-9) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gd in Jul.
Darley Sun (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 8th, never on terms, weakened last, 9th of 20, 18l behind Battle Group (11-9) at Haydock 3m hcp hdl (2) gd in May.
Cockney Trucker (IRE) 5-1 (11-11) Tracked winner, outpaced 3 out, ridden and no chance with winner when lost 2nd between last 2, weakened flat, 5th of 8, 14l behind Big Time Billy (11-11) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-150 (2) gd in Jun.
Cloudy Spirit 8-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway on inside 2 out, went 2nd last, ridden and every chance flat, unable to quicken, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 16, 2l behind Big Time Billy (9-13) at Cheltenham 2m 5f mrs lst hdl (1) gs in Apr.
Pure Faith (IRE) 16-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, ridden after 16th, went 2nd 3 out, soon led, headed flat, no extra close home, 2nd of 18, 2 1/2l behind Storm Survivor (10-1) at Uttoxeter 3m 2f lstd hcp chs (1) gd in Jun.
Union Saint (FR) 3-1 (11-1) Led to 2nd, tracked leader, led again before 2 out, headed 2 out, kept on and just held near finish, 2nd of 7, ns behind Smalib Monterg (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gf in May.
Sheriff Hutton (IRE) 13-2 (11-4) Held up in touch, went 2nd 6 out until last, one pace, 3rd of 12, 20l behind No Loose Change (11-7) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf in Jul.
Possol (FR) 11-2 (11-0) Held up in touch in mid-division, headway before 4 out, not fluent and led 2 out, soon edged left, headed last, no extra close home, 2nd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Sail And Return (10-10) at Stratford 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gd in Jun.
Lost Legend (IRE) 5-2 (11-12) Tracked leader until 4th, driven after 2 out, not clear run 100 yards out, switched left and stayed on well close home, 3rd of 5, 3/4l behind Papa Caruso (10-1) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf in Jul.
Qulinton (FR) 9-2 (11-11) With leader, led after 2nd, hit 6th, not fluent and reminder after next, ridden before 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind American Legend (10-13) at Newton Abbot 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gf in Jul.
Aikideau (FR) 11-4fav (11-7) Towards rear, headway before 12th, blundered 13th, chased winner before 15th, ridden before 2 out, kept and held run-in, 2nd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Lord Lescribaa (10-12) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Jul.
Benbane Head (USA) 40-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, never dangerous, 10th of 13, 30l behind On The Bridge (11-6) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Jul.
Well Mett (IRE) 5-2fav (11-0) Led to 9th, mistake 5 out, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 10, 27l behind Ace Fighter Pilot (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f beg chase (4) gf in Jul.
