held up in rear, hit 4 out, taken wide and rapid headway 3 out, led approaching 2 out, ran on well run-in
held up towards rear, ridden and weakened after 3 out
led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened before last
prominent, almost on terms 3 out, ridden and lost ground before 2 out, weakened
prominent, ridden to hold place turning for home, weakened after 2 out
held up in midfield, awkward 3rd, hit 4th and shuffled back towards rear, ridden after 4 out, kept on one pace
midfield, headway before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on without troubling leaders
midfield, headway after 3 out, moved into 2nd 2 out, challenged last, kept on without matching winner
ridden handy, ridden turning for home, kept on well
Jaytrack Parkhomes should be winning soon but ended the last campaign with a second over fences. At Its Own Expense is another who will be back over the larger obstacles sooner rather than later but Bootlegger won at Doncaster in January and ran well over this trip at Kempton later. Parody won twice over course and distance last summer and a recent second at Bangor should have blown away any cobwebs. DOUBLY CLEVER (NAP) bolted up here 12 days ago, despite Luca Morgan dropping his whip on the home turn. It will be disappointing if he can’t go close again, despite a 7lb rise.
Doubly Clever (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Held up in last trio, pushed along approaching 4 out, headway before next, went 2nd after 3 out, led and rider dropped whip before next where mistake, soon clear, easily, won at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (3) gd in Jul beating Ballon Onabudget (11-5) by 9 1/2l, 9 ran.
Bootlegger (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway after 3 out, ridden before last, kept on run-in, 3rd of 20, 3 1/4l behind Our Power (11-3) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
At Its Own Expense (IRE) 2-1fav (11-5) Led 2nd, headed next, left 2nd 5th until awkward 7th, 2nd again 8th until 13th, weakened before 4 out, 3rd of 5, dist behind Town Parks (11-2) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Bhutan (IRE) 7-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, well beaten from 3 out, 7th of 11, 27l behind Dear Sire (11-4) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Jaytrack Parkhomes 7-4fav (11-12) Prominent, ridden before 2 out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Ibleo (11-7) at Wincanton 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Teaser 12-1 (11-8) Blundered badly and nearly unseated rider 1st, last pair, some headway approaching 11th, weakened 4 out, 6th of 9, 32 3/4l behind Irish Prophecy (11-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Parody 5-1 (11-10) Chased winner, ridden when not fluent 2 out, soon beaten, 2nd of 6, 7 1/2l behind Yeavering Belle (11-12) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Percy Street 13-2 (10-10) Mid-division, mistake 3rd, headway chasing leaders and hampered soon after 3 out, weakened before next, 5th of 9, 15 1/4l behind Doubly Clever (11-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Midnight Sapphire 9-1 (11-10) Prominent in chasing group, mistake 5th, pushed along before 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 7, 22 1/4l behind My Lady Grey (10-1) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
