held up towards rear, smooth headway from 5th, led approaching 2 out, kept on well, comfortably
soon led, blundered 3rd, headed after 5th, soon behind, tailed off
prominent, led after 5th, headed approaching 2 out, weakened
towards rear, some late headway, never a factor
held up behind, headway from 6th, ridden and every chance 2 out, kept on same pace
mid-division, headway approaching 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace
chased leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
prominent when fell 6th
in touch, ridden approaching 6th, weakened 2 out
held up towards rear, raced wide, stayed on from 2 out, never troubled leaders
mid-division, headway 5th, pressed winner approaching 2 out, every chance last, no extra
always towards rear
always behind
hit 1st, towards rear, weakened 6th
mid-division when brought down 6th
always towards rear
held up towards rear, some late headway from 2 out, never dangerous
mid-division, badly hampered 6th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out
In a very tricky contest Temper Lad is just given the vote ahead of Spectacular Hope and Farceur. Jimmy Frost's ten-year-old gained a deserved victory here last time, beating Native Cunning in a much stronger race. That was over a much longer trip but his two previous good efforts in this type of company were over much shorter trip and off today's mark he looks the best option. Martin Pipe runs three here and Farceur could be the pick of the trio. He returns from an unsuccessful spell over fences but drops to this company for the first time. He was rated as high as 95 earlier in the year so must have some sort of chance of today's mark. Spectacular Hope has strong claims on his recent second behind Polished and a repeat of that effort should get him some place money. Best of the others could be Indian Beat, but Temper Lad is hard to ignore in this mood and gets our vote.
Spectacular Hope 10-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway 5th, chased winner approaching 7th, ridden after 3 out, lost 2nd and weakened approaching last, 3rd of 17, 20l behind Burning Truth (10-12) at Hereford 2m 3f sll hdl (G) gf in May.
Nice Baby (FR) 16-1 (11-0) In touch, lost place 6th, behind from 8th, 11th of 15, 44l behind Over Bridge (11-2) at Uttoxeter 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-90 (F) gf in May.
Club Royal 20-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, headway 5th, ridden to chase leaders next, weakened approaching last, 4th of 18, 11l behind Miss Lehman (10-3) at N Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gd in May.
Earn Out 16-1 (10-6) Held up, some headway after 7th, never near leaders, 6th of 18, 48l behind Kristoffersen (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f sll hcp hdl 0-100 (G) gd in May.
Beyond Borders (USA) 11-1 (11-1) Towards rear, ridden 3rd, weakened 6th, hampered 7th, 4th of 10, 12l behind Clydeoneeyed (9-8) at Fakenham 2m sll hcp hdl 0-90 (G) gf in May.
Temper Lad (USA) 7-2 (10-0) Chased leader, outpaced 9th, rallied approaching 2 out, led approaching last, ran on well, won at N Abbot 3m 3f ldy hcp hdl (F) gs in May beating Native Cunning (10-6) by 2l, 10 ran.
Jack Durrance (IRE) 50-1 (9-8) Behind, headway after 4th, ridden to go 2nd after 2 out, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 17, 9l behind Desert Spa (10-13) at Hereford 2m 1f sll hcp hdl 0-90 (G) gf.
Lord Attica (IRE) 14-1 (9-12) Behind, headway 7th, ridden to chase leaders next, weakened after 2 out, 10th of 17, 9l behind Sylcan Express (10-8) at Market Rasen 2m 3f sll hcp hdl 0-90 (G) gf.
