held up in touch, headway to track leading pair 4 out, effort on outside 2 out, ridden and not quicken between last 2, well held from last
held up in rear, took keen hold and headway into 2nd after 4th, led next, jumped right from 6th, ridden and headed approaching last, no impression with winner flat
led to 3rd, in touch, lost place 4 out, soon struggling, tailed off
tracked leader, led 3rd to 5th, tracked leader, lost place 9th, outpaced 4 out, no impression with front trio from 2 out
held up in touch, went 2nd at 9th, challenged 2 out, led approaching last, stayed on well flat
Sergeant Thunder made a winning start over fences at Worcester in June and can only improve. But that form hasn't been franked and he may struggle to give weight to in-form course specialist EASILY PLEASED, who will again be helped by Jeremiah McGrath's claim and hasn't run a bad race this year. Kitegen won off a higher mark at Kempton last year but this is probably too short nowadays while Dream Bolt is unproven in this grade. Too Scoops would be a surprise winner off today's mark.
Sergeant Thunder 11-8fav (11-10) Held up, headway 5th, challenged 4 out, led 2 out, not fluent last, pressed flat, driven out, won at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Breaking The Bank (11-10) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Easily Pleased (IRE) 7-4fav (11-8) Held up in rear, headway 8th, led 4 out, joined after 3 out, left clear next, ridden out flat, won at Newton Abbot 2m hcp (3) gs in Aug beating Sublime Talent (10-13) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
Too Scoops (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Led, mistake 1st, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened before last, 4th of 5, 8 1/4l behind Dormello Mo (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m (3) gd in May.
Kitegen (IRE) 9-2 (11-8) Tracked leaders, outpaced 12th, rallied after 3 out, weakened before next, 5th of 7, 27 1/2l behind Tangolan (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Dream Bolt (IRE) 11-2 (11-5) Tracked leaders, ridden run-in, kept on, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Over The Air (11-8) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
