chased leaders, lost place approaching 12th, soon beaten, tailed off
tracked leader, lost place 13th, soon behind, tailed off
held up in touch, headway to chase leader 13th, led 5 out, stayed on strongly
settled in rear but in touch, headway 13th, chased winner before 3 out, no extra approaching last
in rear, under pressure 11th, soon beaten, blundered 5 out, pulled up before next
led, headed when mistake 5 out, weakened next, tailed off, moderate 4th
held up in touch, headway when mistake 11th, soon under pressure, effort 3 out, never a threat
Nonrunner
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER bounced back to form when just failing to catch Clubs Are Trumps at Ffos Las with a previous winner in third. He is preferred to Celtic Intrigue, up 8lb as he chases a treble having won over these fences last month. Hinton Indiana also showed a bit more on his latest start at Cartmel though remains 11lb higher than his win at Sedgefield in September. The rest are harder to fancy with La Madonnina well beaten since scoring at Fontwell in May and Green Bank continuing to struggle.
Susquehanna River (IRE) 3-1fav (11-9) Pressed leader, disputed lead from 10th, ridden 2 out, kept on and every chance flat, just held, 2nd of 8, nk behind Clubs Are Trumps (11-1) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Cinevator (IRE) 9-4fav (11-8) Tracked leader until 7th, ridden 11th, no extra 2 out, last of 7, 36 1/4l behind Isthereadifference (11-1) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Celtic Intrigue (IRE) 9-4fav (12-0) Led until 3rd, not fluent 8th or 13th, ridden after 15th, went 2nd from 5 out, challenged 3 out, soon led, idled, ridden out, won at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Where'd Ya Hide It (10-5) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Hinton Indiana 4-1 (10-0) Mid-division on outside, headway 11th, close up 4 out, no impression on winner on home bend, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 10, 8l behind Tullamore Dew (11-2) at Cartmel 3m 6f hcp (3) gs in May.
La Madonnina (IRE) 11-2 (11-1) Mid-division, headway 4th, 3rd and ridden after 8th, not fluent 9th, well held by front pair, lost 3rd after 11th, weakened, 8th of 12, 32l behind Tachbury (10-0) at Fontwell 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Dancing Dik 5-1 (10-5) Led to 7th, pushed along and lost before and mistake 10th, pulled up before 4 out, at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
The Wee Midget 11-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, 2nd after 8th until 5 out, pushed along in 6th before next, soon weakened, 5th of 13, dist behind Foxes Bridge (11-3) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Green Bank (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, lost place after 9th, soon weakened, 6th of 8, dist behind Greenlaw (11-12) at Uttoxeter 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
