held up in last, headway before 3 out, challenged final bend, upsides winner 2 out, driven approaching last, held flat
led, not fluent 8th, headed 3 out, weakened before next
rear of mid-division, mistake and ridden 7th, not fluent next, behind from 4 out, tailed off
chased leader, not fluent 2nd, led 3 out, joined 2 out, stayed on well and in command flat
held up towards rear, not fluent 8th, headway before 8th, outpaced 3 out, weakened before next
mid-division, chasing leaders from 5th, 3rd and held 2 out, weakened before last
towards rear, dived at 1st, ridden before 9th, well beaten when mistake 3 out, pulled up after
mid-division, headway before 9th, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened, mistake 2 out
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MY LADY GREY beat Sammylou nine lengths when scoring over course and distance four weeks ago but the latter is now 8lb better off so there shouldn’t be much between them today. Layerthorpe was close up when brought down at Southwell having ended last year with a hat-trick. Alanjou should have benefited from his reappearance but Stonemadforspeed is only a plater nowadays, though was eased once headed on his return to action at Southwell.
Sammylou (IRE) 11-8fav (11-3) Held up off the pace in rear, headway approaching 3 out, chased leaders before next, ridden and no impression between last 2, weakened into 4th last, 4th of 7, 9l behind My Lady Grey (10-1) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Financial Conduct (IRE) 28-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, steadied 2nd, not fluent and struggling 4th, well beaten when mistake 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Shantou Tiger (IRE) 12-1 (12-0) In tch to 11; pu 14, at Sheriff Hutton 3m sft in Jan.
My Lady Grey 9-2 (10-1) Made all and mostly clear until approaching 4 out, went clear again before 2 out, unchallenged, won at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul beating Easyrun De Vassy (11-6) by 6l, 7 ran.
Sandro Botticelli (IRE) 40-1 (9-10) Tracked front pair, driven and lost place 5f out, soon behind, tailed off 4f out, last of 5, dist behind Padleyourowncanoe (8-13) at Southwell 2m 2f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Layerthorpe (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) In touch, lost place 5th, closed when brought down 9th, at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Royal Martian 125-1 (11-0) Bumped 1st, always behind, jumped slowly 5th, tailed off, 6th of 9, dist behind Ashutor (11-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f (4) gd in Jul.
General Picton (IRE) 25-1 (11-11) Chased leaders on inside, lost place and in mid-division before 9th, outpaced soon after, rallied before 2 out, plugged on, 5th of 12, 18 1/2l behind Strictly Art (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Lucky Purchase 20-1 (10-5) Prominent, left in 2nd 4 out, close up when ridden turning for home, weakened before 2 out, 3rd of 10, 23l behind Templepark (11-5) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f (4) gd in Aug.
Stonemadforspeed (IRE) 18-1 (10-10) Led until 1st, chased leader, in front again 6th, ridden and headed before 2 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 4 3/4l behind Malangen (11-0) at Southwell 2m 4f (4) gd in Aug.
Alanjou (FR) 18-1 (11-7) Led, pushed along after 9th, kept on well until ridden and headed 2 out, weakened between last 2, 6th of 12, 24 1/2l behind Strictly Art (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
