made all and mostly clear from 9th, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
chased leaders early, lost place and pushed along in mid-division before 8th, soon towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 11th
always towards rear, struggling before 10th, tailed off and pulled up before next
mid-division, closer in 4th before 10th, gained a place 4 out, dropped to 4th again on long run before 2 out
last pair, never on terms, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
waited with in last pair, steady headway after 4 out, kept on into 3rd on long run before 2 out, never any chance with winner
chased winner until 10th, chased leaders, ridden and weakened 4 out
always behind, tailed off 12th, eased after 3 out, never a factor
towards rear of mid-division, closer in mid-division at 6th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off
chased leaders, went 2nd at 10th, hit 3 out, ridden and no chance with winner soon after, blundered last
Jarlath is fit from the Flat but Lord Bryan, who won at Market Rasen in June, was only fourth in this last year and is 2lb higher. Diligent went up 32lb in completing a five-timer and has gone up another 2lb since beaten at Fakenham. Lord Schnapps has claims but Rizzardo prefers small fields so we’ll take a chance on NIKAP, who was placing off higher marks last season and might be freshened up by the application of cheekpieces. Galileo Silver has more scope than most and beat Jarlath in a jumpers’ bumper at the start of the year but may need this.
Diligent (FR) 3-1 (11-7) Led, headed 2nd, tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 3 out, stayed on flat, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Thomas Todd (11-8) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in May.
Lord Bryan (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, lost place 8th, soon in rear, pulled up before 4 out, at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (1) gd in Jul.
Lord Schnapps (FR) 5-2 (11-2) Mid-division, headway into 4th over 4 out, pushed along and lost place well over 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, dist behind Every Breakin Wave (11-2) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Galileo Silver (IRE) 7-2 (11-8) Tracked leader, pushed along and led briefly over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 11l behind Strong Glance (11-8) at Lingfield 2m (4) pol in Feb.
Cheltenam De Vaige (FR) 8-1 (12-1) Took keen hold, mid-division, jumped big 3rd, ridden and lost place before mistake 8th, soon behind, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Glendruid (11-3) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Nikap (FR) 7-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, raced keenly, headway on inside when short of room bend after 12th, disputing 3rd when not fluent last, stayed on same pace, 4th of 7, 10 1/2l behind Oscar Montel (11-12) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Rizzardo 10-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, lost place after 3rd, not going that well after, weakened 3 out, 4th of 5, dist behind Sir Tivo (11-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Jarlath 33-1 (9-3) Tracked leading pair, pushed along 3f out, disputing 2nd 3f out until 2f out, soon weakened, 4th of 5, 20 1/4l behind Fleurman (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Blaze A Trail (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Led, soon went on, reduced lead from 6th, soon went on again, came back to field from before straight, joined final flight, soon came close with rival, headed run-in and kept on without matching front pair after, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Bal De Rio (12-2) at Limerick 2m 3f Yielding in May.
Take Em Out (IRE) 22-1 (11-9) In rear of mid-division, headway over 4 out, pushed along and lost ground under 3 out, held well before last, 8th of 16, 20l behind Franz Klammer (11-9) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
