tracked leader, led approaching 2 out, soon headed, weakened before last
chased leaders, ridden after 11th, led approaching 2 out, headed towards finish
chased leaders, lost place 7th, rallied after 9th, not fluent next, soon ridden, weakening when blundered and stumbled 4 out, tailed off
held up, soon in touch, ridden approaching 12th, close 3rd when hit 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
led until approaching 2 out, 4th and held before last
raced in last, ridden approaching 11th, closed 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, edged right before challenging last, stayed on to lead towards finish
Regain Du Charbonneau didn't really do enough on his chase bow when beaten 24 lengths in fifth to suggest that he was a winner in waiting but he does represent a top yard and is open to improvement and this race may not take much winning. Captain Marlon isn't easy to catch right as a record of one win from thirty two starts suggests but he is a relatively consistent sort who threw in a rare bad run last time. He was behind SIR BUMBLE over course and distance in July and, although he's considerably better off at the weights, he may not be able to reverse the form with Michael Blake's charge who seems to be equally effective under more testing conditions. Le Forezien was still in contention when brought down in that race in July and merits respect with a soft ground win at the track to his name.
Captain Marlon (IRE) 11-4fav (10-0) Chased leaders, not fluent 3rd or 4th, ridden before 10th, weakened after 11th, behind when pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Good Company (11-6) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd, 9 ran.
Sir Bumble (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders on outside, led 10th, headed approaching last, weakened final furlong, 4th of 11, 16l behind Archie's Wish (10-0) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd.
Le Forezien (FR) 5-1 (9-9) Pressed leader, not fluent 6th, demoted to 3rd after 4 out, well held by front pair approaching 2 out, 3rd of 8, 20l behind Good Harvest (10-12) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft.
Young Tot (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Prominent 1st, chased leaders, ridden after 5th, outpaced 3 out, stayed on flat, 4th of 12, 20l behind Petit Fleur (10-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd.
Lansdowne Princess 8-1 (10-0) In rear, pushed along after 3rd, behind and ridden 6th, 7th of 11, 28l behind Western Pride (10-0) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd.
