led 2nd, headed before 4th, led 4 out, headed last, no extra final 100 yards
held up in rear, headway when not fluent 5th, 3rd when hampered by loose horse 2 out, no extra from last
prominent, lost place before 4th, struggling from 7th, jumped slowly and behind from next
led until 2nd, challenged 9th, led next, headed after 11th, left in lead 13th, headed 4 out, led again last, edged right flat, just held on
chased leaders, challenged 6th until after next, one pace 2 out, no extra flat
held up towards rear, mistake 4th, headway 14th, went 2nd flat, stayed on, just failed
mid-division, lost place 2nd, hampered 13th, slow next, effort 3 out, went 3rd towards finish, stayed on
held up in rear, headway on outside 5th, lost place 4 out
tracked leaders, led before 4th, headed 10th, led after next until blundered and unseated rider 13th
Mollies Gent had the race in the proverbial bag when coming to grief here on his penultimate start but failed to follow up that performance when finishing in mid-division at Killarney, albeit over a trip almost certainly shy of his best. He is an obvious candidate now back at 3m, along with the beneficiary of his tumble in Solway Sam. Lisa Harrison's inmate may be 13 years old and 3lb out of the weights but remains competitive, whilst Son Of My Heart has shown enough in four chases to be a leading player. However, MO ROUGE has frequently gone well around here, gets this trip with something to spare and enjoys prevailing ground conditions.
Rivabodiva (IRE) 9-2 (11-2) Held up behind clear leaders, driven after 4 out, weakened next, 8th of 9, dist behind Danielle's Journey (11-2) at Ayr 2m mdn (5) hvy in Feb.
Son Of My Heart (USA) 8-1 (11-10) Towards rear, 10th before 5 out and soon pushed along, ridden in 9th from 3 out and went 6th after next, no extra in 5th from last, 5th of 14, 18l behind Black Sam The Man (11-6) at Kilbeggan 3m 1f hcp gd in Aug.
Mo Rouge (IRE) 9-2 (11-11) Tracked clear leader until 13th, ridden next, weakened 3 out, 6th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Vision De La Vie (11-3) at Perth 3m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Mollies Gent (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) Mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along in 7th after 3 out and no extra from next, 8th of 14, 26 1/2l behind Kemboy (11-4) at Killarney 2m 5f hcp gd in Aug.
Dun Faw Good 4-1 (10-4) Chased leaders, lost place before 5th, not fluent last, weakened before home turn, 5th of 7, 19 3/4l behind Western Home (11-4) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Valnamixe Du Mee (FR) 250-1 (11-2) In rear, jumped left 1st, not fluent 3rd or 4th, well behind after mistake 9th, 6th of 8, dist behind Milan Bound (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f (3) gd in Jul.
Shaiyzar (IRE) 15-2 (10-9) Held up towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, soon headway, kept on same pace, 5th of 7, 10 3/4l behind Kamool (11-9) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Jackofhearts 17-2 (10-2) Chased leaders, weakened 11th, in rear next, rallied after 2 out, kept on well to go 2nd closing stages, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 17l behind Bright Prospect (11-3) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Solway Sam 11-4jfav (10-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd from 7th, ridden and about 15 lengths down when left in lead last, kept on well, won at Perth 3m hcp (5) sft in Jul beating Oscar Day (11-2) by 9l, 6 ran.
