tracked leaders, smooth headway to lead 10th, blundered and headed 3 out, soon one pace
mid-division, headway 5th, every chance 4 out, ridden and led next, kept on well
held up towards rear, weakened and reminders 8th, pulled up after next
mid-division, headway to chase leaders before 11th, ridden and no impression
led until headed 3rd, blundered 8th, stayed prominent until 10th, ridden and weakened from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
led 3rd, headed 10th, soon weakened and pulled up before 4 out
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place 6th, outpaced 10th and soon beaten
held up towards rear, ridden 4 out, no impression
tracked leaders and mistakes, in touch until 10th, weakened and no chance when unseated rider 3 out
Field Roller is the pick over Westmeath Flyer and The Masareti Kid, with Nabir best of the remainder. Field Roller has topweight here, but has leading claims on the strength of a gutsy effort at Hexham where he seemed to appreciate the step up in trip to open his account over fences under today's pilot Graham Lee. That should have boosted the six-year-old's confidence, and he makes more appeal than the much older Westmeath Flyer. The latter failed to stay when put over three-and-a-quarter miles at Southwell and will also like today's journey more, but there is surely not much improvement in Paul Blockley's charge. The Masareti Kid has been placed twice in three starts over fences, and with Paddy Merrigan taking 5lb off his back, he should be there or thereabouts. The rest are hard to fancy, with perhaps Nabir the best of them, but all in all, the progressive Field Roller fits the bill.
Field Roller (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Held up, headway 9th, led 10th, clear 3 out, all out towards finish, won at Hexham 2m 4f nov chs (4) gf in Jun beating River Alder (10-7) by a nk, 11 ran.
Westmeath Flyer 9-1 (11-12) Held up, ridden after 3 out, never on terms, 7th of 14, 24l behind Totally Scottish (11-3) at Southwell 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jun.
Daytime Arrival (IRE) 14-1 (12-0) Sn wl bhnd; t.o & pulled up at the 12th in race won by Lady Janal (11-7) at Hexham Points 3m ptp sft in May, 6 ran.
Nabir (FR) 7-1 (10-2) Always behind, 7th of 13, 24l behind Il Penseroso (10-7) at Market Rasen 2m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf.
Noble Colours 14-1 (10-5) Prominent, ridden and weakened after 6th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Sunday Habits (10-11) at Chepstow 2m 3f sll hcp chs 0-90 (G) hvy in Nov, 8 ran.
Rosdari (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) (tt) led to 6 & 8 til mist 14; wknd 16; t.o, 6th of 11, well behind Big Star (12-0) at Tabley 3m ptp gf in May.
The Masareti Kid (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Mid-division, outpaced 15th, rallied between last 2, stayed on to go 2nd flat, 2nd of 11, 6l behind Fleetfoot Mac (10-5) at Hexham 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Jun.
Toulouse Express (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Held up, lost touch 6th, blundered next, behind and pulled up at the 12th in race won by Duke Of Stradone (10-12) at Perth 3m nov chs (3) gf, 8 ran.
Whisky In The Jar (IRE) 40-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, chased winner after 4th until weakened approaching 5 out, left remote 4th from 2 out, 4th of 9, well behind Briscoe Place (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 4f nov chs (4) gf in Jun.
