held up towards rear, ridden in 5th after 4 out, no impression, well beaten 3 out
led, headed after 9th, prominent, 4th and beaten when mistake 2 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, mistake 10th, went 2nd before 2 out, switched left flat, no impression, stayed on
mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, ridden before 3 out, close enough in 3rd 2 out, held after, fading flat
chased leader, not fluent 1st, led after 9th, edged right flat, stayed on well, readily
towards rear, reminder 10th, well beaten from 4 out, mistake 2 out
behind, not fluent 11th, went remote 5th flat, no chance
mid-division, pushed along after 10th, outpaced 4 out, well beaten next
This trip stretches veteran Roll Of Thunder, who hasn’t won in more than two years, but More Buck's stays further and has only found one too good the last twice. Placedela Concorde is on a long losing run but can’t get much lower in the weights. Fresh New Dawn hasn’t really taken to fences but NOT THE CHABLIS won over 3m at Musselburgh in March and was only beaten a neck here in May. He’s not run since and is 4lb higher but has his ground and should go close.
Not The Chablis (IRE) 4-1fav (11-12) Held up, not fluent 9th, headway after 4 out, challenged last, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 10, nk behind Hitman Fred (11-4) at Perth 3m hcp (5) sft in May.
More Buck's (IRE) 7-4fav (11-10) Pressed leader, led 4th, headed narrowly after 8th, led 10th but soon headed, lost touch with leading pair when ridden last, stayed on entering home straight but no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 7l behind Tokaramore (10-13) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Fresh New Dawn (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd at 3rd, led 8th (water), went clear 11th until headed 2 out, no chance with winner, ridden and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 9, 9 1/2l behind Frau Georgia (11-4) at Perth 3m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Katalystic (IRE) 18-1 (11-12) Held up off the pace in last pair, good headway chasing leaders 5th, ridden and weakened on long run before the last, 6th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Regaby (10-5) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Rebel Leader (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, ran on well run in, but no impression, 3rd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Brother Pat (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Placedela Concorde 33-1 (10-0) Chased leaders early, dropped to rear before 3rd, mistake 8th, not fluent 11th and soon pushed along, closer over 4 out, mistake 3 out and lost ground, left behind under 2 out, 3rd of 6, 19l behind Flamboyant Joyaux (11-6) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Roll Of Thunder 10-1 (10-1) Held up, outpaced and under pressure, made headway after 3 out, passed rivals at 2 out, kept on but not reach leaders, 5th of 9, 9l behind Kapsize (10-2) at Hexham 2m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Instingtive (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) Prominent, led after 2nd, headed 6th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off, 10th of 11, dist behind Vinnie's Getaway (11-5) at Perth 3m hcp (5) gs in Jul.
