raced wide, held up in touch, headway chasing leaders 7th, not fluent 9th, 3rd travelling well 11th, not fluent 4 out and ridden, no extra from next, held on for 3rd
unseated rider on way to post, chased leading pair, 2nd before led 5th, headed 8th, chased leader, led again 4 out, clear 2 out, stayed on well, ridden out
chased leader until before 5th, chased leaders, 2nd again after 5th, led 8th until 4 out, chased winner, held from 2 out, one pace
led until 5th, chased leaders until not fluent and reminder 11th (water), reminders and struggling before 12th, weakened into poor 5th when pulled up before next
held up last, not fluent 2nd, 4th from 12th, outpaced 14th, plugged on, never any chance
LANDMEAFORTUNE was an excellent third in the Highland National here in April. He’d won over 3m on heavy ground at Ayr earlier and can overcome an absence to take this getting 11lb from July’s Worcester second Ballypoint, who has yet to win over fences. Going, track and trip are all suitable for Presented but he’s still not been able to take advantage of a tumbling mark and Moorstown may need this.
Ballypoint (IRE) 15-2 (11-11) Chased leaders, lost place after 8th, headway before 4 out, soon ridden, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, 2nd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Court Dismissed (11-12) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Landmeafortune (IRE) 11-1 (10-4) Held up towards rear, headway before 5 out, kept on to take 3rd place post, 3rd of 13, 5 1/2l behind Boric (10-10) at Perth 3m 7f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Presented (IRE) 9-5fav (10-4) Led, head last, soon ridden, kept on and held run-in, 2nd of 4, 6l behind Tickenwolf (11-12) at Hexham 3m hcp (4) hvy in Sep.
Moorstown (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, mistake 5th, slow 11th, 5th 4 out, weakened next, 6th of 16, 33 3/4l behind Bankhall (10-13) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Here Comes Love (IRE) 25-1 (10-4) Chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, weakened from next, tailed off, 4th of 6, 25l behind Martiloo (10-11) at Perth 2m hcp (4) gs in Aug.
