held up, ridden 11th, outpaced 3 out, stayed on flat
raced in 3rd after 1st, until 5th, went 3rd again 11th, went 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner
took keen hold, tracked winner after 1st, outpaced 3 out, lost 2nd 2 out, just held on for 3rd
made all, came clear from 3 out, hit last 2, eased towards finish
held up, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
held up, headway to go 3rd 5th, hit 9th, outpaced before 3 out, kept on flat
In a trappy race, ORCHARD KING is taken to get the better of top weight Go Amwell and Rock Me. The last named comes here after a good win last time. However, it only looked a moderate affair and racing off an 8lb higher mark here, Rock Me looks vulnerable, though this dual purpose performer is consistent and can go well. Go Amwell was good enough on the Flat this summer to hit the frame at York, and although his recent efforts have looked one paced, with his rivals climbing the weights he may be capable of hitting the frame at a nice price. Orchard King has won two of his last four starts and carries a 7lb penalty here, after grabbing the race by the scruff of the neck from the third last at Huntingdon recently. He kept going all the way to the line there, and Orchard King can underline his preference for this quick ground and follow up.
Go Amwell 10-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, chased leaders after 4 out, weakened from next, 4th of 7, 36l behind Templer (10-6) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd.
Scots Dragoon 9-2 (10-3) Close up, pushed along approaching 12th, soon struggling, pulled up 5 out, in a race won by Backstage (10-5) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gf in May, 13 ran.
Wild Tonto (IRE) 6-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, led 8th, headed approaching 3 out and fell, in a race won by Quattrocento (11-9) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jun, 15 ran.
Orchard King (IRE) 11-4fav (11-6) Not fluent, towards rear, mistakes 5th and 7th, progress before next, went 2nd after 9th, led after 3 out, edged right between last 2, driven out, won at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf beating Solway Minstrel (11-7) by 4l, 7 ran.
Rock Me (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, hard ridden after 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, led last, idled flat, driven out, won at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf beating Kijivu (10-4) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Treasury Counsel (IRE) 9-2 (11-10) Held up, moderate 6th 3 out, soon beaten, tailed off, 6th of 8, 44l behind Amalfi Coast (9-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Sep.
