in rear, not fluent and hampered 7th, struggling from next
led 2nd, clear 4th until blundered badly 3 out, soon headed, unable to recover and no impression on winner before last
led until 2nd, chased leader, mistake 5th, not fluent 8th or 9th, took advantage of bad blunder by clear leader 3 out and soon led, in command before last, stayed on
chased leaders, fell 7th
held up, not fluent 4th, mistake next, headway 7th, not fluent 10th, one pace after, 4th and well held when mistake last
chased leaders, jumped left 2nd, not much room 7th, ridden and stayed on same pace before 3 out, closed on 2nd flat
Old Herecomesthetruth comes into the reckoning again here, despite conceding lumps of weight. He was only beaten half-a-length off this mark at Fontwell earlier in the month. But we'll stick with DANCING DIK (NAP), who took 14 attempts to get off the mark over fences but skated up over course and distance last month and is probably worth following in this lowly grade now that the penny has dropped. Albatros De Guye has been off the track the longest but has the past form to figure if fully wound-up and is preferred to May's Fontwell winner Houseparty.
Herecomesthetruth (IRE) 9-4fav (11-12) Held up in 3rd, tracked winner from 4th, led 3 out (usual 4 out), 3 lengths clear last, soon ridden, kept on until headed and no extra near finish, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Tribal Dance (11-1) at Fontwell 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Dancing Dik 7-1 (10-0) Made all, clear from 9th, kept on well from 2 out, won at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep beating Battlecat (11-12) by 11l, 9 ran.
Killabraher Cross (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Led, slightly slow jump 5th and joined, headed from 6th, 4th from 8th, mistake 9th, soon weakened, not fluent 4 out, jumped right 3 out, eased, tailed off,, 9th of 15, dist behind Pierlow (11-12) at Tipperary 2m 4f Good - Yielding in Jul.
Houseparty 14-1 (10-11) Towards rear, not fluent 5th, struggling when awkward 9th, 9th of 12, dist behind Tachbury (10-0) at Fontwell 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Albatros De Guye (FR) 8-1 (10-0) Mid-division, outpaced 10th, left remote 4th 3 out, never near leaders, tailed off, 4th of 11, dist behind Little Jimmy (10-10) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Rebel High (IRE) 16-1 (10-2) Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, bumped 6th, headway when bumped 8th, struggling 10th, pulled up before 3 out, at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in May.
