prominent, unseated rider after 4f
prominent, ridden 4f out, kept on
prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
made all, ridden 3f out, ran on well
held up, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, ran on
held up, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on
always in rear
Champagne City and Masterdream are probably warming up ahead of a return to hurdles. Wilderness is another who will likely be going jumping again in the near future but she did beat four rivals here last month. After a few near-misses, NOVA LEGEND came good at Ffos Las. He escapes a penalty for that and Harry Davies takes off 3lb here. Love Mystery has become hard to place and tries a new trip.
Fox Vardy (USA) 13-2 (9-7) Led, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 8, dist behind Red Force One (8-8) at York 2m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Wilderness 33-1 (9-6) Made all, ridden over 2f out, hard pressed, stayed on gamely, holding 2nd inside final 100 yards, won at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Songo (9-4) by 1l, 5 ran.
City Tour 16-1 (9-10) Slowly away, always towards rear, last of 9, 10l behind Almufeed (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Champagne City 16-1 (9-6) Close up on outer, driven along over 2f out, soon no extra, weakened from over 1f out, last of 5, 11 1/4l behind Atacama Desert (8-12) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Nova Legend (IRE) 9-4 (9-1) Held up, smooth headway on inside 3f out, took it up going easily over 2f out, well clear final furlong, easily, won at Ffos Las 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Indianapolis (9-1) by 4 3/4l, 6 ran.
Masterdream (FR) 16-5 (11-4) Held up in touch, ridden to lead 3 out, drew clear 2 out, stayed on strongly flat, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Jessica Rabbit (11-7) by 5 1/2l, 14 ran.
Love Mystery 9-4fav (9-11) Close up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden approaching final furlong, ran on towards finish, 4th of 5, 1/2l behind Moonlit Warrior (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
