held up in rear, blundered 2nd, ridden 2 out, no impression
close up, led 2nd, headed 3rd, jumped ahead 4th, awkward 4 out, drew clear 2 out, pushed out, comfortably
led narrowly, headed 2nd, chased leading pair 3rd, ridden and not fluent 3 out, weakened before last
close up, led 3rd, not fluent 4th and headed narrowly, ridden after 2 out, no extra
Eskendash is 0-10 in chases and came up short again in a match last month. LORD SCHNAPPS is back over a more suitable trip and 2lb lower than when second at Worcester back in May so could be worth one more chance with Caddyhill having a first run over fences having switched stables. Away At Dawn hasn’t shown much in his two runs over the larger obstacles so far.
Eskendash (USA) 5-2 (10-3) Keen behind leader, ridden and lost touch before 2 out, no extra, last of 2, 7l behind Minella Trump (10-5) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Caddyhill (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Led 1st, ridden and headed before 3 out, no extra next, 4th of 6, 19l behind Wasdell Dundalk (11-5) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Lord Schnapps (FR) 12-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, struggling before 10th, tailed off and pulled up before next, at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Away At Dawn (IRE) 11-2 (11-11) Held up towards rear, headway into midfield 7th, lost place when ridden after 3 out, switched right and blundered 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 7, 16 1/4l behind Mix Of Clover (11-9) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
