chased leaders until weakened before 2 out
chased winner until weakened before 2 out
mid-division, headway before 2 out, no extra from last
chased leaders, chased winner before 2 out, every chance last, kept on and held towards finish
in rear, ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out
towards rear, pushed along and weakened before 2 out
made all, jumped right 1st, pressed last, kept on wel towards finish
towards rear, headway before 2 out, kept on to take 3rd place towards finish
Chaser Swaledale Lad has to concede weight all round here and doesn't win as often as he should. Dispour was badly out of sorts when last seen while Sailors Warn has been struggling on the Flat lately, though isn't badly treated on past form. BABY JAKE (NAP) has returned better than ever this year following injury. He won at Worcester 11 days ago, despite finding the ground soft enough, and should defy his penalty back on a quicker surface. The maiden Tiger Twenty Two and the lightly-raced Downtown Boy should provide the biggest threats.
Swaledale Lad (IRE) 10-3fav (11-12) Tracked leader, challenged 6th, led 4 out, headed before home turn, no impression on winner, just held on to 2nd, 2nd of 6, 7l behind Cruchain (10-3) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Dispour (IRE) 20-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, ridden before 4th, behind next, pulled up before 2 out, at Warwick 2m hcp (3) gs in May.
Sailors Warn (IRE) 100-1 (10-0) Always behind, tailed off final 4f, 6th of 7, 27l behind Trimoulet (10-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Baby Jake (IRE) 7-4fav (10-11) Held up in last pair in touch, headway to lead after 4 out, ridden and stayed on under pressure flat, won at Worcester 2m hcp (3) sft in Aug beating Nesterenko (11-12) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Tiger Twenty Two 22-1 (10-0) Tracked leading pair, pushed laong halfway, lost 3rd 3f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 10 3/4l behind Mash Potato (9-13) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Downtown Boy (IRE) 5-1 (10-5) In touch, went 2nd after 3 out, one pace, 3rd of 6, 6 1/4l behind Poetic Verse (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Mighty Whitey (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Soon led, headed 5f out, soon ridden, weakened from 3f out, 8th of 12, 25 3/4l behind Mademoiselle Penny (8-5) at Tramore 1m 4f hcp gd in Aug.
Push Me (IRE) 28-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Obsidian (9-12) at Redcar 1m hcp (4) gf in Aug.