chased leaders, went 2nd before 12th, led before 3 out, ridden after 2 out, headed before last, soon well held by winner, eased 75 yards out on run-in
tracked leader, pushed along and lost position after 3 out, behind when mistake 2 out, soon pulled up
led, jinked right at 2nd, headed before 3 out, ridden before last and weakened
towards rear, headway into 3rd home turn, chased leader after 2 out, shaken up and led before last, soon asserted, hit final fence, comfortably
held in rear, closed up 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, soon beaten
Hidden Depths was a surprise winner at Kempton in May but probably ran up to that form when second at Market Rasen in July. Construct was runner-up on his chasing bow at Kilbeggan last month but LATINO FLING made a more impressive start over fences at Stratford when keeping on well to beat more experienced rivals. There is no reason why she can’t follow up here. The Navigator has won five times over hurdles and four times on the Flat but Tupelo Mississippi is now 0-8 over fences.
Latino Fling (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Prominent, challenging 4 out, led going well 3 out, hard pressed last, ran on well flat, always holding on, won at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Gold Link (11-10) by 3/4l, 4 ran.
Construct 8-1 (11-12) Tracked leader in 2nd, led from 6th, pushed along and joined before 3 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, dropped to 4th and no impression approaching last, left 2nd and hampered at last, no impression on winner run-in, 2nd of 7, 8l behind Typical Thomas (11-12) at Kilbeggan 2m 3f Good - Yielding in Sep.
Tupelo Mississippi (IRE) 5-2 (10-10) Led until 6th, led after 9th, hung left before 4 out, ridden and headed last, no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 5, 10l behind Vintage Fizz (11-2) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in May.
Hidden Depths (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Restrained in rear, pushed along over 3f out, beaten when edged right over 2f out, last of 14, 25 1/2l behind Lusaka (9-12) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
The Navigator 14-1 (9-5) Slowly away and lost many lengths, held up in rear, ridden over 3f out where in touch with field, no impression 2f out, soon tailed off, 6th of 8, 22 1/2l behind Jaminoz (8-10) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
