made all, ridden 2 out, stayed on gamely
held up in rear, headway 5th, chasing leaders 3 out, one pace from next
held up in rear, headway 3 out, effort and chance 2 out, one pace run-in
tracked leaders, effort and chance 2 out, stayed on same pace
in touch until weakened approaching 3 out
tracked leaders, pushed along 3 out, weakened before next
Aperitif,Cape Greko and Cash Flow look the three to concentrate on here and the nomination is given to Aperitif. The selection was a fair second on his hurdling debut behind Cottingham. That form looks rock solid in the context of this race and with improvement likely under similar conditions here he is hard to oppose. Cape Greko rates the main danger on his latest third behind Rood Report. The booking of Tony McCoy catches the eye. However he barley sees out the trip and is taken on with this in mind. Cash Flow won well last time out when beating Sir Quigley but this looks more competitive and he looks vulnerable under his penalty. Notre Cyborg has had plenty of chances and looks vulnerable to a less exposed type. Major Title is from a top Irish yard and should be watched in the market but the suspicion is he will be seen to better effect over a longer trip in time . Aperitif looks sure to improve and he looks the one to be on.
Cape Greko 2-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on same pace from last, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Rood Report (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gf.
Major Title (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Mid-division, 7th halfway, 5th and progress 3 out, moderate 3rd when slight mistake 2 out, soon no extra, 4th of 15, 14l behind Middlemarch (11-12) at Ballinrobe 2m hdl gd in May.
Notre Cyborg (FR) 9-1 (10-13) Pulled hard, soon in touch, ridden to lead approaching 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened last, 6th of 11, 11l behind Woolly Bully (11-11) at Ludlow 2m nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in May.
Skiddaw Jones 33-1 (11-12) Mid-division, ridden and weakened from 4 out, 12th of 13, well behind Northern Alliance (11-7) at Perth 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Jun.
Cash Flow 12-1 (10-1) Prominent, ridden and headway to lead approaching 2 out, driven out flat, won at Perth 2m nov hdl (4) gf beating Sir Quigley (10-5) by 2l, 6 ran.
Petrichan (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, weakened from 6th, 8th of 10, well behind Olivair (9-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f 3yo mdn hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Dream of Paradise (USA) 40-1 (10-5) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 2 out until last, weakened flat, 3rd of 7, 11l behind Lyricist's Dream (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Jul.
Aperitif 16-1 (10-12) Took keen hold, headway to lead approaching 3rd, heading approaching 2 out, hung left flat, one pace, 2nd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Cottingham (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Jun.
Laconicos (IRE) 18-1 (9-9) In touch, hit 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out pulled up 3 out in race won by Sea Cadet (10-4) at Wetherby 2m 7f ldy hcp hdl (5) gf in Apr, 16 ran.
Overbranch 7-1 (10-5) Mid-division on inside, headway halfway, effort 3f out, driven and one pace final 2f, 5th of 12, 5l behind All For The Cause (11-2) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nhf (6) gf in May.
