held up, took keen hold, soon in touch, not fluent 3 out, 4th and held 2 out, mistake and weakened last
held up in touch, outpaced before 2 out, kept on flat, unable to get on terms
not always fluent, in rear on outside, struggling 5th, behind when pulled up before 3 out
soon led, headed after 3rd, headed after 3 out, edged left before last, lost 2nd towards finish
held up in mid-division, outpaced before 2 out, rallied last, stayed on, led last strides
raced keenly, led early, prominent on inside, led after 3 out, headed last strides
held up in rear, pulled hard, jumped left 3rd, never in contention
prominent, ridden 2 out, 3rd and held when not fluent last, no extra flat
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Strong Team won this last year and is 3lb lower in the weights but recent form leaves much to be desired. Lucky Lover Boy is thrown in on past form and Joie De Vivre ran a cracking race on his comeback on the Flat last month. A winner at Hexham in June, the versatile MAJOR SNUGFIT goes well here as well and ran better than the final result suggests at Market Rasen last month. The unexposed Reams Of Love makes his handicap debut but the assessor has taken no chances.
Reams Of Love 4-1 (11-2) Raced in last, not fluent 3 out or 2 out, soon held, no extra before last, last of 3, 12 1/2l behind Pop The Champagne (11-3) at Stratford 2m (3) gd in Jul.
Golden Town (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Mid-division, outpaced 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 27 3/4l behind A Mere Bagatelle (10-13) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Helvic Princess 14-1 (11-3) Towards rear, moderate late headway, never a factor, 9th of 12, 18 3/4l behind Diamondinthemud (11-7) at Downpatrick 2m 3f mdn Good - Yielding in Jul.
Major Snugfit 9-1 (10-11) Mid-division, pushed along and made no impression approaching 2 out, kept on same pace from last, 5th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Karannelle (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Lucky Lover Boy (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Tracked leader, raced freely, pushed along and weakened after 2 out, 6th of 12, 27 1/2l behind Zamond (11-11) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
My Little Toni 10-1 (10-11) Prominent, not fluent 5th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off, 6th of 11, dist behind Last Of A Legend (11-2) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Top Attraction 15-2 (9-1) Towards rear, went into mid-division halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no extra inside last, 4th of 9, 4l behind Hot Team (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Strong Team (IRE) 28-1 (10-9) In rear, mistake 2nd, lost ground 5 out, pulled up, at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Sonning (IRE) 28-1 (11-11) Restrained towards rear, lost touch 2 out, no extra, last of 10, dist behind Restitution (12-0) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Joie De Vivre (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Slowly away, in rear, effort and headway 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden under 1f out and stayed on to go 2nd final 110 yards, not reach winner, 2nd of 13, nk behind Hackberry (9-3) at Newcastle 2m hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Tuff McCool (IRE) 10-1 (10-8) Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway to go 2nd before 4th, led next, headed after 3 out, kept on flat, 3rd of 5, 2l behind Misty Mani (10-4) at Perth 2m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
