held up in rear, headway on inside 8th, weakened approaching last
not fluent 1st, soon led, headed before next, prominent, mistake 3rd, ridden approaching 8th, mistake 8th, mistake and weakened next, pulled up after 3 out
mistakes, prominent, led 3rd, ridden approaching 2 out, headed before last, no extra towards finish
mid-division, headway 5th, went 2nd 3 out, not fluent 2 out, led approaching last, driven out
in touch in mid-division, headway 5th, ridden before next, weakened after 3 out
mistake and unseated rider 1st
led until 1st, led before next until 3rd, not fluent 5th, lost place after next, some headway 2 out, no impression, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway approaching 6th, ridden and weakened before 2 out
held up, not fluent 3rd, headway next, not fluent 5th, struggling 8th
tracked leaders, lost place approaching 5th, some late headway, no chance
tracked leaders, hampered on bend after 5th, soon ridden, weakened after 3 out, mistake 2 out
mid-division, lost place when not fluent 5th, headway when mistake 8th, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
mid-division, ridden after 5th, soon lost place, behind 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
held up towards rear, headway 3 out, went 3rd approaching last, stayed on well to take 2nd flat, not able to reach winner
Nonrunner
Tegan Lee, Brompton Brow and MOON MELODY all bring recent winning form to the table and it's the latter that is fancied to come out on top. Edmond Linehan again takes 7lb off Mike Sowerby's charge, who won with more in hand than the official margin suggests at Uttoxeter last month. Ironical has finished second at Newton Abbot and Worcester recently, while there should be more to come from the four-year-old French Seventyfive after his second at Sedgefield. Hoar Frost has the past form to figure and been eased a little in the weights but has a poor strike rate and is usually worth opposing.
Tegan Lee 9-2 (10-10) Held up in last, headway after 6th, went 2nd after next, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, edged right and bumped after last, stayed on well, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Jul beating Himayna (10-6) by 2l, 10 ran.
Yes Man (IRE) 10-3fav (11-11) Tracked leaders, jumped left, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 5th of 6, well behind Ours (11-9) at Hereford 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Feb.
Himayna 10-1 (11-7) Behind, struggling 4th, lost touch 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Absolute Shambles (10-4) at Bangor 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Jul, 13 ran.
French Seventyfive 50-1 (10-10) Mid-division, headway after 5th, went 2nd when hit last, edged right flat, no impression on winner, 2nd of 12, 4l behind Mawsem (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in Jun.
Sir Harry Cool 3-1 (10-2) Chased leading trio, ridden and outpaced 13th, rallied to modest 3rd soon after 2 out, 3rd of 6, 12l behind I'm A Legend (11-9) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Nov.
Ironical (IRE) 5-1 (10-4) Held up in rear, headway after 7th, challenging when mistake 3 out, stayed on flat, no impression on winner, 2nd of 12, 4l behind Diamond Mm (10-10) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jul.
Award Winner 13-2 (10-11) Chased leading pair, pushed aong after 4 out, weakened soon after next, tailed off and eased, last of 11, well behind Brunston (11-12) at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jun.
Risk Challenge (USA) 11-1 (11-12) Always behind, tailed off from 3 out, 6th of 18, 12l behind Surfboard (11-6) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf.
Inandover 16-1 (10-9) Tracked leader, lost place before 4 out, soon beaten, left in remote 4th 2 out, 4th of 7, 31l behind Sharadiyn (10-12) at Southwell 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Jul.
Moon Melody (GER) 7-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, led and hit last, stayed on, won at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Jul beating Diddley Dee (11-5) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Hoar Frost 9-1 (11-5) Behind, ridden in modest 8th after 3 out, stayed on from next, went modest 4th before last, 4th of 12, 19l behind Midnight Fun (11-8) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Jul.
John Sixteen (IRE) 66-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, lost place 4 out, weakened next, 7th of 15, 34l behind American Art (10-12) at Worcester 2m 4f clm hdl (5) gd.
Storm Haven 12-1 (10-5) In touch, lost place 2nd, ridden 5th, soon in rear, 12th of 16, 32l behind Gainsborough's Art (10-4) at Huntingdon 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Feb '09.
Lucky Lukey 14-1 (10-2) Held up in rear, headway 8th, mistake 10th,weakened and pulled up before next, in a race won by Safe Investment (10-13) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Jul, 12 ran.
Brompton Brow (IRE) 10-11fav (10-8) Tracked leaders in rear, led 8th, ridden after last, kept on well, won at Perth 3m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Jul beating Banellie (11-5) by 5l, 3 ran.
