rear mid-division, never in contention
tracked leaders, led home turn, pushed along before last where narrowly headed, ran on one pace run-in
towards rear, lost touch 5th, pulled up
mid-division, pushed along and weakened 3 out, pulled up
prominent, weakened before 2 out, soon pulled up
front mid-division, headway after 2 out, pushed along in 3rd home turn, pressed leaders and led just after last, ridden and kept on well run-in
towards rear, headway after 3 out, ridden in 5th before last, ran on same pace
mid-division, pushed along home turn, no progress
in rear, ridden and struggling before 3 out, pulled up
tracked leaders, weakened very quickly after 3 out, pulled up
mid-division, pushed along and lost position before 3 out, soon tailed off and pulled up
handy, ridden and weakened after 4 out, pulled up
front mid-division, headway into 3rd 2 out, pushed along and weakened before last
towards rear, steady headway before 3 out, pressed leader going best approaching last, led narrowly final flight, soon headed and ridden, no extra run-in
mid-division, pushed along and dropped away tamely after 2 out, pulled up
led, ridden and headed home turn, weakened quickly
Gaia Vallis has slipped back down the ratings and Rock On Tommy won twice at Uttoxeter in July. King Otis made all in a novices’ handicap at Plumpton last month and will make a bold bid to defy his penalty but SAMATIAN has had plenty of entries in recent weeks and Kim Bailey seems to have been waiting for the right race for the six-year-old, who won on his reappearance here last year. Boys Of Wexford will probably be back over fences sooner rather than later.
Henry Box Brown (IRE) 9-1 (11-7) Mid-division, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened, 10th of 14, 15 1/4l behind Weaver's Answer (10-6) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Kenny George 11-4 (10-3) Disputed lead, ridden and headed 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Conkwell Legend (11-13) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Rock On Tommy 6-1 (11-9) Towards rear, pushed along 5th, not fluent 6th, some headway on outside before 2 out, no impression, 8th of 14, 13 3/4l behind Weaver's Answer (10-6) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Merry Dreamer (IRE) 7-1 (12-0) Hdwy 9; outpcd 15; lft 2nd last, 2nd of 11, 20l behind All Thumbs Up (12-0) at Lydstep 3m mdn gs in Apr.
Samatian (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Prominent, led 2nd until 3 out, beaten from 2 out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 16, 4 1/4l behind Blue Shark (11-12) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Harthill (FR) 16-1 (11-2) Chased leader until after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 3rd of 6, 28 3/4l behind Kym Eyre (11-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Footloose Man 18-1 (10-13) Rear of mid-division, in rear 3 out, stayed on before last, went never dangerous 4th flat, 4th of 11, 32 1/4l behind Shetland Tony (10-13) at Stratford 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Gaia Vallis (FR) 5-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway before 2 out, held when mistake last, weakened flat, 6th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Elsieanne (10-7) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in May.
Mister Upton 11-1 (10-12) Raced keenly in rear, tailed off, 7th of 9, 28 1/4l behind Iskar D'airy (11-6) at Plumpton 2m mdn (4) gd in Apr.
King Otis (IRE) 5-4fav (10-8) Disputed lead, outright led before 3rd, a length ahead 3 out, soon ridden, 4 lengths ahead 2 out, extended advantage approaching last, pushed out run-in, readily, won at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct beating Embolden (11-7) by 8l, 8 ran.
Smart Casual 10-1 (11-4) Towards rear, ridden before 2 out, never involved, 6th of 10, 15 3/4l behind Double Click (11-4) at Wincanton 1m 7f mdn (4) gs in Apr.
Boys Of Wexford 7-4fav (11-2) Prominent, led before 11th, pushed along 3 out, headed approaching 2 out where jumped right, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Jack Doyen (11-4) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Passing Kate 20-1 (10-9) Led, shaken up approaching last where not fluent, soon ridden and headed, weakened 1f out on run-in, 5th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Aviewofthestars (10-13) at Worcester 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Libor Lad 18-1 (10-11) In rear, went mid-division 3 out, pressed leaders 2 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace, no match for winner, 2nd of 12, 11l behind Awesome Foursome (11-12) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Sep.
She Has Notions (IRE) 40-1 (10-2) Mid-division, closed from 6th, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace next, 5th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Aviewofthestars (10-2) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Whynotnowroy (IRE) 50-1 (11-6) Close up, pushed along and weakened after 4 out, 5th of 11, dist behind Western General (11-6) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f mdn (4) sft in Apr.
