held up towards rear, headway 6th, pushed along after 10th, lost place before 4 out, mistake 3 out, soon weakened
prominent, jumped left at times, weakened after 2 out
led, ridden and headed before last, 3rd and no extra towards finish
held up in rear, headway before 2 out, went 2nd last, every chance flat, held towards finish
chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led before last, pressed flat, stayed on well
mid-division, headway 8th, mistake 10th, went 2nd before 4 out until 3 out, weakened after 2 out
held up towards rear, mistake 4 out and 3 out, headway 2 out, 4th and no extra last
FAMOSO won over slightly shorter here in August and though well beaten at Warwick likes it here and can get back on track. Time To Bite was placed twice here last year but returns after a long break and has never won in 22 starts. Winning bumper Bari Breeze has shown little in four starts over fences while Testflight makes his debut over the bigger obstacles. The latter remark also applies to Ideallko, who has shown a bit of promise over timber.
Claras Soldier (IRE) 10-1 (11-1) Mid-division, headway 5th, not fluent 3 out, driven after 2 out, weakened before last, 7th of 12, dist behind Scudamore (11-0) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Bari Breeze (IRE) 9-2 (10-10) Rear of mid-division, pecked 4th, soon last, behind 7th, pulled up before 4 out, at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Time To Bite (IRE) 3-1 (11-2) Mistakes, prominent, outpaced in 3rd before 2 out, weakened before last, 3rd of 7, 17 1/2l behind Flying Verse (12-0) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Famoso (IRE) 7-1 (10-9) Towards rear, headway on outside after 6th, lost place 8th, rallied 3 out, close up when carried right 2 out, weakened flat, 5th of 10, 11 1/2l behind Ben Buie (11-6) at Warwick 2m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Martalmix'jac (FR) 10-1 (10-7) Prominent, pushed along before 4 out, no extra 3 out, 5th of 8, 21 1/4l behind Lusitanien (10-2) at Worcester 2m hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Testflight 5-1 (10-2) Off the pace in mid-division, good headway out wide in chasing group 7th, went 2nd after 3 out, ridden and lost 2nd home turn, weakened quickly 2 out, 8th of 15, 20 1/2l behind Lelantos (12-0) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Ideallko (FR) 15-2 (10-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, soon ridden, not fluent 2 out, weakened last, 7th of 17, 19 3/4l behind Elfride (10-3) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in May.
