held up in rear, mistakes 4th and next, behind 3 out
mid-division, headway 4th, mistake and went 2nd 2 out, led last, stayed on
led, not fluent 3rd, jumpd right next, mistake 3 out, headed last, no extra
tracked leaders, took keen hold, not fluent 3rd, driven after 7th, soon beaten
tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th until 2 out, one pace
tracked leaders, left 2nd 4th until 6th, outpaced next, stayed on flat
in rear, struggling 6th, pulled up after 2 out
tracked leader, blundered and unseated rider 4th
mid-divsion, took keen hold, ridden after 5th, struggling before 2 out
in rear, tailed off 6th, pulled up after 2 out
Nonrunner
Bathwick Man proved disappointing last year but makes his reappearance off a very lenient mark as a result and is perfectly capable of running well fresh. Market interest in a largely uncompetitive finale would have to be taken seriously. King's Realm has been in good form lately, but PIPER'S SONG landed a gamble under AP McCoy over a shorter trip her last time. He probably still has a bit of scope and can follow up here with Sam Twiston-Davies taking over the reins. Hypnotic Gaze has had a run on the Flat since winning over 2m5f at Uttoxeter and makes more appeal than Speedy Directa of the remainder.
Moonwolf (NZ) 14-1 (10-9) Held up, went 4th when mistake 7th, chased leading pair from 11th, 4 lengths behind when fell 3 out, in a race won by Schindler's Gold (11-5) at Worcester 2m 4f nov chs (4) gd in Jun, 7 ran.
King's Realm (IRE) 5-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, went 3rd 2 out, stayed on under pressure to take 2nd on extended flat, no impression on winner, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind First In The Queue (11-2) at Ffos Las 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Jun.
Bathwick Man 16-1 (11-10) Held up mid-division, ridden after 5th, weakened 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Cantabilly (11-3) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Oct, 15 ran.
Lawgiver (IRE) 20-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, ridden after next, well behind before 3 out, mistake 2 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by San Deng (10-5) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in May, 9 ran.
Piper's Song (IRE) 9-4fav (10-7) Chased leaders, led soon after 3 out, clear before next, comfortably, won at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jun beating Lodgician (11-5) by 2 1/4l, 16 ran.
Kristallo (GER) 14-1 (11-11) Held up in 5th, not fluent and reminders 7th, last next, soon behind, last of 7, 31l behind War Party (10-13) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Oct.
Speedy Directa (GER) 5-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear and keen, headway before 2 out, ridden before last, weakened run-in, 6th of 16, 17l behind Hypnotic Gaze (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jun.
Pelennor (FR) 4-7 (12-5) (tt) led to 7 & 10-13; wknd 15, last of 2 Ask The Thatcher (12-5) at Laleston 3m ptp gd in May.
Hector's House 40-1 (10-7) Held up in mid-division, ridden after 5th, mistake and weakened 2 out, 8th of 16, 19l behind Denton Ryal (10-6) at Worcester 2m sell hdl (5) gd in Jun.
Coach And Four (USA) 12-1 (11-3) Held up, headway before 4 out, weakened next, tailed off, 8th of 10, 27l behind Osmosia (11-6) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Jun.
Hypnotic Gaze (IRE) 14-1 (11-3) Held up mid-division, headway before 4 out, led before 2 out, ridden before last, soon clear, driven out, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jun beating Consulate (11-3) by 8l, 16 ran.
