with leader, led 9th until next, led 11th, headed 2 out, no extra last
chased leaders, hit 4 out, outpaced after 2 out, staying on last, kept on same pace flat
chased leaders, led 2 out, clear on bend turning for home, driven and always holding on flat
held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, tracking leaders when virtually fell 3 out and unseated rider soon after
in rear, not fluent 6th, mistake next, behind 8th, pulled up before 11th
mid-division, not fluent 3rd, mistake and lost place 7th, behind 9th, pulled up before 11th
tracked leaders, challenged 4 out until not fluent and ridden next, chased winner and hung left approaching last, stayed on, always held
held up towards rear, headway 4 out, hampered next, challenging when sprawled badly and unseated rider 2 out
took keen hold, raced wide and made most until 9th, led next, headed 11th, weakening when hit 4 out, pulled up soon after
Michael Blake's Sir Bumble is bound to be popular with backers following his Newton Abbot success and two subsequent placed efforts at Worcester and Southwell last month and he has every chance of bouncing back to winning ways but another 2lb rise since his latest start makes this more difficult. Estrica was well held over hurdles on her most recent start in April but cannot be ruled out on her first outing over fences on what is her debut for Tim Vaughan and she makes more appeal than Risk Challenge, who has been running well in recent starts over hurdles but has disappointed in four previous runs over fences so he looks best watched. Preference then is for Jonjo O'Neill's KHAZAR, who bounced back to form when a good winner at Fontwell in May and ran better, following a below par effort at the same venue, when a fair third behind My Pal Val at Worcester. The slightly longer trip today should suit the seven-year-old and he can resume winning ways.
Doheny Bar (IRE) 33-1 (11-9) Pulled hard, soon handy, not much room and lost place after 3rd, headway when not fluent 7th, weakened approaching 10th, 5th of 6, well behind Intac (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f beg chs (4) gd in Jul.
Khazar (FR) 5-1 (11-8) Mid-division, hampered 2nd, rear when mistake 4th, headway 7th, close 2nd when jumped left 3 out, 3rd when switched right after 2 out, beaten when went left last, weakened flat, 3rd of 12, 19l behind My Pal Val (11-4) at Worcester 2m nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in Jun.
Sir Bumble (IRE) 15-2 (11-4) Mid-division, headway approaching 10th, led 4 out, headed 2 out, edged right after last, held near finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Makena (11-5) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp 0-90 (5) gd in Jul.
Risk Challenge (USA) 7-2fav (11-9) Behind, headway from 3 out, chased leaders before 2 out, left disputing 3rd last, no impression on leading duo, 4th of 16, 4l behind Caheerloch (11-2) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd.
Always Cruising (USA) 14-1 (10-6) Pressed leader, led approaching 7th, headed and ridden 9th, weakening when mistake 3 out, mistake 2 out, tailed off, 7th of 10, well behind Shergill (9-10) at Worcester 3m am hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Jul.
Estrica (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Soon led, headed after 3 out, soon weakened, last of 8, well behind Vecchio Senso (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Apr.
Monty's Moon (IRE) 14-1 (10-3) Mid-division, went 4th 6th, bumped 7th, hit 10th, tracking leaders when blundered badly and rider lost irons briefly 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 4th of 12, 18l behind Makena (11-5) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp 0-90 (5) gd in Jul.
Cloonavery (IRE) 4-1 (10-6) Mid-division, headway 7th, went 3rd 4 out, weakened after 2 out, 3rd of 11, 9l behind My Condor (11-5) at Worcester 2m hcp 0-90 (5) gd in Jul.
Intense Suspense (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Led, headed 13th, chased leader, weakened after 3 out, 5th of 9, well behind Buailteoir (10-0) at Stratford 2m 7f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf in Jul.
