held up, fell 4th
always prominent, blundered 8th, led 9th, ridden approaching 2 out, mistake last, headed no extra flat
not fluent, held up, headway 9th, ridden approaching 3 out, led flat, pushed out
jumped slowly 2nd, behind from 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 9th
led to 2nd, prominent, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened flat
held up, ridden after 7th, soon struggling, pulled before 9th
prominent until weakened after 9th, tailed off
in touch, pecked 4th, ridden 9th, weakened approaching last
always behind, 5th and no chance when mistake last, tailed off
led 2nd, headed and mistake 9th, 3 lengths third when blundered and unseated rider 4 out
This feature handicap could fall to the consistent Manoram, with In Discussion and Hit Royal put forward as the main dangers. Following an effortless victory at Perth, the selection has put up two decent efforts in defeat, finishing runner-up behind both Johnny Grand and Northern Flash. In both cases he wasn't beaten far so he does deserve to win a race of this nature. In Discussion beat the selection by six lengths at Bangor in July, but may find it difficult to confirm the form on 16 pounds worse terms. A bigger threat should be Hit Royal who was most impressive when beating Day Du Roy over course and distance last time, he holds his form well and can make light of his penalty. Of the others Jaboune looks nicely weighted and should figure in the finish, but Manoram doesn't know how to run a bad race and gets the verdict.