held up, not fluent 2nd, headway 3 out, no progress from 2 out
with leader, led 4th to 5th, weakened next, tailed off
held up, headway 6th, hung left and led 2 out, hung left again after last, driven out
not fluent 6th, always in rear
mistake 5th, always behind, tailed off
chased leaders until lost place approaching 5th, no danger after
mid-division, mistake 2nd, behind from 6th, tailed off when mistake 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
chased leaders, led 5th, headed 2 out, still every chance last, not quicken flat
held up, headway 5th, went 2nd 6th until after 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
held up, fell 4th
led until 4th, weakened 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
held up in touch, driven and weakened 3 out
mid-division, headway 5th, went 2nd after 3 out until approaching 2 out, soon hung left and no extra
Nonrunner
Margarets Wish gets the vote in the finale, with Queen Excalibur, Feanor and Sterling Guarantee sure to have their supporters as well. This is a trappy end to proceedings, and only a tentative vote goes the way of Margarets Wish who made a successful switch back to hurdles at Uttoxeter last time, Owen Nelmes giving her a confident ride. This race looks a bit tougher, but she should again be well to the fore. Queen Excalibur was an equally easy winner at the same track last time, and in fact there would not be too much between her and the selection. Feanor was a poor second at Southwell last month, but has place claims on earlier form, while Sterling Guarantee looked the part on his last visit, but that was in selling company on softer ground. Even so, he could take a hand with a bit of improvement, but we prefer the claims of Margarets Wish who may be hard to peg back if sent on early.
Feanor 5-1 (10-10) Held up, headway after 3 out, ridden approaching last, beaten when left 2nd last, 2nd of 7, 10l behind Figaro du Rocher (10-11) at Southwell 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-125 (D) gd in Jul.
Sterling Guarantee (USA) 15-8fav (10-7) Mid-division, headway 4th, led 2 out, clear last, ridden out, won at Stratford 2m sll hdl (G) gs in Jul beating Love Triangle (10-9) by 10l, 13 ran.
Saorsie 7-1 (11-0) Held up, headway approaching 5th, went 3rd after 3 out, soon ridden, one pace from next, lost third final stride, 4th of 15, 15l behind Lucky Do (11-2) at N Abbot 2m 1f clm hdl (F) gs.
Lone Soldier (FR) 28-1 (9-9) Always towards rear, 7th of 10, 33l behind Rajayoga (10-10) at Southwell 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-125 (D) gf.
Fiddles Music 6-1 (10-13) Held up, headway after 6th, soon ridden, chased winner and pecked 2 out, kept on, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Marathea (10-4) at N Abbot 2m 3f cnd hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gs in Jul.
Margarets Wish 14-1 (10-10) Held up and jumped right, headway after 5th, led 4 out, clear next, hit 2 out, ridden out, won at Uttoxeter 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (G) gd in Jul beating Captain Cloudy (11-3) by 5l, 14 ran.
Queen Excalibur 12-1 (11-3) Held up, headway 6th, led after next, clear last, ridden out, won at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (F) gf in Jul beating Alethea Gee (10-11) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
Not Amused (UAE) 9-4fav (10-6) In touch, joined leader 5th, led approaching 2 out, headed next, soon ridden, kept on, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Englishtown (11-9) at N Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gf in Jun.
