led until 1st, ridden and lost place 4th, soon behind, jumped left 7th, pulled up before next
led 1st until 3rd, chased leader until 8th, weakened 3 out
held up, went 3rd 3 out, chased winner before next, no impression, well held last
held up, mistake 1st, went 2nd from 8th, mistake 4 out, led after 3 out, clear before last, stayed on well, easily
prominent, led 3rd until after 3 out, weakened next
None of these can be dismissed out of hand including last week's runner-up at Perth, Manger Hanagment. My Nosy Rosy finished second at Huntingdon ahead of Accessallareas a fortnight ago and also makes more appeal than Toe To Toe, who downed tools at the last when still in contention at Worcester last time. GOING NOWHERE FAST appeared to be doing just that over hurdles before posting a better effort over fences at Southwell last month behind The Yank. Eight lengths clear of the rest, he may be up to landing this on only his third start chasing and gets the nod.
Manger Hanagment (IRE) 7-1 (11-10) Jumped left, led until not fluent 2nd, not fluent and led next, mistake 8th (water), hard pressed 3 out, headed next, stayed with every chance, just held, 2nd of 8, nk behind Bouggietopieces (11-12) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Accessallareas (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Led until after 1st, led 5th until 7th, stayed close up, every chance 2 out, 3rd when mistake last, fading flat, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Owner Occupier (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
My Nosy Rosy 8-1 (10-13) Held up, headway 8th, not fluent 3 out, every chance before last, stayed on same pace flat, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Jackthejourneyman (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Going Nowhere Fast (IRE) 10-1 (10-6) Mid-division, headway 9th, driven after 4 out, went remote 2nd approaching next, kept on, flattered by proximity to easy winner, 2nd of 10, 6l behind The Yank (10-13) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Toe To Toe (IRE) 7-4fav (10-8) Chased winner, mistake 7th, closed next, ridden after 4 out, lost 2nd last, weakened flat, 3rd of 10, 16 3/4l behind Lord Lir (11-12) at Worcester 2m hcp (5) gd in Jul.