held up towards rear, ridden and headway 2 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner, stayed on
held up in mid-division, headway on outside 3 out, ridden after 2 out, not fluent last, went 3rd flat, stayed on same pace
chased leaders, driven after 2 out, one pace before last
chased leaders, went 2nd after 2 out until not fluent last, no extra flat
prominent, not fluent 3 out, ridden next, weakened before last
chased leaders, lost place after 6th
held up, headway 6th, mistake 3 out, ridden after next, weakened before last
took keen hold, made all, jumped right 5th and when not fluent 6th, clear last, ran on well
always behind, well beaten before 2 out
prominent until ridden and lost place before 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last
always well behind, pulled up before last
Nonrunner
Another competitive affair which sees Great Fighter bidding to add to his maiden victory at Hexham. He looks harshly treated on his form so far, however, and Nesterenko was raised 4lb after finishing second at Worcester in August. Angus Glens has been well beaten in his last two starts but there are possibilities about the four-year-olds Rock Of Leon and Baron Alco. HASSLE has a rating of 97 on the Flat and has been running well this summer. He disappointed over hurdles in the spring but stepping up in trip in a handicap could be the making of him and Jeremiah McGrath's claim will aid his cause here. Kentucky Star still has scope but is best watched here over a trip too short.
Nesterenko (GER) 3-1fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, effort between last 2, ridden and kept on same pace flat, always held, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Baby Jake (10-11) at Worcester 2m hcp (3) sft in Aug.
Great Fighter 11-10fav (11-0) Midfield, headway 3 out, chased leader after next, led before last, quickened clear, eased closing stages, won at Hexham 2m mdn (5) gd in Sep beating Summer Storm (11-0) by 14l, 10 ran.
Rock Of Leon 7-1 (10-6) Tracked clear leader, headway 3f out, lost place over 2f out, kept on same pace, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 8th of 18, 15 3/4l behind Highway Code (11-3) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Honey Pound (IRE) 3-1fav (11-11) Mid-division, went 2nd from 5th, pushed along before 3 out, weakened after 2 out, 6th of 9, dist behind Captain Brown (11-5) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Daveron (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Towards rear, outpaced 3 out, tailed off next, 6th of 10, dist behind Long House Hall (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Kentucky Star (FR) 16-1 (11-6) Towards rear, improved into 4th 2 out, challenged and led approaching last, stayed on well run-in, comfortably, won at Punchestown 2m 6f hcp Yielding in Feb beating Samanntom (10-10) by 4 3/4l, 16 ran.
Hassle (IRE) 7-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 17, 1/2l behind Nakeeta (9-4) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (2) sft in Sep.
Baron Alco (FR) 7-1 (10-9) Slightly hampered 1st, towards rear, pushed along and struggling 3 out, some headway under pressure well before 2 out, soon beaten, 6th of 11, 35 1/4l behind Lil Rockerfeller (11-8) at Sandown 2m hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Dormouse 20-1 (11-3) Held up in last, mistake 5th, effort after 3 out, no impression, well held 2 out, 5th of 8, 12 3/4l behind Satanic Beat (11-12) at Warwick 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Brigadoon 10-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, soon ridden in 3rd, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Drifter (11-9) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Asockastar (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, ridden and struggling 3 out, 7th of 10, 12 3/4l behind Handsome Dan (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Angus Glens 5-2fav (11-5) Chased (clear) winner throughout, ridden and no impression when mistake 3 out, kept on for clear 2nd, 2nd of 7, 11l behind Abidjan (11-5) at Exeter 2m 1f (4) gd in Oct.
