held up towards rear, some headway after 2 out, ridden and weakened before last
not always fluent, chased leaders, ridden and weakened before last
chased leaders, steadied 2nd, closed before 2 out, disputing close 2nd last, not quicken final 75 yards
2nd until the 2nd, tracked leaders, challenged after 2 out, led before not fluent last, headed towards finish
led, not fluent 2 out, headed before last, stayed on same pace flat
mid-division, not fluent 5th, ridden after 3 out, no impression, well beaten from next, fell last
mid-division, headway 2 out, ridden and wide off last bend, weakened before last
towards rear, lost touch before 3 out, tailed off
held up in rear, not fluent 5th, ridden before 2 out, soon well beaten
held up in mid-division, ridden and well beaten 2 out
held up in rear, raced keenly, headway before 2 out, disputing close 2nd last, stayed on, led towards finish
took keen hold, jumped right, chased leader from 2nd, weakened after 2 out
Peruvien Blu is still 5lb higher than when scoring at Ludlow in the autumn but he’s run a couple of decent races at that track this year and should go well if handling going left-handed. Emma Lavelle’s string is going well now and Blushing Red makes his handicap debut off a low mark after a second at Kempton but NOVIS ADVENTUS could pick up where he left off last year, though he was completely tailed off in a recent pipe-opener on the all-weather. Jaboticaba has been placed twice since joining Alan King so can’t be ignored but Bertimont was well behind Peruvien Bleu last month and is a shadow of his former self.
Peruvien Bleu (FR) 11-2 (11-5) Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, chased winner before next, soon edged left, kept on but no impression, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Leoncavallo (11-12) at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) gd in May.
Novis Adventus (IRE) 66-1 (9-7) Mid-division, reminders halfway, weakened soon after, tailed off final 3f, soon eased, last of 14, dist behind West Coast Flyer (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jun.
Bertimont (FR) 4-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, jumped left and one pace 2 out, 3rd of 8, 18l behind Leoncavallo (11-12) at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) gd in May.
Regulation (IRE) 9-2 (11-13) Led, steadied pace after 2nd, headed before next, chased leader, mistake 3 out, weakening when stumbled badly next, 6th of 10, 32 1/2l behind Level Of Intensity (11-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) gd in May.
Wells De Lune (FR) 1-2fav (10-12) Tracked leader, led before 2nd, driven and hard pressed 2 out, soon ridden, headed narrowly last, kept on and every chance flat, just held, 2nd of 5, nk behind Old Salt (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m (5) gd in May.
Joycetick (FR) 50-1 (11-3) Towards rear, headway to chase leaders when hampered and unseated rider 2 out, at Southwell 2m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Jaboticaba (FR) 8-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, steady headway on inside before 3 out, went 3rd next, one pace, 3rd of 10, 7 3/4l behind Level Of Intensity (11-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) gd in May.
English Pale (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Always behind, tailed off before 3 out, last of 9, dist behind Global Thrill (10-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in May.
King Muro 10-3 (12-0) Held up, took ken hold, headway from 4th and went 2nd 5th, ridden before mistake last, 3rd and no extra flat, 3rd of 4, 6 1/4l behind Welcome Ben (11-3) at Perth 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Scrafton 5-2 (9-12) Raced keenly, held up, headway chasing leaders over 4f out, , went 2nd over 2f out, edged left and ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Siempre Amigos (8-12) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in May.
Romanor 28-1 (10-12) Well behind, closed 5th, no impression before 2 out, 5th of 9, 22l behind Humphrey Bogart (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) gd in May.
Blushing Red (FR) 14-1 (10-8) Took keen hold, headway to lead 2nd, headed approaching 3 out, outpaced after 3 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Cause Toujours (10-12) at Kempton 2m (4) gd in May.