chased leaders, badly hampered and unseated rider 11th
chased leaders, led 11th until 13th, led again after 2 out, joined last, driven and kept on run-in, all out
led until not fluent and headed 3rd, chased leader until outpaced 13th, kept on again into remote 4th before the last
held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, good headway chasing leaders 13th, driven and kept on run-in
chased leader, jumped right 1st, led 3rd, jumped right and headed 11th, led again 13th, headed after 2 out, chased winner, every chance last, kept on same pace run-in
led in start, chased leaders, pushed along after 10th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders 12th, ridden after 3 out, weakened next
Nonrunner
Hepijeu has won twice here in the past and ended a long losing run at Huntingdon recently. He is better off at the weights than when runner-up to Play The Ace over course and distance in August. Cernunnos hasn’t been firing but can’t get much lower in the weights and Alberobello is only 2lb higher than when scoring over track and trip in March. HONKYTONKTENNESSEE (NAP) won over further here in April and ran well when second last time at Southwell considering the ground was softer than ideal. Dan Skelton’s gelding can pick up the winning thread again.
Cernunnos (FR) 7-2 (11-12) Held up in rear, closed 11th, 2nd after 3 out, no impression on winner and blundered 2 out, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 5, 29 1/4l behind Muckle Roe (11-11) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in May.
Play The Ace (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, mistake 5th, not fluent 8th, ridden 13th, struggling to keep up when mistake 2 out, soon pulled up, at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in May.
Queen Spud 7-1 (11-5) Close up, ridden 3 out, weakened before last, 6th of 10, 19l behind Amiral Collonges (11-0) at Fakenham 3m 5f hcp (3) gf in May.
Honkytonktennessee (IRE) 11-8fav (11-9) Held up in rear, keen, not fluent 1st, blundered next, mistake 10th, headway when not fluent 12th, left in 2nd 3 out, kept on same pace closing stages, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Gold Ingot (11-7) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Hepijeu (FR) 2-1fav (11-2) Made all, ridden 2 out, stayed on, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May beating That's The Deal (10-0) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Oyster Shell 11-10fav (12-0) (tt) stdy hdwy 13; led 2 out; rdn out, won at Garthorpe 3m in Jun beating Carpincho (12-0) by 1l, 7 ran.
Mr Mafia (IRE) 9-2 (11-6) Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway after 7th, not fluent 3 out, led before last, headed and mistake at hurdle, well held after, 2nd of 8, 9l behind Black Tulip (11-12) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in May.
Alberobello (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Chased leader, led 5th, joined 2 out, headed approaching lost and dropped to 3rd no extra run-un, 3rd of 10, 15l behind Super Scorpion (11-2) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) gd in Jun.
