held up in rear, blundered and unseated rider 3rd
mid-division, took keen hold, not fluent 2nd, closed next, led before last, ridden and headed flat, held towards finish
chased leaders, closed after not fluent 2nd, lost place after 5th, well beaten from 2 out, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway after 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on same pace flat
towards rear, headway 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, well beaten before last
held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway and switched left after final bend, mistake last, no extra flat
prominent, carried right 4th, ridden after 2 out, no extra when mistake last
towards rear, headway 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, well held before last
jumped right, led until not fluent 2 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before last
in touch in mid-division, not fluent 5th, effort 3 out, led 2 out, headed before mistake last, 3rd and held towards finish
prominent, ridden after 2 out, challenged last, led flat, driven out
Karannelle placed at Newton Abbot on Tuesday and Ayr Of Elegance won at that track two runs ago and was successful here last summer, though was pulled up last time. Vin Rouge won on the bridle at Newton Abbot in June but couldn’t handle a 10lb hike in the ratings at Uttoxeter last month, though still finished ahead of Cumhacht. Magic Mike is another with a bit to prove off his current mark and he has something to find with ROBBER’S BRIDGE on their run together at Uttoxeter last month. The latter is still a maiden but there have been signs that the penny has finally dropped recently. Handicap debutant Star Legend has placed in both starts over hurdles so far but Bahtiyar may need this.
Karannelle (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) Held up off the pace in rear, headway approaching 2 out, kept on run-in, went never nearer 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 13, 4 3/4l behind Saddlers Quest (10-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Bahtiyar (FR) 13-2 (12-1) Tracked leader, ridden over 3 out, no impression 2 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 6, 37 1/2l behind Inferno Sacree (11-6) at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Ayr Of Elegance 13-2 (11-12) Mid-division on outside, struggling and dropped to rear from 4 out, pulled up after 2 out, at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Cumhacht (IRE) 15-2 (11-4) Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 3 out, no impression before last, 5th of 8, 8l behind Forget The Way (12-0) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Star Legend (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, shaken up and headway before 2 out (normal 3 out), disputing 2nd flat, kept on, no impression on winner, 3rd of 11, 7l behind En Avant (11-4) at Worcester 2m mdn (4) sft in Jul.
Vin Rouge (IRE) 11-4fav (11-3) Mid-division, bumped 1st, headway 3 out, no impression from 2 out, lost 4th post, 5th of 12, 19 1/4l behind Ambassador (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Magic Mike (IRE) 5-4fav (11-1) Prominent, lost place 3 out, well beaten 2 out, 5th of 8, 35l behind Rock On Tommy (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) hvy in Jul.
Mactavish 40-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders early, mid-division, struggling towards rear after 3 out, well beaten 2 out, pulled up before last, at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Kalyptra (FR) 12-1 (11-4) In rear, not fluent 1st, slow 2nd, ridden and weakened before 4 out, last of 5, dist behind Arbennig (10-7) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Robber's Bridge (IRE) 10-3 (10-5) Chased leaders, led after 5th, headed before 2 out, no impression when mistake last, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 5 1/4l behind Rock On Tommy (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) hvy in Jul.
Tally's Son 12-1 (10-3) Led, pushed along and headed home turn, plugged on same pace, 4th of 8, 7l behind Sassified (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
