held up in mid-division, headway when hit 4 out, lost place after 2 out, rallied approaching last, kept on well, never a threat
held up in rear, strong headway 2 out, led before last, stayed on strongly
tracked leader, keen, led after 2 out, soon headed, rallied before last, weakened closing stages
led, not fluent 2nd and 3rd, headed soon after 2 out, weakened quickly
keen in rear, headway 2 out, kept on under pressure approaching last, never nearer
mid-division, headway 3 out, chasing leaders when hampered and lost place soon after next, rallied last, stayed on well
chased leaders, effort 2 out, weakened approaching last
chased leaders, driven to challenge before last, stayed on same pace
Tamarillo Grove is better at Newton Abbot than anywhere else and it would be no surprise if Kohuma reversed form at the Devon track with Sophie Leech’s inmate. G'day Aussie easily beat Thahab Ifraj here before winning over fences at Newton Abbot and is in peak form while Romanor continued his improvement with an easy win at Fontwell last week. The latter beat REGULATION half-a-length here in June but the top weight is now 10lb better off plus Jack Andrews’ claim and that should be enough to turn the tables. Jamacho finished ahead of G'day Aussie at Worcester last month and Watt Broderick can only improve for his fourth at Bangor.
Regulation (IRE) 11-1 (11-10) Tracked leader, led after 2nd, hit 2 out, soon headed, 4th and weakening when mistake last, 4th of 9, 14 1/4l behind Innocent Touch (12-1) at Stratford 2m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Romanor 5-1 (11-2) Keen, held up in 4th, went 2nd 2 out, closed last, led run-in, soon ridden clear, won at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Holryale (11-7) by 8l, 5 ran.
Jamacho 5-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, weakened after 2 out, 5th of 7, 20 1/2l behind Haafapiece (11-4) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Thahab Ifraj (IRE) 9-1 (11-11) Chased leader, led before 5th, soon headed, weakened before 2 out, 9th of 14, 19 1/2l behind Hermanus (11-0) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
G'day Aussie 9-4 (12-0) Took keen hold, held up in 5th, headway chasing leaders 9th, 3rd approaching 4 out, led approaching 2 out, clear when hit last, ridden out, won at Newton Abbot 2m hcp (5) gs in Jul beating Diplomatico (10-7) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Tamarillo Grove (IRE) 9-2 (11-7) Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders approaching 3 out, led before next, soon clear, won at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jul beating Monday Club (11-9) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Kohuma 7-2fav (11-11) Chased leaders, 2nd 3 out, led well before next, headed before 2 out, chased winner, no impression when lost 2nd approaching the last, no extra run-in, 7th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Tamarillo Grove (11-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Watt Broderick (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) Held up in mid-division, headway 5th, 4th and no impression when not fluent last, 4th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Hermanus (11-0) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
