prominent, not fluent 13th, soon ridden, 4th and beaten when not fluent 2 out, pulled up before last
led, jumped right and bumped 1st, ridden and headed approaching last, stayed on same pace
held up in touch towards rear on outside, went 3rd when hit 4 out, went 2nd after next, led approaching last, stayed on well
held up in touch towards rear, not fluent 3rd, ridden after 11th, weakened approaching 4 out, pulled up before next
prominent, not fluent 11th, ridden after 13th, struggling before 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off
held up in rear, not fluent 1st or 7th, closed 9th, ridden 13th, went 3rd 2 out, one pace approaching last
prominent when bumped 1st, tracked leaders, mistake and dropped to last 10th (water), behind 13th, pulled up before 4 out
I'm The Decider is 3lb lower than when successful over C&D a year ago but finished tailed off at Southwell on his latest start. Iheardu was beaten less than a length by Papradon at Worcester nine days ago, however, and makes much more appeal than Deb's Dasher, who was handed victory over 2m1f here four weeks ago when Rajnagan unseated his rider at the last. DOUBLE CHOCOLATE is an out-and-out stayer and got outpaced over C&D a fortnight ago but his stamina will be an asset if the rain has got into the ground and he gets a tentative vote.
Deb's Dasher 14-1 (10-12) Led until 3rd, tracked leader until 8th, outpaced approaching 4 out, rallied to lead 2 out, headed before last and 7 lengths down and beaten when left in clear lead last, won at Stratford 2m 1f nov chs (4) gs beating Caravel (10-12) by 48l, 3 ran.
Double Chocolate 4-1 (11-7) With leader, led 11th, headed before 16th, chased winner, no impression from 2 out, 2nd of 9, 7l behind Stormhoek (11-1) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd.
I'm The Decider (IRE) 6-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, niggled along from 7th, reminder 10th, never on tems, behind from 4 out, tailed off when left 4th 2 out, 4th of 7, 48l behind Sun Tzu (11-12) at Southwell 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Jul.
Benartic (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, headay when not fluent 5 out, soon ridden and no impression, tailed off, last of 7, well behind Hellfire Club (11-3) at Newbury 2m 1f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Mar.
Health Is Wealth (IRE) 22-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, not fluent 7th or 9th, soon ridden, weakened approaching 11th, tailed off, 5th of 11, 41l behind The Disengager (12-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd.
Iheardu (IRE) 9-1 (10-9) Held up, not fluent 3rd, mistake 9th, headway 11th, went 2nd after 3 out, edged right flat, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Papradon (10-11) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Phoenix Des Mottes (FR) 16-1 (9-12) Led until after 2nd, prominent, lost place 9th, weakened 4 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Shan Blue (11-12) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd, 11 ran.