held up, not fluent 9th, pushed along 11th, headway 4 out, led 3 out, headed approaching last, soon beaten, weakened flat
led until 3 out, not fluent and no extra next
prominent on outside, mistake 1st, challenged 3 out, led before last, clear flat, stayed on well
tracked leaders, lost place 8th, closed when hit 4 out, soon outpaced, rallied last, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner
held up in last pair, headway approaching 8th, went 2nd before last, no impression on winner, lost 2nd flat
prominent, not fluent 4th, ridden 3 out, soon beaten, weakened next
raced in last pair and not always fluent, losing touch 11th, behind from next, pulled up before 4 out
TRAFALGAR (NAP) takes a huge drop in class having been pulled up at Chepstow earlier this month. He still has plenty of scope and, with blinkers expected to bring about improvement here, can get back on track. Water Wagtail won off a 9lb lower mark at Wincanton in April and is capable of further improvement this season but Danandy has looked in the handicapper's grip wince winning at Worcester in May. Castle Conflict had his problems last season while No Duffer and Shy John were pulled up on their latest starts and return after a break.
Danandy (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Led until 3rd, remained prominent, led again 13th, headed after last, no extra, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Western King (11-10) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Aug.
Trafalgar (FR) 11-2 (10-0) Tracked leaders, mistake 4th, hit 13th and lost place, well beaten before 5 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Victors Serenade (10-10) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-150 (2) gs, 15 ran.
No Duffer 3-1fav (11-9) Tracked leaders, reminder after 6th, not fluent 8th, lost place before 9th, last and losing touch 10th, pulled up before next, in a race won by Kingcora (10-12) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Apr, 6 ran.
Castle Conflict (IRE) 20-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th until not fluent 8th, one pace 3 out, no extra next, 3rd of 9, 26l behind Hold Court (11-10) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Apr.
Shy John 20-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, headway 14th, struggling 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Theatre Queen (11-3) at Stratford 3m 4f nov hts chs (2) gs in May, 10 ran.
Water Wagtail 5-4fav (10-9) Held up towards rear, headway before 10th, pushed along 13th, reminders after 15th, went 3rd before 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, led last, kept on well, won at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Apr beating Rocky Bender (10-10) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Rio Milan (IRE) 11-2 (11-5) Mid-division when fell 8th, in a race won by Wood Yer (11-10) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs, 9 ran.
