raced wide, held up, headway to join leaders 5th, led 4 out to next, soon ridden, weakened 2 out
held up in touch, headway to lead 3 out, drew clear approaching next, stayed on well, comfortably
led or disputed lead to 4 out, soon ridden and lost place, rallied to go 2nd approaching 2 out, kept on, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, headway to challenge 4 out, ridden and outpaced next, weakened 2 out
chased leaders, lost place after 5th, outpaced 3 out, kept on under pressure from next, no impression
not fluent, led or disputed lead, reminders from 4th, lost place 4 out, weakened next
Nonrunner
Brigadore ran better than expected on soft ground at Hereford at the beginning of the month and has to be considered but RAIDER OF THE EAST is a confirmed soft ground performer and looks a safer bet with the main danger rated as Galant Eye. Christopher Down's gelding is another with winning form on a soft surface and he has to be respected having run well in defeat in a selling handicap at Leicester recently but he faces no easy task at the weights and may be booked for a place at best. Beautiful Vision takes a big drop in class for Evan Williams this afternoon and has solid claims on the pick of his form but that has been over fences and he is not as good over hurdles, although he has not raced over timber since April 2006. Dai Burchell's Watch Out is capable of taking a hand in the finish in this contest and any further rain will help bring his stamina into play but it is hard to get away from Raider of The East. The seven-year-old remains a maiden but has shown improved form in his last two starts for Tim Vaughan having formerly been with Kevin Morgan and he looks worth siding with on ground that suits in a race that should not take much winning.
Watch Out 6-1 (9-9) Held up, headway approaching 6th, chased winner after 7th until 2 out, weakened last, 6th of 8, 23l behind Quinte Du Chatelet (10-13) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy in Nov.
Brigadore (USA) 33-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden after 2 out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 8, 12l behind Classic Dream (10-4) at Hereford 2m 1f sell (5) sft.
Galant Eye (IRE) 16-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, raced keenly, challenged 7th, ridden after 3 out, weakened flat, 3rd of 14, 18l behind Sovereign Spirit (11-3) at Leicester 2m 4f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf.
Raider of The East (IRE) 11-4 (10-12) Held up in touch, challenging when hit 3 out, no impression well before last, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 10, 13l behind Timetoring (10-5) at Chepstow 2m 4f sll hdl (4-8yo) (5) hvy in Nov.
Canshebemine 100-1 (10-2) Held up towards rear, headway 2nd, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, 9th of 10, well behind Royal Charm (10-12) at Exeter 2m 1f nh nov hdl (3) gs in Nov.
Dancing At Dawn (IRE) 50-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, pushed along 5th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 10, well behind Classic Chic (11-0) at Hereford 2m 4f clm hdl (4) sft.
Beautiful Vision (IRE) 7-2 (11-8) Held up in rear, headway approaching 13th, mistake 3 out, beaten in 3rd before 2 out, 4th of 6, 8l behind Wychwoods Legend (10-9) at Huntingdon 3m nov chs (3) gs in Nov.
