set good gallop, hit 1st, went left and mistake 5th, headed when hit 7th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
held up in last, closed 7th, weakened 3 out, mistake 2 out, went 3rd last
towards rear, headway after 3rd, weakening and just 3rd when mistake and rider lost irons 2 out, pulled up before last
in rear, headway 7th, weakened approaching 2 out
chased leader, led 7th, headed 2 out, stayed on flat
mistake 1st, reminders in rear 4th, behind 7th, tailed off before 3 out, soon pulled up
chased clear leaders, ridden 6th, weakened after next, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway 5th, went 2nd after 7th, led 2 out, edged left flat, driven out
Nonrunner
Tim Vaughan's Josephine Malines has found one too good in each of her last two outings and has every chance at the weights but would probably prefer faster ground and a better bet may be another runner who has finished second in his last two starts, LE BROCQUY. Martin Keighley's gelding has shown that he handles cut in the ground before on the flat and over hurdles and looks worth siding with having run well in his last two starts on faster going. Past Heritage has yet to show that he handles a soft surface, while David Pipe's Quaddick Lake is another that would want the ground to dry out. Sam Cruise has disappointed when encountering ground softer than good and of more interest may be Dianne Sayer's Troodos Jet, who gained a deserved success at Segefield last month and is only 3lb higher in the weights today.
Quaddick Lake (IRE) 5-2 (11-9) Held up in last until improved 11th, ridden after 4 out, beaten after next, weakened 2 out, 3rd of 5, 31l behind Victory Surge (11-4) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Aug.
Josephine Malines 4-1fav (10-9) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, challenging when bumped approaching 2 out, every chance last, one pace flat, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Rebel Dancer (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Aug.
Le Brocquy 7-2 (11-7) Held up towards rear, went 3rd when pecked 4th, closed 7th, every chance approaching 2 out, no impression on winner flat, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Red Birr (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m hcp 0-100 (4) gf in Aug.
Rince Donn (IRE) 25-1 (11-1) Towards rear, headway after 6th, weakened approaching 3 out, 7th of 12, 19l behind January (11-2) at Hereford 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Aug.
Sam Cruise 9-1 (11-5) Led, jumped right and mistake 5th, headed next, stayed challenging, led after 4 out until approaching last, weakened flat, 3rd of 11, 11l behind Western Pride (10-0) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Aug.
Takelli (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Mid-division, ridden after 6th, headway 2 out, 10 lenghts 4th when mistake last, no impression, 4th of 12, 14l behind Mujamead (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Jul.
Bajan Sunshine (IRE) 33-1 (10-1) Led, jumped right 6th, headed 8th, tailing off when jumped badly right next, 9th of 11, well behind Win A Rose (10-5) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Jul '08.
Past Heritage 7-1 (10-12) Well in rear, mistake 1st, struggling when hit 7th, headway from 4 out, chasing leaders when hit 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, no chance with winner, just held on to hold 2nd, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Papradon (11-7) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp 0-90 (5) gd in Aug.
Troodos Jet 4-1 (9-11) In touch in rear, went 2nd 2 out, led approaching last, ridden 4 lenghts clear 1f out, driven out, held on, won at Sedgefield 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Aug beating Schinken Otto (10-8) by 1l, 6 ran.
