held up, behind from 6th
held up, hampered 3rd, behind from next
in touch, mistake and lost place 5th, headway 4 out, weakened 2 out
mid-division, closer order approaching 7th, ridden and weakened 3 out
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened last
led and soon clear, ridden 3 out, headed 2 out, led again last, kept on
held up, jumped left 3rd, weakened 7th, tailed off from 2 out
held up, headway and mistake 5th, led 2 out, headed last and not run on
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened last
held up, well behind, 4 out, stayed on well from 3 out
Saby showed improved form for the switch to testing ground when successful at Newton Abbot last month but an 8lb rise for that success looks harsh and preference is for Albarino, with Wenger rated the pick of the remainder. The selection has been running consistently well of late and looks to have been found a suitable opportunity to gain what would be a well deserved success. Jonjo O'Neill saddles two runners with Olival, the mount of Tony McCoy, having more solid claims than stablemate Levitski. The Evan Williams-trained In The Frame ran better at Newton Abbot last month and has more solid claims than Idealko who has been well held of late. Jefertiti is hard to recommend on recent evidence and of more interest may be Wenger who has ground conditions to suit and has been running respectably well of late. Albarino deserves to get his head in front though and is taken to do just that.
Levitski 5-2fav (11-10) Held up, in touch in chasing group, headway to track leaders 3 out, no chance when mistake last, went 2nd flat, 2nd of 8, 11l behind Coppermalt (10-1) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Nov.
In The Frame (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Held up, headway after 4 out, blundered last, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 7l behind Blandings Castle (10-1) at N Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Jun.
Marked Man (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, struggling 14th, never near leaders, 7th of 14, 14l behind Sparkling Taff (10-3) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gf in Jun.
Wenger (FR) 4-1 (10-7) Held up, ridden 3 out to chase leader, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Mange Tout (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) hvy.
Jefertiti (FR) 18-1 (11-7) Tracked winner, ridden 3 out, hampered next, gradually weakened, 5th of 9, 16l behind Yankee Holiday (10-8) at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Jun.
Saby (FR) 12-1 (11-9) Chased leader, led 3 out, ridden and jumped right 2 out and last, driven out flat, won at N Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Jun beating Gone Missing (11-4) by 2l, 7 ran.
Albarino (IRE) 10-3 (11-0) Took keen hold, held up, not fluent 3rd, headway after 3 out, soon ridden, hung right from 2 out, went 2nd flat, stayed on, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Vintage Gold (11-0) at Towcester 2m beg chs (4) gd in Jun.
Olival (FR) 8-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway approaching 6th, chased winner 3 out until last, weakened towards finish, 3rd of 15, 5l behind Beehawk (11-6) at Worcester 2m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Jun.
