led, clear when not fluent 3rd, not fluent next, stumbled just after 5th, mistake 3 out, soon headed and beaten, weakened into 3rd when mistake last
chased leaders, went 2nd after 3rd, led after 3 out, clear next, not fluent last, easily
chased leader until after 3rd, no impression in 3rd 3 out, went 2nd last, no chance with winner
Only three to post but potentially tricky. Movie Set has the best recent form and was only just beaten here the last day and is going the right way over timber. Icefall is a three-time winner on the Flat but seems to have lost his way over the last 18 months and it will be interesting to see if hurdling relights his fire. COMPLETION produced a horribly erratic first run over hurdles for the Newland team in late May but has since gone well in two starts on the level. Hopefully he'll prove more tractable now and could well give the topweight something to think about in receipt of 7lb.
Movie Set (USA) 4-1 (11-6) Tracked winner, carried right 3rd, dropped to 3rd next, blundered 5th, went 2nd again when mistake and switched inside 3 out, upsides next, ridden to lead between last, headed narrow flat, just held, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind L'inganno Felice (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m (4) gd in Jun.
Competition 6-4fav (9-6) Raced keenly, in touch, led 7f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner final furlong, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Royal Cosmic (9-8) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Jun.
Icefall (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, soon no impression, 7th of 10, 12 1/2l behind Leodis (8-10) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
