tracked winner, pushed along before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on run-in, held towards finish
tracked leaders in 3rd until 3 out, one pace
made all, ridden before 3 out, held on well towards finish, driven out
held up behind, blundered 5th, pushed along after 5 out, soon weakened
held up in rear, not fluent 4th, pushed along after 4 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd from 3 out, one pace and no impression
Nonrunner
A Tail Of Intrigue easily landed a novice hurdle at Newton Abbot on Friday and has earned a penalty so this looks tougher. Grape Tree Road has been absent since landing a maiden hurdle at Cartmel in May but has some scope. Deadly Sting won over course and distance earlier this month and might still be improving. It's significant that McCoy rides the top weight in preference to Worcester third Stonemadforspeed. KODICIL can be hard to catch right but looked to be on good terms with himself when winning a 2m handicap on the Flat at Ripon last month and a repeat effort here would put him bang in the picture.
Deadly Sting (IRE) 5-6fav (11-0) Tracked leader, led narrowly 5th, hit 3 out, soon ridden and hard pressed, headed narrowly between last 2, regained lead last, stayed on well under pressure flat, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd beating Silver Shuffle (11-0) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
A Tail Of Intrigue (IRE) 6-4fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd and challenged approaching 4 out, ridden before next, kept on until hung left and no impression flat, 2nd of 6, 10l behind Discay (11-12) at Worcester 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Aug.
Kodicil (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) With leader, weakened from 3 out, last of 6, 26l behind My Oh Mount Brown (11-12) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Mar.
Grape Tree Flame 7-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, challenging when dived at last, led on home turn, stayed on, won at Cartmel 2m 6f mdn hdl (5) gd in May beating Bonne Fee (11-0) by 3 1/2l, 11 ran.
Fond Memory (IRE) 9-1 (10-5) Mid-division, not fluent, lost place 3rd, well beaten before last, 6th of 9, 23l behind Roman Flight (11-7) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl (2) gd in May.
Stonemadforspeed (IRE) 3-1fav (10-9) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd after 4 out, one pace in 3rd before last, switched left and rallied briefly flat, soon ridden, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Macarthur (11-4) at Worcester 2m 4f clm hdl (5) gd in Aug.
Cash Injection 7-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 2nd, fell 4th, in a race won by Decoy (11-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Aug, 8 ran.
