held up behind leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, no impression on winner, kept on
made virtually all, mostly jumped really well, clear 3 out, stayed on
held up behind leaders, ridden and went 3rd 3 out, no impression, weakened next
led early, chased winner, mistake and reminder 8th, mistake 10th, weakened 3 out
held up behind leaders, pecked 2nd, mistake 8th, lost place before next, soon behind
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A cracking handicap with five of the seven runners arriving off the back of recent victories. Hammersly Lake beat Princeton Royale at Cartmel but is now 4lb worse off. QUITE BY CHANCE didn’t win at Newton Abbot but this is a more suitable trip and he should now be approaching peak fitness so may be some value against hat-trick seekers Imperial Presence and Vosne Romanee, with the latter still having his stamina to prove over this trip. Voix D'Eau beat a subsequent winner at Worcester but has something to find with Imperial Presence and Newton Geronimo on earlier form.
Hammersly Lake (FR) 4-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, poised to challenge after last, led turning into straight, soon ridden clear, stayed on well, won at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (2) gf in Jul beating Princeton Royale (10-11) by 3 3/4l, 6 ran.
Imperial Presence (IRE) 11-4fav (11-8) Prominent, led 2nd, made most after, driven clear approaching omitted last, ridden out flat, kept on, won at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Jun beating Newton Geronimo (11-1) by 5l, 9 ran.
Voix D'Eau (FR) 5-2 (11-9) Reminder leaving start, led 1st, headed 3rd, led 4th until 6th, led after 8th, clear from last, swished tail and hung left flat, stayed on well, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jul beating The Last But One (11-6) by 12l, 4 ran.
Princeton Royale (IRE) 11-4jfav (10-11) Made most, hard pressed after last, headed turning into straight, soon ridden, no impression with winner after, 2nd of 6, 3 3/4l behind Hammersly Lake (11-12) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Quite By Chance 6-1 (11-7) Held up, lost place 7th, headway 15th, chased winner after 2 out, stayed on under pressure, flat, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Pickamix (10-10) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Vosne Romanee 5-6fav (11-12) Held up off the pace in 5th, pushed along before 4 out, headway next, driven to challenge on outer turning into straight, led before last, ridden clear flat, readily, won at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Jul beating Theflyingportrait (11-4) by 6l, 6 ran.
Newton Geronimo 5-1 (11-6) Held up in last pair, headway 5 out, 3rd next, led 2 out, hard driven when challenged last, ran on well, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jun beating Call To Order (10-8) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
