held up in rear, not fluent 8th, headway after 11th, no impression, weakened after 4 out
led until fell 3rd
held up in rear, headway 10th, close 3rd 4 out, went 2nd briefly last, no extra towards finish
held up in rear, headway approaching 11th, outpaced after 3 out, rallied last, stayed on, not able to reach winner
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 8th until 9th, weakened approaching 11th, pulled up after 3 out
mid-division, hampered 3rd, headway 8th, went 2nd next, led 2 out, edged right approaching last, all out
mid-division, not fluent 2nd, hampered next, no impression from 11th
prominent, hampered and unseated rider 3rd
prominent, left in lead 3rd, hampered by loose horse on occasions after, headed 2 out, losing 2nd and beaten when hit last, weakened flat
tracked leaders, left 2nd 3rd until approaching 8th, ridden 11th, weakened 3 out
High Jack is 10lb higher in the ratings after winning at Towcester in May but of more concern is the testing ground as he has never acted on these conditions. This could pave the way for IN THE ZONE who runs under penalty. He has looked a different horse since moving to Jonjo O'Neill and there may be scope for further improvement. He is the in-form pick and there is the additional positive that he handles heavy ground. Festival Dreams can also cope with the conditions and looks well treated so is worthy of strong consideration, particularly after winning here last time out. Although he could only beat the field put in front of him, he didn't beat a great deal, so the percentage call is In The Zone.
Predateur (FR) 28-1 (11-12) Close up, led 3rd, blundered 5th and headed, soon pushed along, weakened approaching 3 out, 12th of 13, 36l behind Lemon Silk (10-10) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.
High Jack (IRE) 15-8fav (10-11) Led until 4th, with leader until led again 9th, drew clear approaching 2 out, guessed at last, stayed on well, won at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in May beating Presentandcorrect (11-7) by 21l, 7 ran.
Supreme Plan (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, reminders after 4th and 6th, driven and headway after 9th, switched left to chase winner before 2 out, no impression last, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Two Miles West (11-8) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Jun.
In The Zone (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, hampered 7th, headway next, close 4th and travelling well when not clear run after 2 out, led flat, cleverly, won at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd beating Red Rouble (11-12) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Lucciolina 25-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders and keen in 3rd, weakened after 6 out, 7th of 8, well behind Digger Gets Lucky (10-11) at Chepstow 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft.
Mohi Rahrere (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd last, ran on flat, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Hurricane Electric (10-0) at Bangor 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in May.
Pacco (FR) 15-2 (11-8) Prominent, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, last of 6, 48l behind Son Histoire (11-8) at Chepstow 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) hvy in Apr.
Mylord Collonges (FR) 9-2 (11-10) Tracked leaders, weakened after 10th, 4th of 5, 41l behind Ray Mond (10-6) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Mar.
Festival Dreams 2-1fav (10-4) Not fluent 1st, led next, ridden approaching 3 out, 5 lengths clear 2 out, stayed on gamely, won at Uttoxeter 3m hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy beating Aztec Treasure (10-11) by 2l, 4 ran.
Cold Harbour 12-1 (11-12) Pulled up, ridden and some progress approaching 9th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Willies Way (12-0) at Newton Abbot 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Aug '09, 17 ran.
