held up in touch, tracked leaders 3 out, outpaced approaching next, ridden before last, kept on, no impression with front pair flat
led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on approaching last, ridden and every chance flat, no extra towards finish
towards rear, struggling 5th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
tracked leaders, challenged approaching 2 out, ridden and every chance between last 2, one pace last, weakened flat
tracked leader, led approaching 2 out, soon ridden, hard pressed flat, stayed on well towards finish
held up in touch, tracked leaders 3 out, ridden before next, outpaced when switched left between last 2, in touch when mistake last, no impression flat
held up behind, pushed along 5th, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before next
tracked, leaders, ridden after 3 out, outpaced next, weakened before last
Nonrunner
A good turnout for a decent purse but, as is increasingly becoming the trend, the waters are muddied by French imports whose form is hard to accurately establish. However, THE BROCK AGAIN is an import to have shown a pleasing level of form since moving to Paul Nicholls when filling the minor placing behind Exitas in a useful Sandown contest on his only run for Ditcheat. He's taken to improve again and score as all his best form has been achieved on soft or worse so the forecast ground should prove ideal. Voix D'Eau is much harder to evaluate on his first run for Harry Fry after just three outings over timber in his native land. The market should prove the best guide to his chances for a yard that continues to impress. Taigan ran a cracker behind The Spirit Of Shankly at Aintree but all his best form has been delivered on better ground whilst Chill is one to take note of on his first run for Paul Henderson as he produced a string of fair efforts in Ireland.
Handazan (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, hampered and lost place 5th, unable to get back on term, no impression from 2 out, 5th of 9, 11l behind Hawk High (11-10) at Aintree 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-150 (2) gd in Oct.
Taigan (FR) 25-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, every chance 2 out, unable to quicken flat, stayed on final 100 yards, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Spirit Of Shankly (11-9) at Aintree 2m 4f (3) gd in Oct.
Chill (IRE) 3-1 (11-12) Soon settled 5th, 4th before 4th, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 7th and reminder, took closer order in 2nd before 4 out, pushed along in 2nd after 3 out, not fluent in 4th 2 out, no impression, 4th of 12, 20l behind Indevan (11-12) at Tipperary 2m 4f beg chs in Jul.
Voix D'Eau (FR) (10-7) 12th of 17, well behind Prince Philippe (10-7) at Enghien(FR) 2m 4yo hdl sft in Apr.
Sporting Boy (IRE) 33-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, under pressure before 2 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out, 4th of 7, 23l behind Pure Style (11-9) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) fm in Oct.
Roberto Pegasus (USA) 6-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, beaten last, weakened flat, 6th of 10, 12l behind Spirit Of Shankly (11-9) at Aintree 2m 4f (3) gd in Oct.
Rugged Jack (FR) 9-1 (11-6) Ridden on and off throughout, prominent, led 5th, headed 3 out, led again next, headed flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Bernardelli (11-8) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Apr.
Hold The Bucks (USA) 8-1 (10-5) In rear, pushed along after 5th, soon tailed off, pulled up, in a race won by Auld Sthock (11-5) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Apr, 7 ran.
The Brock Again 9-1 (11-10) Prominent, led 2nd, not fluent next, headed approaching last, no extra flat, 3rd of 11, 10l behind Exitas (11-2) at Sandown 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft.
