led, reached at 8th, headed 3 out, still pressing winner flat, held towards finish
held up in rear, pecked 6th, shaken up 4 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, mistake 2nd, ridden after 4 out, unable to go with front pair, well held from 3 out
held up in last pair, closed on outside 8th, outpaced 4 out, well held by front pair next
chased leader, raced keenly, led 3 out, stayed on, ridden out
Though raised 8lb for winning at Stratford, Admiral's Sunset is still 2lb out of the handicap in this. Atlantic Storm was beaten 14 lengths when second here in July but Carolines Charm was pulled up in that race, though has since reversed that form with the winner. Swaffham Bulbeck hasn’t really threatened in two runs over fences so far so this can go to MIX OF CLOVER (NAP), who was impressive on his chasing bow at Bangor and won over hurdles here in June.
Swaffham Bulbeck (IRE) 11-2 (10-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, 29 1/2l behind Polar Cloud (11-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Carolines Charm (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Held up, in touch approaching 4 out, nudged along before 2 out, ridden to challenge after last, went second flat, ran on, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Bathiva (11-3) at Worcester 2m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Mix Of Clover 5-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, smooth headway before 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, drew clear under pressure last, stayed on strongly flat, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Sir Tivo (11-11) by 5 1/2l, 7 ran.
Atlantic Storm (IRE) 3-1 (10-7) Tracked leader, pushed along and and every chance 2 out, chased winner before last, stayed on same pace, well held, 2nd of 5, 14l behind Leapaway (11-7) at Worcester 2m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Admiral's Sunset 3-1 (10-0) Jumped well, tracked leaders, led going well 3 out, came clear from after next, stayed on strongly, won at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Darling Du Large (11-4) by 8 1/2l, 6 ran.
