led until 1st, chased leader, led 3 out, edged left and driven clear flat
chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, no impression, weakened flat
chased leaders, jumped big 1st, outpaced 3 out, rallied flat, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner
led 1st, headed 3 out, no impression on winner flat, lost 2nd towards finish
Putting Green has run on the Flat since winning at Perth in July. HAUL AWAY has won over fences but seems happier over hurdles as he showed when successful over track and trip two runs ago. He can defy a welter burden in this ahead of Imperial Knight, who has had a break since his third at Ffos Las in May, and Goa Lil, who won over fences at Stratford nine days ago but isn’t certain to stay this far.
Haul Away (IRE) 3-1jfav (10-2) Chased leaders, nudged along 8th, lost place 10th, ridden before 3 out, no extra from 2 out, 6th of 9, 26l behind Exelerator Express (11-3) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Imperial Knight (IRE) 5-1 (11-5) Chased leaders early, mid-division, closed 7th, 4th 3 out, switched left flat, kept on, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 5 1/4l behind Geordie Des Champs (11-5) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) gs in May.
Goa Lil (FR) 5-1 (11-11) Held up in 5th, jumped right at times, mistake 4 out, not fluent 3 out, headway 2 out, challenged before last, led flat, driven out, won at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Fat Sam (11-8) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Putting Green 66-1 (9-10) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, one paced thereafter, 10th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Oceanline (8-12) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
