took keen hold in rear, not fluent 1st, no chance 7th
jumped left, led 3rd, hit 7th, headed approaching last, weakened flat
mid-division, mistake 3rd, weakened approaching 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
raced keenly towards rear, well beaten after 7th
prominent, lost place approaching 3 out, stayed on flat
prominent, raced keenly, close 3rd when blundered and unseated rider 6th
in touch, chased leader after 5th until ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last
held up towards rear, headway 6th, close 2nd 3 out, hung left thereafter, weakened flat
held up, effort approaching 7th, soon weakened
towards rear, reminder after 2nd, ridden and weakened approaching 5th, tailed off
mid-division, ridden approaching 6th, soon weakened, tailed off
in touch, slightly hampered 6th, soon weakened, tailed off
in touch, hampered 6th, ridden after 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, led approaching last, driven clear flat, stayed on
NOSLER is taken to land this maiden at the main expense of Alanna Castle and King of Castile. The Paul Nicholls trained selection was returning from a 143 day break when last seen and ran creditably, finishing third. The lightly raced seven-year-old looked to have that race in the bag before getting the last all wrong, but he should have come on for the outing and land this maiden. Allana Castle has winning experience on the flat, but was pulled up on his hurdling debut last time. It would be unfair to judge him on that performance given that his jockey's saddle had slipped; he wasn't far behind given the circumstances and is worth another chance. Paul Webber's King of Castile ran with credit on his reappearance last time and any natural improvement should see him make the minors. The betting may help us with the rest who have little on offer in the way of good form, Tony McCoy take the ride of Sagredo but a vast improvement on last years form is needed, Venir Rouge looks best of the remainder but has proven inconsistent in the past and may be best watched, so for us Nosler looks set to score.
Adare (GER) 66-1 (10-12) Held up, pulled hard, mistake 1st, ridden and struggling after 7th, 7th of 13, 39l behind Erzen (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in May.
Alanna Castle (IRE) 9-4fav (10-12) Pressed leader until went badly left 5th, bumped, saddle slipped and nearly unseated rider, pulled up before next, in a race won by Come West (10-12) at Towcester 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gf in May, 9 ran.
Greenmoor House (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Mid-division until 7th, behind when Pulled Up, in a race won by Day Of Claies (11-1) at Stratford 2m 6f mdn hdl (4) gs in Oct '05, 16 ran.
Hi Tide (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) In touch, raced keenly, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out, blundered last, 6th of 11, 46l behind Vacario (10-12) at Worcester 2m nov hdl (4) gd in May.
King of Castile 15-2 (11-0) In touch, ridden after 7th, weakened 3 out, 5th of 14, 30l behind Bulwark (10-9) at Towcester 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) gd in May.
Monsieur Sub (FR) 15-2 (10-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, 48l behind Storm Brig (10-11) at Kelso 2m mdn NH flat (6) gd in Mar.
Nosler (IRE) 5-6fav (10-8) Chased leader, left in lead 4th, shaken up approaching 2 out, in command when stumbled badly and stopped to walk last, not recover, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Sir Harry Cool (10-13) at Wincanton 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gf in Apr.
Sagredo (USA) 2-1fav (11-0) Hard ridden when switched left 2 out, weakened approaching last, 5th of 15, 15l behind Secret Tune (11-0) at Chepstow 2m mdn hdl (5) gs in Nov.
Think Lucky 13-2 (11-10) Towards rear, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Corkage (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Sep, 9 ran.
Leanonleo (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Held up in touch, ridden and lost place and reminders 5th, 7th of 9, well behind Erzen (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Bickwell 100-1 (10-5) Sweating, prominent, ridden after 3rd, dropped rear when mistake next, soon well behind, tailed off, 10th of 11, well behind Vacario (10-12) at Worcester 2m nov hdl (4) gd in May.
Smart N Sharp (IRE) 20-1 (10-6) Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd or 3rd, well beaten 3 out, 8th of 13, 42l behind Graze On And On (10-11) at Towcester 2m (5) gd in May.
Sweet Seville (FR) 18-1 (10-12) In touch early, tailed off when pulled up before 4th, in a race won by Je Ne Sais Plus (10-12) at Exeter 2m 1f mrs nov hdl (4) gf in May, 10 ran.
Venir Rouge 6-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd travelling well 3 out, pushed along before next, ridden and held last, stayed on same pace flat, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Rampant Ronnie (10-10) at Plumpton 2m mdn hdl (5) gf in May.
