held up, outpaced 4 out, ridden and weakened next
led, ridden and headed 2 out, one pace approaching last, weakened flat
in touch, ridden 3 out, chased winner flat, stayed on well towards finish, just held
held up, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next
mid-division, lost place after 4th, soon weakened, tailed off
tracked leader to 4th, remained in touch, ridden and lost place 3 out, soon weakened
mid-division, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off
held up in rear, headway after 4 out, led flat, ridden and held on towards finish
raced keenly, mid-division, headway and in touch 3rd, ridden and outpaced 2 out, disputing 4th and held when fell last
raced keenly, held up on outside, headway to join leader after 4th, led 2 out, ridden and headed flat, kept on same pace
MAJOR PAYNE caught the eye on his debut and is taken to break his maiden tag on his second attempt while both King's Alchemist and Return To Glory are worthy of respect. The selection finished a decent second to The Jigsaw Man in a bumper at Stratford on his racecourse debut. That was a solid effort and that will have prepared him well for his hurdles debut. With a clear round he will be very difficult to oppose. King's Alchemist has more experience than most and performed well to win a novice event at Plumpton in April. He has run well in defeat in his last two runs but will struggle to score with his penalty so should be treated with some caution. Return To Glory has shown only a modest amount of ability in his five runs to date but top Irish trainer Tony Martin is always respected when bringing horses over the Irish Sea so any support in the market should be closely monitored. Major Payne looks the class act in the race and takes preference.
Converti 10-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, went 2nd, 5th until approaching 7th, led 9th until mistake 3 out, one pace flat, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Mr Robert (11-9) at Worcester 3m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jul.
King's Alchemist 11-1 (11-2) In touch, pushed along from 4th, plugged on from 3 out, 4th of 13, 32l behind Factotum (11-5) at Worcester 2m nh nov hdl (4) gf in Jun.
Peter Muck 20-1 (10-9) Raced keenly, led 2f, remained prominent, ridden 7f out, weakened 5f out, 9th of 10, well behind The Jigsaw Man (10-9) at Stratford 2m NH flat (5) gf in Jun.
Tuesday's Gone 4-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders on inside, driven and outpaced 6f out, ridden and kept on under pressure final 2f, 3rd of 11, 16l behind Crazy Chris (10-2) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f mdn NH flat (6) gd in Jul.
War Party 4-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, every chance 2 out, weakened flat, 5th of 13, 11l behind Mission Control (10-12) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gs in Jul.
Dinarius Evensfav (10-11) Led after 1st and keen, headed 2 out, no extra flat, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Bannville (11-0) at Stratford 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) gd in Jul.
