held up in touch, went 2nd approaching 7th, led 3 out, drew clear from 2 out, kept up to work flat
held up in touch, hit 5th, ridden after 7th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
mid-division, not fluent 5th, no chance from next, tailed off
pressed leader 1st until after 4th, weakened approaching 6th, tailed off
prominent, lost place 3rd, weakened after next, tailed off when pulled up before 6th
held up in rear, no chance from 6th, blundered 3 out, tailed off
led, ridden and headed 3 out, beaten from 2 out
in rear, kean early, jumped right 3rd and 4th, no chance from 6th, tailed off
mid-division, never in contention
raced keenly, prominent, went 2nd after 4th until approaching 7th, soon ridden, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
held up in rear on outside, mistake 2nd, headway approaching 6th, weakened approaching 3 out
Favourites do well in this contest and there is every reason to think that the same will go for Distiller, who gets the vote ahead of Canndar and Runaround Sue. The selection has to give away plenty of weight and punters should consider that before wading in. However, he is generally running very well, he acts on good ground, and he probably had more in hand than the official margin at Bangor last time. The step up in trip will also allow him more time to show his abilities and he can follow up. Runaround Sue was a c&d scorer in June and has risen sharply in the weights as a result. She has to put a poor recent effort behind her here. Lightly-raced Canndar showed promise in Irish bumpers but has yet to show his hand over hurdles since joining Timmy Vaughan. This step up in trip should help him do so. What Luck and Caretta Caretta both have frame claims and improvement is not beyond either, but for today we'll take Distiller to score.
Distiller (IRE) 5-6fav (11-3) Held up in mid-division, headway 5th, led approaching last, wandered, mistake last, ran on gamely, won at Bangor 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gf in Jul beating Wood Fern (10-7) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Canndar (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Prominent, went 2nd after 5th until not fluent 3 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 9, 12l behind Saltrash (11-0) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gs in Jul.
Global Party (IRE) 11-10fav (12-0) Held up & bhnd; hdwy 12; led flat; comf, won at Bratton Down 3m ptp frm in May beating Weycroft Lad (12-0) by 16l, 8 ran.
Posh King 25-1 (10-12) In rear when ran out at the 2nd in race won by Solent (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gs, 8 ran.
Runaround Sue (IRE) 15-2 (11-7) Led, headed 7th, ridden 3 out, weakened last, 6th of 12, 23l behind Wild Tonto (11-9) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Jul.
What Luck (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Pulled hard, held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, reminders after 8th, headway approaching 3 out, stayed on flat, 3rd of 10, 14l behind St Mellion Freeway (11-0) at Worcester 3m mdn hdl (5) gf in Jul.
Caretta Caretta 66-1 (10-7) Tracked leader, led briefly 7th, ridden 3 out, soon one pace, 3rd of 15, 6l behind The Snail (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gf in Jun.
Crashtown Hall (IRE) 15-2 (10-13) Mid-division, raced keenly, headway 7th, weakened approaching 2 out, 7th of 15, 26l behind Orion d'Oudairies (10-13) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f nov hdl (4) gs in May.
