took keen hold, held up towards rear, fell 4th
held up, headway 5th, went 2nd after 9th, hung right after last, stayed on flat to lead near finish
held up in touch, jumped slowly 3rd, pecked 9th, soon beaten
held up, hampered 7th, headway 9th, weakened on long run to 2 out
prominent, lost place 9th, no danger after
in rear, ridden along approaching 7th, hampered 8th, soon no chance, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
led to 3rd, remained prominent, led 9th, headed and bumped last, edged left flat, not quicken towards finish
held up, driven along after 6th, never dangerous
prominent, jumped slowly 1st, driven along and lost place after 6th, mistake 7th, soon behind
prominent, led 3rd, headed and not fluent 9th, weakened on long run 2 out
held up, brought down 4th
held up, jumped left 8th, ridden and headway after 9th, led and jumped left last, hung left flat, headed near finish
mid-division, ridden 6th, behind from next
pulled hard, mistake 3rd, always behind
Nonrunner
Be Telling, Star time and Teutonic are the three against the field with the nod going the way of Star Time. The selection has been running well of late having won at Uttoxeter back in May. The handicapper nearly crippled him with a stone rise in the weights but he still managed to finish six lengths second behind Windy Spirit at Newton Abbot over an extended three miles so he is sure to stay the trip and is worth siding with once more. Be Telling comes from the notorious Barny Curly yard who love to land a gamble wherever they go. The horse now reverts back to hurdles having finished a decent second on both his starts this season over fences. His most recent run was when second to Ejay's Boy over two and a half miles and he looked to be staying on one paced on that occasion so this step up to three may suit. Teutonic put a history of poor performances behind him when scoring at Cartmel last month when getting the better of Solway Larkin. He again steps up in trip and thye fact that he is unreliable means he should be treated with caution. So for the winner we return to Star Time.
Idbury (IRE) 25-1 (10-8) Prominent until weakened 8th, soon tailed off, 7th of 13, well behind Eljay's Boy (10-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Apr.
Le Joyeux (FR) 18-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway 4th, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out, no chance when blundered last, 13th of 17, 35l behind Hylia (11-2) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Jun.
Teutonic (IRE) 4-1jt-fav (11-0) Held up in rear, headway to chase leaders 8th, ridden approaching last, led towards finish, all out, won at Cartmel 2m 6f mrs mdn hdl (4) gs in May beating Solway Larkin (10-7) by 1l, 12 ran.
Keltic Lord 9-1 (10-13) Held up, headway approaching 10th, badly hampered next, hit 13th, weakened 15th, 7th and no chance when fell at the last in race won by Blazing Hills (9-11) at Southwell 3m hcp chs 0-120 (3) gf in Jun, 13 ran.
Be Telling (IRE) 9-2 (10-11) Towards rear, headway 7th, ridden and every chance 2 out, mistake last, one pace flat, 2nd of 12, 8l behind Eljay's Boy (11-4) at Worcester 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Jun.
Star Time (IRE) 6-1 (10-4) Towards rear, shaken up and headway after 3 out, stayed on one pace after last, 2nd of 12, 6l behind Windy Spirit (11-9) at N Abbot 3m 3f ldy hcp hdl (5) gf in Jun.
Welsh Dane 11-1 (11-2) Took keen hold in rear, headway 2nd, chased leader 4th to approaching 10th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up at the last in race won by El Corredor (11-7) at Hereford 3m 2f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Jun, 13 ran.
Derreen Boy (IRE) 7-1 (10-13) Mid-division, progress into 6th, ridden after 3 out, soon no extra, 6th of 20, 17l behind Lord Rozz (11-3) at Fairyhouse 3m hcp hdl 67-102 gf in Sept '03.
