led, clear 2nd, headed approaching 7th, weakened approaching 2 out
held up, headway approaching 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, led last, driven out
chased leader, led approaching 7th, headed last, no extra flat
held up, blundered 5th, weakened approaching 7th, behind when pulled up before 8th
held up, headway approaching 7th, weakened approaching 2 out
behind from 6th, tailed off
raced wide, held up in touch, mistake 6th, weakened approaching 2 out
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
A smallish field but a competitive one which can be narrowed down to Masters Of War, After Me Boys and Downing Street with the vote going to the last named. Downing Street has proved to be somewhat of a revelation this season winning three from four. The most recent win was over course and distance when beating Alikat by a head. The down side is that he has been put up eleven pounds by the handicapper for that win which will make this tougher but he shows real battling qualities and for that reason is taken to score again. After Me Boys comes from a yard in form and proved he has lost none of his zest when winning around here over fences last time out. This is a different proposition though. Masters Of War could be interesting if reproducing his form of early last season but he is yet to do so and is therefore on to treat with caution. So for the winner we return to Downing Street.
Majestic (IRE) 7-1 (10-8) Led to 5th, ridden next, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Lough Derg (11-12) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl (B) gd in Apr, 11 ran.
Celtic Boy (IRE) 9-1 (10-6) Mid-division when fell at the 5th in race won by Tango Royal (10-8) at Market Rasen 2m 6f lst hcp chs (A) gd in Jul, 16 ran.
Champagne Harry 10-1 (11-9) Chased leaders until 9th, 6th of 10, 12l behind Downing Street (10-13) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (D) gf in Jul.
Masters Of War (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Held up mid-division, headway 7th, chased leaders after 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, 4th of 9, 13l behind Rift Valley (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (D) gd in Jul.
Downing Street (IRE) 11-2 (10-13) Held up, headway on outside after 9th, driven to lead flat, ran on, won at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (D) gf in Jul beating Alikat (11-8) by a hd, 10 ran.
After Me Boys 11-2 (11-0) Always prominent, went 2nd 7th, led approaching 4 out, idled approaching last, ran on, won at Worcester 2m 7f beg chs (E) gd in Jun beating Inland Run (11-0) by 8l, 9 ran.
Room To Room Gold (IRE) 5-1 (11-7) Mid-division, ridden 3 out, no impression when not fluent next, 5th of 12, 31l behind Beaugency (9-10) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-125 (D) gf in Jul.
Stocks 'n Shares 15-2 (10-4) Held up in touch, headway after 7th, chased winner approaching 3 out, kept on flat, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Blue Hawk (10-3) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gd in Jun.
