held up, in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway 8th, went 3rd flat, stayed on same pace
mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway 8th, led before 2 out, driven flat, headed close home
led and disputed lead, headed before 2 out, weakened last
led and disputed lead, not fluent 9th, every chance 2 out, no extra flat
chased leaders, driven 3 out, lost place next
held up, towards rear, not much room 9th, soon ridden, effort 2 out, no impression, no extra flat
chased leaders, 2nd last, challenged flat, ran on, led close home
Nonrunner
David Pipe has course winner Perspicace and also bottom weight Skylander in this but others are preferred. Letbeso won at Cartmel in June while Deciding Moment won twice over hurdles, including one here, before a fourth over fences at Stratford. Decimus is a sound stayer but the Newton Abbot runner-up has never won off a mark this high. SINAKAR left previous form well behind when second at Uttoxeter last month. He could have done without a 3lb rise but Kerry Lee's charge is on the up and can go one better with Listen And Learn struggling to strike a blow off his current mark.
Perspicace 5-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and weakened from 2 out, 4th of 7, 16l behind Miss Crick (11-1) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Listen And Learn (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, not fluent 6th, headway before 4 out, 3rd before 2 out, stayed on, no impression on winner, 3rd of 14, 7 1/4l behind Veneaux Du Cochet (10-13) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Decimus (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Led, headed 5th, led again before 3 out, headed 2 out, kept on and well held by winner run-in, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Archie Rice (10-2) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Letbeso (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Led to 1st, pressed leader, led again 3 out, drew 5 lengths clear after last, ridden out closing stages, held on, won at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Arthur Mc Bride (10-8) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Deciding Moment (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Held up behind, chased leaders 13th, outpaced 4 out, left 4th before last, no impression, 4th of 10, 15 3/4l behind Set List (11-7) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Sinakar (IRE) 5-1 (10-10) Mid-division, blundered 1st, headway 8th, challenged 3 out, switched left after 2 out, rallied flat, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Kayla (10-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Skylander (IRE) 15-2 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway 8th, led before 2 out, headed flat, weakened towards finish, 3rd of 10, 11l behind Hold Court (11-7) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Theatre Goer 8-1 (11-7) Mid-division, struggling 7th, well beaten 4 out, pulled up before next, at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
