held up in last, stumbled on bend after 8th, headway after 13th, ridden and hung left before 2 out, soon weakened
held up, headway 8th, not fluent next, mistake 2 out, switched left flat, soon every chance, stayed on, held close home
tracked leaders, went 2nd 7th, not fluent next, weakened after 13th, pulled up before 3 out
tracked leaders, lost place 12th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
held up, not fluent 4th, closed 7th, challenged flat, soon led, driven out
tracked leader until mistake 7th, not fluent 12th, lost place and ridden 13th, weakened before 3 out
led, mistake 3rd, driven before 2 out, edged right and headed flat, no extra towards finish
Nonrunner
It's difficult to have much faith in Palace Jester after another failure at Uttoxeter. Lukeys Luck appears to be treading water off his current mark while Special Account was a disappointing favourite here last month and Full Of Joy finished tailed off at Cartmel on his latest start. ADRENALIN FLIGHT may have found the ground a little too fast for him at Newton Abbot last time as he'd won a shade cosily here earlier. Seamus Mullins' charge is taken to bounce back as Terfel's Toscar has more on his plate than at Perth. Recent course and distance second Brough Academy looks best of the rest ahead of Western King.
Special Account (IRE) 6-4fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, went 3rd after 3 out, no impression on front pair, weakened from next, 3rd of 5, 26l behind Captain Kelly (11-0) at Worcester 2m 7f beg chase (4) gd in Jul.
Full Of Joy (IRE) 5-1 (10-13) Close 3rd, not fluent 13th, 4th and ridden when blundered badly 2 out, soon weakened, last of 5, well behind Ballybough Gorta (11-2) at Cartmel 3m 2f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf in Jul.
Palace Jester 13-2 (11-8) Prominent, led 14th, headed 5 out, soon lost place, weakened next, behind when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Satou (10-13) at Uttoxeter 3m 2f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gf in Jun, 13 ran.
Western King (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Led, headed after 2nd, led before 8th, headed 9th, left in lead 10th, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on, 2nd of 10, 9l behind Papradon (11-4) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Jul.
Adrenalin Flight (IRE) 5-1 (10-9) Led to 9th, led again next, headed 12th, soon struggling, weakened after 4 out, 5th of 8, 24l behind Kylenoe Fairy (10-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf in Jul.
Brough Academy (IRE) 14-1 (11-8) Led, not fluent 14th or 4 out, mistake 2 out, driven and headed flat, no extra close home, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Whistling Senator (11-5) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Jul.
Terfel's Toscar (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 8th, led 3 out, clear next, stayed on well, won at Perth 3m hcp 0-100 (5) gs in Jul beating Solway Dornal (9-7) by 7l, 11 ran.
Lukeys Luck 17-2 (11-5) Held up in rear, ridden before 4 out, plugged on same pace, 3rd of 10, 14l behind Papradon (11-4) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Jul.
Tiquer (FR) 100-1 (10-7) Always in rear, tailed off, 9th of 15, well behind Balbriggan (11-3) at Bangor 2m 4f beg chs (4) gs in Oct.