held up in rear, pushed after 6th, last and ridden after 7th, went 4th 2 out but never competitive
made all, keen early, nudged after 4 out, ridden after 3 out, still handy advantage last, stayed on well
held up behind leader, ridden after 8th and lost ground, dropped to 4th before home turn, demoted to last 2 out, well beaten
held up behind leader, pushed in 2nd after 3 out, hit 2 out and ridden, untidy again last, kept on one pace behind comfortable winner
held up in rear, went 3rd before home turn, pushed approaching 4 out, still well behind front pair when ridden after 3 out, plugged on one pace
NonRunner
Admiral's Sunset ran Sir Tivo to half a length last time and the course and distance winner receives weight all round but is also 6lb out of the handicap. Vinnie The Hoodie will likely find a couple too good and Elios D'Or, a well-beaten market leader at Stratford last time, is respected on the best of previous runs. TEXARD looked in good nick when scoring twice during midsummer and probably found the competition too hot upped to Grade 3 company at Market Rasen. He'll be more at home returned to calmer waters. Leapaway and Bathiva are course and distance winners and beat one another last season at this track. There's little to choose between them but both may struggle to give weight away to the selection who also benefits from the Armson 5lb claim.
Leapaway (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Soon off the pace in 4th, outpaced and struggling in 5th 4 out, left remote 4th 2 out, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Kauto The King (10-2) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Bathiva (FR) 4-11fav (11-2) Raced keenly, made all, not fluent 3rd, pressed when bumped last, drew clear flat, stayed on, won at Southwell 2m (4) gd in Jul beating Lusaka (10-12) by 3l, 5 ran.
Vinnie The Hoddie (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Tracked leader, led 13th, headed after 4 out, chased winner, ridden and well held before 2 out, weakened into 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 5, 13 1/2l behind Fat Sam (11-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Elios D'Or (FR) 9-4fav (10-2) Chased leaders, mistake 2nd, not fluent next, went 2nd 6th, not fluent 2 out, weakened before last, 4th of 5, 22 1/4l behind Larch Hill (10-10) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Admiral's Sunset 16-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, lost place 5th, closed 8th, not fluent 3 out, 1 1/2 lengths down when mistake last, held after, kept on, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Sir Tivo (12-0) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Texard (FR) 11-2 (11-3) Mid-division, headway to go 2nd 5 out, ridden and outpaced home turn, weakened 3 out, 9th of 14, 35 1/4l behind Francky Du Berlais (12-0) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (1) gd in Jul.
