led, jumped right 3rd, jumped right and slowly next, went right and headed 5th, stayed 2nd, reminder 11th, weakened after 14th, soon pulled up
tracked leader, led 5th, stayed on, ridden out
tracked leaders, jumped slowly 4th, not fluent next, closed 8th, outpaced from 10th, well beaten 14th, soon left remote 3rd
tracked leaders, went 2nd 5 out, ridden 3 out, not fluent last, edged left and stayed on same pace flat
Despite only beating one home, CONNECTIVITY was far from disgraced on his chasing debut here in June behind Ambion Wood. He had a much higher rating over hurdles than Abbey Wood and, with McCoy taking over the reins and a pair of blinkers to help him concentrate, Richard Newland's nine-year-old can open his account over the larger obstacles today. Abbey Wood will be interesting when given a thorough test of stamina while Spanish Optimist has few miles on the clock, though the ex-pointer may need this. Neither Finch Flyer nor What An Oscar are likely to figure unless something happens to the others.
Abbey Storm (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along 4 out, lost place 3 out, soon in rear and tailed off, last of 8, well behind Seebright (11-11) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Apr.
Connectivity (IRE) 2-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, led 10th, ridden 3 out, hit 2 out, stumbled and headed, stayed on same pace flat, 3rd of 4, 5l behind Ambion Wood (11-0) at Worcester 2m 7f beg chase (4) gd in Jun.
Finch Flyer (IRE) 4-1 (10-5) Held up, hampered 2nd, headway 8th, one pace 3 out, no impression on leading pair next, 3rd of 11, 15l behind Shalamiyr (11-4) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd.
What An Oscar (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Led to 5 out, weakened before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before last, in a race won by On The Bridge (11-2) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gf in Jun, 15 ran.
Spanish Optimist (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Made all, not fluent, mistake 6th, driven out, won at Uttoxeter 3m nov hdl (4) gs in May '12 beating Duke Of Monmouth (10-13) by 5l, 6 ran.
