held up towards rear, mistake 5th, well beaten before 3 out, tailed off
tracked leaders, disputing 3rd 3 out, mistake 2 out, weakened last
mid-division, headway approaching 3rd, led 3 out, hard pressed flat, headed toward finish
pulled hard, led before 2nd, not fluent and headed 3 out, weakened flat
mid-division, not fluent 1st, lost place before 3 out, tailed off
in rear, mistake 5th, soon well beaten, tailed off
always handy, 2nd from 2 out, challenged flat, stayed on gamely, led towards finish
held up towards rear, headway 5th, 7th 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
not always fluent, mid-division, 6th 3 out, soon weakened, fell last
took keen hold, led until before 2nd where not fluent, lost place 5th, soon behind, tailed off
held up on inside, mistake 1st, 8th when not fluent 3 out, no impression
held up in rear, headway before last, stayed on, went 3rd towards finish, no chance with front pair
held up towards rear, headway on outside approaching 3 out, well held by front pair flat, lost 3rd towards finish
There is always guesswork involved in juvenile hurdles at this stage of the season. Maria Magdalena has shown an aptitude for jumping but her progress may have flattened out and she has a penalty to carry having got off the mark at the fifth attempt at Market Rasen. Attached to Alan King’s yard, there’s s good chance that HUMMDINGER will prove better over hurdles than on the Flat. He has finished second twice on the level this year and will have had plenty of schooling. Two Blondes and Maktay were both behind Maria Magdalena at Stratford but Glutnforpunishment is interesting having won four times on the Flat this year up to 1m5f.
Big Ian 16-1 (8-6) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Ezanak (9-7) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Gino Wotimean (USA) 16-1 (10-12) Mid-division, mistakes 3rd and 4 out, headway to chase leaders next, never able to challenge, 5th of 13, 10 3/4l behind Maria Magdalena (10-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (3) gd in Aug.
Glutnforpunishment 13-2 (9-9) Tracked leaders, lost place 2f out, soon outpaced, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 7th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Tavus (8-11) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Highway To Success (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Settled in 4th and reminders from early, took closer order and ridden from 2f out, soon slightly short of room, no impression in 5th from 1f out, kept on into 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Mount Tabora (8-13) at Listowel 1m hcp Soft - Heavy in Sep.
Hummdinger (FR) 11-1 (8-10) Tracked leader, effort over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Earl Of Harrow (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Maktay 100-1 (10-12) Behind, outpaced 3 out, rallied after next, never on terms, 9th of 13, 32 1/4l behind Maria Magdalena (10-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (3) gd in Aug.
Maria Magdalena (IRE) 11-2 (10-5) Mid-division, jumped left 2nd, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, every chance after last, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f (3) gd in Aug beating Whiskey And Water (11-4) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Mi Laddo (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Mid-division, outpaced 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, never a threat, 9th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Melgate Majeure (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Night Closure 100-1 (9-2) Led until just over 2f out, weakened quickly, eased, last of 5, 29 1/2l behind Flighty Almighty (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Apr.
Novus Aditus (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ran freely, 2nd halfway, pushed along and no impression in 3rd early straight, soon lost place and no extra under 2f out, 8th of 11, 14 1/2l behind Building Bridges (9-5) at Navan 1m 5f mdn Good - Yielding in Jun.
Two Blondes (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, awkward 5th, weakened between last 2, 7th of 13, 27 1/2l behind What Will Be (10-12) at Stratford 2m (4) gd in Jul.
Guardia Top (FR) 40-1 (10-5) Held up in rear, struggling 3 out, very modest 4th before 2 out, 4th of 6, 31 1/4l behind Must See The Doc (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (3) gs in Aug.
Hen (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Started slowly, behind most of way, 7th of 10, 12 1/2l behind Queen's Soldier (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 3f stks (3) gd in Aug.
