held up, in rear, headway approaching 3 out, 3rd last, no extra flat
slightly reluctant to line up, led, clear early, jumped right 3rd, headed 3 out, no extra 2 out
chased leader until 4th, outpaced 3 out, stayed on flat, went 3rd close home, no impression on winner
held up, towards rear, not fluent 5th, well beaten 7th
mid-division, headway 7th, 2nd from 2 out, no impression on winner
mid-division, headway after 4th, ridden and lost place before 7th, behind 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, headway 6th, led 3 out, clear next, stayed on well, comfortably
chased leaders, went 2nd 4th, every chance 3 out, stayed on one pace from next
held up, towards rear, headway on outside 7th, jumped left and no progress 2 out
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Nicky Henderson has a strong team of summer jumpers this year and BALLINURE is expected to improve further over hurdles now that he's got his head in front. The Uttoxeter winner is preferred to David Pipe's pair Lady Of Longstone and Purple 'n Gold at the weights with the latter probably better over fences nowadays. Dursey Sound is also a better chaser and Raven's Tower hasn't raced over hurdles since last year's Imperial Cup. Zalgarry has gone up 7lb for winning at Ffos Las and Newton Geronimo likewise for scoring at Fontwell.
Raven's Tower (USA) 9-2 (10-11) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 7th, pulled up after 2 out, at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (2) gs in May.
Lady Of Longstone (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Went right start, led, clear until before 4th, ridden and headed after 2 out, lost 2nd last, no extra flat, 3rd of 5, 9 1/4l behind Bon Chic (10-11) at Southwell 3m hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Purple 'n Gold (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Chased leaders, lost place 2nd, closed 5th, outpaced before 4 out, no impression after, plugged on flat, 4th of 7, 18 3/4l behind Sharp Rise (11-10) at Worcester 2m hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Satanic Beat (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) Led, headed before 6th, lost place before 2 out, 9th of 12, 12 1/2l behind Mountainside (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Zalgarry (FR) 10-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, led before last, kept on well, won at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jun beating Ayla's Emperor (11-0) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Dursey Sound (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Held up, not fluent 8th, headway 13th, weakened before 4 out, 6th of 7, dist behind Cork Citizen (11-7) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Newton Geronimo 8-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, headway when not fluent 4 out, 2nd when hit 2 out, led last, hung right flat, ridden clear, won at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Coeur Tantre (10-13) by 3 1/4l, 11 ran.
Taigan (FR) 20-1 (11-11) Led until 4th, led after next, headed 6th, not fluent 7th, lost place after 8th, soon lost touch, tailed off when fell 2 out, at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in May.
Absolutlyfantastic 20-1 (11-12) Led to 1st, with leader, lost place approaching 3 out, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before next, at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in May.
Ballinure (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway into 3rd 4 out, led and went left 2 out, soon ridden, hard pressed last, stayed on well flat, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May beating Masquerade (11-4) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
Ben Cee Pee M (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Held up mid-division, went 4th before 9th, soon chase leaders, weakened before 2 out, 8th of 14, dist behind Bop Along (10-13) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
