held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace flat
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden 2 out, no impression on leaders
held up in touch, closed 6th, challenged 3 out, led before next, stayed on gamely
held up towards rear, well beaten after 4 out
prominent early, chased leaders, pushed along after 4 out, lost place next
led until 1st, tracked leaders on inside, lost place 6th, well beaten after next
mid-division, headway going well after 7th, switched right before 2 out, edged right and went 2nd last, stayed on flat, unable to challenge
tracked leaders, went 2nd from 3rd, not fluent 7th, led after 4 out, headed before 2 out where not fluent, hung left and stayed on same pace flat
raced wide, mid-division, lost place 2nd, headway before 7th, weakened 2 out
tracked leaders, every chance 3 out, no extra final 150 yards
took keen hold, jumped right, led 1st until after 4 out, soon weakened
A P McCoy was on board when Hawaii Five Nil scored at Catterick in February in very heavy conditions but is claimed for El Macca here. The champion rode Rebecca Curtis' charge on his comeback here three weeks ago and the combination were in touch until fading from the last. Jonjo O'Neill also runs It's A Doddle but he'll need to brush up his jumping after falling on his last two starts in the spring. COMMITMENT returned to action during the summer with three very good runs including two victories, the latest over the course and distance. He's been raised 8lb but that doesn't look enough to prevent another success. King Massini won three times over fences at the backend of last year and can revert to hurdling on an 11lb lower mark so he's not out of this despite a big weight.
King Massini (IRE) 7-4fav (10-12) Led, jumped slowly 2nd, headed before 3 out, soon beaten, weakened next, last of 4, 33l behind Henllan Harri (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in May.
Hawaii Five Nil (IRE) 11-4fav (11-8) Prominent, joined leader 2 out, ridden to lead next, edged left and driven out, won at Catterick 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb beating Short Takes (10-13) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Commitment 7-2 (11-9) Prominent, led 7th, jumped right last, readily, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jun beating Cusheen Bridge (11-1) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
It's A Doddle (IRE) 7-2 (10-6) In touch when fell 3rd, in a race won by Horizontal Speed (11-12) at Haydock 2m 4f (3) gd in Apr, 7 ran.
Powderonthebonnet (IRE) 6-1 (10-7) Held up mid-division, headway before 3 out to chase leaders, led 2 out, soon clear, easily, won at Southwell 3m mdn hdl (5) gd in Sep beating Man Of Steel (11-0) by 14l, 9 ran.
Extreme Impact 11-4fav (11-2) Chased leading pair, pushed along after 8th, struggling in 4th after next, tailed off, 4th of 6, 17l behind Viking Blond (11-1) at Ffos Las 3m sell (5) hvy in Apr.
El Macca (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Held up, headway approaching 5th, challenged 3 out until after 2 out, hanging right last, one pace in 3rd flat, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Taaresh (11-2) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft.
Buckhorn Timothy 5-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, went 2nd after not being fluent 3 out, every chance 2 out, no impression on winner flat, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Burtons Well (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) sft.
Cabaret Girl 33-1 (9-11) In touch, weakening when mistake 4 out, 10th of 13, 46l behind Run Ructions Run (10-7) at Newbury 2m 5f mares nov hcp hdl Listed (1) gs in Mar.
Cinematique (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, pushed along from 4th, lost place after 4 out, behind and eased from next, tailed off, last of 10, well behind In The Rough (11-12) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gf in Jul.
American World (FR) 12-1 (11-6) Reluctant to race, eventually got going & pu bef 1st, in a race won by Nevskij (12-2) at Ballynoe 3m ire ptp sft in Apr, 10 ran.
