held up in rear, not always fluent, some headway after 5th but still no impression, left 3rd 2 out, closed last, rider lost iron and rein briefly and led flat, stayed on well
prominent, not fluent 1st, 2 lengths down when left in lead 2 out, mistake last, headed flat, no extra
held up, closed after 2nd, soon lost place, well beaten from 5th
always towards rear, well beaten from 5th
chased leaders, outpaced before 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out
pulled hard, prominent, not fluent 4th, ridden before 3 out, left 2nd 2 out, led flat, soon headed and no impression on winner
led, ridden and 2 lengths ahead when fell 2 out
Evita Du Mesnil will probably start favourite but has been well beaten in both starts so far over timber. MISS ZIP made late headway behind more experienced rivals at Ffos Las and Evan Williams’ mare might be the one to beat today if ridden closer to the pace. Malina Ocarina has placed twice in bumpers but Cardy hasn’t taken to jumping so far.
Cardy (IRE) 10-1 (10-7) Held up, always behind, lost touch 4 out, continued tailed off, 6th of 7, dist behind Toshima (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Evita Du Mesnil (FR) 11-4 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway 5th, 3rd 3 out, weakened into 4th 2 out, 4th of 8, 25l behind Bannixtown Glory (11-0) at Worcester 2m mdn (5) gd in Jul.
Miss Zip (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, not fluent when some headway 8th, no impression on leaders, went 4th flat, 4th of 10, 16 1/4l behind Barranco Valley (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Jun.
Vinnie's Icon (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Held up in mid-division, lost place 5f out, hampered on inside 4f out, headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 13, 12 1/4l behind Squaw Vallee (11-0) at Worcester 2m (5) gd in Jul.
Approaching Menace 20-1 (8-3) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 5 1/2l behind The Resdev Way (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in May.
Artichoke Heart 40-1 (10-9) Mid-division, plugged on in modest 4th after 2 out, 4th of 11, 28 1/4l behind See The Sea (10-12) at Cartmel 2m 1f (4) gd in Jun.
Malina Ocarina 11-4 (10-10) Tracked front pair, switched towards outside 4f out, ridden and effort 2f out, kept on same pace, not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 4, 4 1/2l behind On The Quiet (10-10) at Ffos Las 2m (5) gd in Jul.