led until after 4th, remained prominent, led again after 7th, headed after last, stayed on well
held up mid-division, under pressure 10th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out
behind, headway 10th, chased leaders 2 out, stayed on strongly under pressure nearest finish
held up in touch, lost place 10th, behind when pulled up 2 out
behind, not fluent 8th or 9th, headway under pressure 3 out, hard ridden to challenge before last, kept on to lead post
held up in touch, effort 7th, one pace approaching 2 out
held up in touch, lost place 8th, behind when pulled up 3 out
prominent, led after 4th, not fluent 6th, headed after next, rallied and effort 3 out, soon weakened
soon in touch, blundered 10th, weakened 2 out
held up, not fluent 1st, never dangerous
held up mid-division, weakened 8th, behind when pulled up 5 out
SHANAHAN has been a model of consistency this summer without getting his head in front but is the form pick to get back into the winners enclosure at the expense of Storm Prospect and Russian Invader. The selection is yet to win for inform trainer Tim Vaughan but has shown enough ability to win again at this level. He is only two pounds higher since finishing third to Burgess Hill at Perth last month and with a clear round of jumping he is sure to be in the shake up come the business end of the race. Storm Prospect has not won for over a year but has been knocking on the door of late and was not beaten far when second to Veiled Applause at Hexham last time out. He has been dropped four pounds since and has Tony McCoy booked to ride so he is guaranteed his supporters. Russian Invader has not won for a long time but has been running well of late. He was not beaten far after finishing second at Bangor last time out but he has lost that winning thread and is possibly best watched for the short term. Shanahan still looks potentially well treated and takes preference.
It's A Roofer (IRE) 28-1 (10-12) Raced keenly, led until 7th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 5, 35l behind Rodrigo Gonzales (10-12) at Bangor 2m 4f nov stks (4) gd in Jul.
Storm Prospect 8-1 (11-4) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway under pressure 2 out, effort approaching last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 12, 4l behind Veiled Applause (11-10) at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Jun.
Just Like That 10-1 (11-6) Held up, chased leaders approaching 3 out, kept on from last, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Safari Adventures (11-9) at Southwell 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Jul.
Greengables (IRE) 10-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders in 4th, 4rd 4 out, dropped to 6th after 2 out, soon weakened, 8th of 15, 44l behind Chaussettes (11-5) at Downpatrick 2m 6f hcp hdl 80-95 gf.
Shanahan (IRE) 4-1 (11-8) Tracked leader and keen, blundered 6th, ridden after 2 out, stayed on flat, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Burgess Hill (11-5) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs in Jul.
Pipers Legend 10-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, behind after 11th, blundered 13th, soon weakened, pulled up before last, in a race won by River Ripples (11-4) at Stratford 2m 7f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Jul, 8 ran.
Chevaux Loco (IRE) 66-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway when hampered 5th, ridden 4 out, soon weakened, virtually pulled himself up near finish, tailed off, 6th of 12, well behind El Bandindos (11-12) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Jun.
Ta An Athas Orm (IRE) 7-1 (11-8) Prominent, went 2nd 4th, pushed along approaching 9th, weakened after 2 out, 5th of 10, 35l behind Agglestone Rock (10-7) at Cartmel 2m 1f beg chs (4) gd in Jul.
Morenito (FR) 9-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, hit 8th, ridden and weakened after 4 out, last of 8, well behind Dune Raider (11-12) at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd.
Charlottes Webb (IRE) 12-1 (11-9) Led until 3rd, chased leaders, ridden approaching 9th, soon weakened, 5th of 11, 29l behind Orion Express (10-6) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in May.
Royal China (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) With leaders, led 2nd to 3rd, led 5th, mistake 7th, soon headed, weakened approaching 9th, tailed off, 10th of 13, well behind William Butler (10-7) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Sep.
Russian Invader (IRE) 9-4fav (10-4) In rear, headway approaching 4 out, chased winner before 3 out, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, beaten approaching last, one pace, 2nd of 6, 7l behind Beherayn (11-11) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Jul.
