held up in rear, shaken up approaching 4th, struggling 6th, never on terms
with leader, led approaching 2nd, headed 5th, led approaching 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon ridden, reagained lead approaching last, stayed on gamely, flat
held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake 4th, struggling 6th, never near leaders
held up in rear, pushed along and headway on outside approaching 5th, weakened after 3 out
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, 5th and weakening when blunderd 2 out
prominent, not fluent 3rd, pushed along 5th, weakened 3 out
led, headed approaching 2nd, pressed leader, led 5th to 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
mid-division, headway after 3rd, struggling 5th, weakened 3 out
took kean hold, held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway approaching 3 out, went 3rd between last 2, mistake last, never near front pair
mid-division, headway after 4th, challenged 3 out, led approaching 2 out, ridden and headed when mistake last, hung left flat, no extra
raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, mistake 4th, weakened approaching 6th, tailed off
Nonrunner
Pearl King is preferred to Southern Regent and Little Lu in a competitive handicap. There should be more to come from the Hobbs runner who has won six of the fourteen races that he has contested over fences and hurdles. He has been well placed by his canny trainer but proved that he has the scope to win a big prize when finishing fifth in the Swinton in May and is sure to have been primed to run a big race. Katies Tutor has taken the inevitable hike in the weights following his valuable success at Market Rasen whilst Sporazene never entirely convinces these days. Nortonthorpe Lad has been running really well of late but needs to pull out a bit more in this company whilst rain would put paid to Distiller's chances. Southern Regent is another that needs to take a big step forwards but he's lightly raced and the Indian Derby winner probably has the scope to do so. Little Lu has won her last two starts impressively and an 8lb rise for her latest success may not be enough to stop Alan Swinbank's mare from running a big race. The vote, though, goes the way of Peal King.
Katies Tuitor 7-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, headway after 3 out, led 2 out, stayed on well, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f lst hcp hdl (1) sft in Jul beating Advancement (10-1) by 4l, 15 ran.
Sporazene (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Held up, ridden approaching 3 out, chased leaders approaching next, soon weakened, 7th of 15, 16l behind Katies Tuitor (11-3) at Market Rasen 2m 1f lst hcp hdl (1) sft in Jul.
Pearl King (IRE) 6-4fav (11-11) Held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, hard ridden flat, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Warpath (11-4) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf in May.
Alph 20-1 (11-8) Held up, outpaced after 3 out, headway next, stayed on approaching last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Poquelin (11-6) at Sandown 2m hdl (2) gd in Apr.
Little Lu (IRE) 4-1 (11-11) Close up on outside, challenged going well 2 out, led last, ridden out flat, won at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd beating Ursis (11-11) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
O'Toole (IRE) 11-4 (11-0) Tracked leaders, weakened 8th, 3rd of 5, 33l behind Roby De Cimbre (10-11) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Jul.
Mister Benedictine 6-1 (11-9) Held up in touch, headway 3 out, effort next, ridden and kept on same pace approaching last, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Little Lu (11-11) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd.
Southern Regent (IND) 4-11fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, headway to lead after 3 out, clear when not fluent last, ridden out, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gd beating Bethanys Boy (11-5) by 7l, 13 ran.
Distiller (IRE) 10-11fav (11-7) Held up in touch, went 2nd approaching 7th, led 3 out, drew clear from 2 out, kept up to work flat, won at Worcester 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gd beating Runaround Sue (10-12) by 16l, 11 ran.
Nortonthorpe Lad (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, ridden 2 out, switched right to chase winner flat, ran on and just denied, 2nd of 10, shd behind Is It Me (11-12) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Jul.
Temple Place (IRE) 10-1 (11-8) Towards rear, weakened 5 out, blundered 2 out, 6th of 10, 42l behind Kristiansand (11-1) at Cartmel 2m 1f beg chs (4) gd in Jul.
Merryvale Man 33-1 (11-2) In touch, under pressure approaching 6th, soon lost place, 4th of 11, 46l behind Mango Catcher (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in May.
