mid-division in 4th, weakened from 3 out
chased leaders, not fluent when led 2 out, hit next, drew clear from home bend
led, headed 3 out, soon led again, headed 2 out, no chance with winner from home bend
always behind, weakened from 3 out, tailed off
chased leader, led 3 out, soon headed, weakened from next
towards rear, pushed along approaching 2 out, soon weakened
in rear, chased leaders from last, no impression
HEEZ A STEEL looks well treated and gets the vote to land the finale at the expense of More Equity and Rare Coincidence. The selection is still winless in nineteen starts which is a concern, however his recent from looks the pick on paper. He finished an eyecatching second behind Breakwater House at Kelso last time out and he is only one pound worse off for that performance. If he recaptures that form then he ought to be good enough to break his maiden tag. More Equity will pose as the main danger having won back to back races at Hexham and Cartmel. He is now thirteen pounds higher in the weights since the first of those wins and it will remain to be seen if he is now within the grip of the handicapper. Rare Coincidence has been a good servant to his connections over the years winning sixteen races in total. He did run with respect when finishing third at this venue last month but improvement will be required. Heez A Steel is in great form of late and takes preference to land the finale.
Imtihan (IRE) 15-2 (10-12) Tracked leader until approaching 7th, weakened approaching 15th, tailed off, 7th of 9, well behind Native City (11-7) at Southwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Heez A Steel (IRE) 4-1fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and tracked winner approaching last, driven to challenge flat, no extra close home, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Breakwater House (11-0) at Kelso 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in May.
Rare Coincidence 16-1 (11-7) Led, ridden and headed approaching last, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind More Equity (10-9) at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Jul.
Last Pioneer (IRE) 9-2 (10-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along after 5th, weakened approaching 7th, 7th of 13, 44l behind Corum (10-9) at Uttoxeter 2m sll hdl (4-8yo) (5) gd in Jul.
Michaels Dream (IRE) 12-1 (10-8) Raced keenly, with leader, led approaching 2nd until before next, chased leader until after 7th, ridden 8th, weakened 9th, 8th of 15, 34l behind Arctic Shadow (11-3) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Jul.
Wotchalike (IRE) 9-2fav (10-9) Held up mid-division, soon tracking leaders, mistake 3 out, led approaching last, kept on well, driven out, won at Perth 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Jul beating Nigwell Forbees (10-3) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Emotive 9-2 (10-6) Held up, headway to chase leaders approaching 2 out, one pace from last, 4th of 8, 7l behind Lindseyfield Lodge (10-6) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in May.
More Equity 6-1 (10-9) Mid-division, not fluent 5th, pushed along 8th, outpaced 3 out, rallied 2 out, stayed on under pressure flat to lead towards finish, won at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Jul beating Mystified (10-7) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
