tracked leaders, driven approaching 4 out, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, 4th and beaten when not fluent next, soon weakened, tailed off
held up in last pair, headway to go 2nd 4 out, ridden after next, hit 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression with winner
raced wide, tracked leading pair, led 5th, made rest, clear approaching 2 out, ridden and kept on flat
led or disputed lead to 5th chased leaders, went 3rd 3 out, no chance with leading pair before next
led or disputed lead to 5th, lost place 4 out, weakened next, tailed off
tended to jump right, held up in last pair, struggling 5th, ridden next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Living Proof has been well beaten in all her starts under Rules and is worth opposing, even in a weak contest like this. Free Falling and Flowerbud both lack a recent run, but HAPPY FLEET had a pipe-opener on the Flat in June and won this 12 months ago. Only 4lb higher this year, Natalie Lloyd-Bevis' eight-year-old can come out on top again as she receives plenty of weight from At Present, who was tailed off at Bangor last time, and Worcester third Catching Zeds, who may struggle to see out this trip.
At Present (IRE) 15-2 (10-7) Chased leaders to 6th, soon lost place and behind, no danger after, tailed off, 6th of 9, well behind Seedless (10-10) at Bangor 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Jul.
Catching Zeds 9-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, every chance 3 out, led next, soon hung right and strongly challenged, headed after last, faded, 3rd of 11, 13l behind Fine Lace (10-13) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Aug.
Living Proof (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Behind, headway on inside 4 out, ridden and outpaced approaching 2 out, soon no impression, 6th of 13, 23l behind Absolute Shambles (10-4) at Bangor 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Jul.
Free Falling 18-1 (11-8) Tracked leader, lost place after 4th, soon behind, pulled up 3 out, in a race won by Molly Round (10-7) at Towcester 2m 3f am hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft in Jan, 14 ran.
Flowerbud 150-1 (10-5) Behind from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Dawn At Sea (11-8) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Feb '10, 15 ran.
Mrs Peacock (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) In rear, ridden 8th, behind 10th, pulled up after 14th, in a race won by Chase Gate (11-5) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp 0-100 (4) gf in Jul, 16 ran.
Happy Fleet 15-2 (10-9) Jumped right, mid-division, not fluent 3rd, hit next, went 4th approaching 2 out, no impression, 4th of 12, 30l behind Winning Show (10-5) at Fontwell 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Sep '10.
