held up last, mistake 10th, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway 11th, ridden 12th, weakened 3 out
towards rear, headway on bit and led 12th, ridden 2 out, driven out from last, comfortably
mid-division, headway on bit 12th, ridden and chased winner 3 out, ran on flat
held up towards rear, ridden 11th, stayed on same pace from 2 out
prominent, ridden 12th, weakened approaching 3 out
always towards rear, lost place 6th, no impression
chased leader, ridden 12th, soon weakened
held up mid-division ridden 11th, soon weakened
led to 12th, soon ridden, stayed on gamely flat
The selection is Romany Dream, the dangers, in our view, are Quiet Millfit, Eau Pure, Saby and Master, and the synopsis as follows. Quiet Millfit ran well over course and distance from a higher mark in this race last year and can be given a chance based on that. Celtic Star's third over a slightly longer trip here last time brings him into the mix, while Romany Dream has course and distance form from around today's mark earlier in the year to afford him plenty of respect, and he is also a course and distance winner. Eau Pure has also won here and is also back to a reasonable mark and, if the first-time blinkers help, he can go well. Paul Webber's point-to-point recruit, Thalys, is one to glance at in the betting, while Saby is well-weighted based on his form of last October and he steps up in trip today. Finally, Master T's novice chase success at Huntingdon last time affords this generally-consistent type respect today. However, with most of the others racing from out of the weights, we will just side with Romany Dream.
Master T (USA) 13-2 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway 10th, chasing leader when not fluent 2 out, ridden and ran on to lead flat, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov chs (E) gf in Jun beating Don Valentino (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Saby (FR) 3-1 (10-5) Chased leaders until lost position 5th, not a danger after, 7th of 11, 7l behind Jack Durrance (10-2) at N Abbot 2m 1f cnd hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gf in Aug.
Thalys (GER) 12-1 (11-0) pulled up in race won by Little Brown Bear (11-0) at Cottenham 3m ptp gf in Mar, 11 ran.
Eau Pure (FR) 9-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway 8th, chased leaders after 4 out, one pace from next, 4th of 15, 15l behind Maidstone Monument (10-3) at N Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (E) gf in Jun.
Romany Dream 10-1 (9-12) Slowly away, always behind, 6th of 9, 10l behind Joey Tribbiani (10-10) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (D) gd.
Celtic Star (IRE) 13-2 (9-13) Tracked leader, led 9th, headed 11th, led again 13th, headed 3 out, led again 2 out, all out when headed approaching last, one pace, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Native Daisy (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-110 (E) gf.
Quiet Millfit (USA) 9-1 (10-0) Never going well in rear, reminder after 6th, driven and jumped right 9th, tailing off when blundered and fell next fell 4 out in race won by Blakeney Coast (9-11) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (E) gd in May, 8 ran.
Johnny Grand 33-1 (11-3) Behind, some late headway, never dangerous, 6th of 16, 24l behind Tudor King (11-9) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-90 (F) gf.
