held up in rear, headway 3rd, not fluent 7th, headway when not fluent 10th, ridden after 3 out, switched right approaching last, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner
mid-division, mistake 7th, lost place and ridden before next, pulled up after 9th
tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up in rear, headway 10th, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off
prominent, not fluent 7th, soon led, not fluent 8th, mistake 9th, headed next, mistake 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
led until before 2nd, prominent, ridden after 9th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
tracked leaders, led 10th, ridden approaching 2 out, headed last, no extra flat
led before 2nd, headed after 7th, lost touch approaching 10th, pulled up after
held up in mid-division, headway after 7th, mistake next, challenged 3 out, led last, stayed on well
held up, ridden after 9th, soon lost touch, pulled up after
Woolfall Treasure is a decent stayer on the Flat but his stamina over this extreme trip has to be taken on trust. Midnight Fun's bid for a five-timer may have been thwarted by a massive hike in the weights, while Haldibari has gone up 3lb for a narrow win at Uttoxeter. William Hogarth, who beat Scotsbrook Cloud over 3m at Ffos Las last month, is still fairly treated on his best form, however, and could be the biggest threat to TAE KWON DO. The latter has been in good form over fences and beat today's rival Princely Hero over the smaller obstacles over 2m7f here in August. Snake Charmer is consistent but has been well beaten off this mark lately and progressive staying chaser Rey Nacarado returns from a break. Shammy Buskins stays well but it's always a gamble on whether he'll consent to line-up with others so he's passed over here.
Scotsbrook Cloud 4-1 (11-1) Mid-division, mistake 4th, headway approaching 8th, chased winner from 3 out, driven after 2 out, held flat, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind William Hogarth (11-0) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gf in Aug.
William Hogarth 6-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders from 2nd, went 2nd after 7th, led going well before 3 out, stayed on well, in command flat, won at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gf in Aug beating Scotsbrook Cloud (11-1) by 2 3/4l, 8 ran.
Woolfall Treasure 14-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along approaching 8th, tailed off approaching 3 out, 20th of 21, well behind Ringaroses (11-0) at Aintree 3m hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) gd in Apr '10.
Midnight Fun 4-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th, left in lead 8th, not fluent 3 out or when clear last, comfortably, won at Stratford 2m 6f nh nov hdl (3) gf in Aug beating Teenage Kicks (11-3) by 3 1/2l, 4 ran.
Dais Return (IRE) 10-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, led and hit 2 out, clear before last, easily, won at Stratford 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in May beating Barnhill Brownie (11-12) by 10l, 11 ran.
Haldibari (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Led until 1st, chased leaders, mistake 2nd, ridden approaching 3 out, led last, stayed on, won at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf beating Point Blank (11-11) by 1 1/4l, 16 ran.
Rey Nacarado (IRE) 7-2 (10-1) Held up, took keen hold, headway 12th, ridden after 5 out, left 2nd 4 out, led last, driven out, won at Newbury 3m 2f hcp chs 0-140 (2) gd in Mar beating Maktu (11-12) by 2l, 9 ran.
Princely Hero (IRE) 9-2 (10-9) Tracked leaders, ridden 4out, soon one paced, 3rd of 7, 10l behind Shadow Dancer (11-4) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf.
Snake Charmer 6-1 (10-1) Stumbled badly 1st, in rear, headway after 7th, hit 9th, ridden before 3 out, went 2nd approaching 2 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 23l behind Los Nadis (10-8) at Perth 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs.
Tae Kwon Do (USA) 11-2 (11-9) Held up in touch, headway to chase leaders 6th, led narrowly soon after 10th, made rest, drew clear before 2 out, driven out (hand timed), won at Plumpton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf beating Clu Agus Cail (11-0) by 9l, 8 ran.
Shammy Buskins 3-1 (11-5) Very reluctant to race and started well behind, never really closed at all, went remote 3rd after last, 3rd of 6, 48l behind Bobs Law (10-12) at Worcester 3m nh nov hdl (4) gf in Aug.
