held up, jumped slowly 3 out, soon outpaced, not fluent and weakened next
held up in rear, headway 2 out, went 2nd flat, stayed on, no impression on winner
chased leaders, not fluent 4th, effort 3 out, every chance next, edged left last, no extra towards finish
chased leader, not fluent 5th, not much room 2 out, outpaced before last
led, not fluent 5th, jumped right 2 out, headed and hampered last, stayed on same pace flat
held up, headway 3 out, led and went left last, stayed on well
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Nonrunner
Deep Resolve won on the Flat earlier this month but his ability to handle this much quicker ground has to be taken on trust. It's more than two years since Irish raider Lisbon last ran over hurdles while Oliver's Gold continues to look in the handicapper's grip and Makethedifference carries a penalty for his victory at Perth. Cooking Fat should have improved for his run at Sedgefield and still has some scope so makes more appeal than Changing The Guard and Franciscan but CAPTAIN BROWN's win at Cartmel will have boosted his confidence and he can follow up with the quicker going not expected to bother him.
Franciscan 14-1 (10-8) Close up, led briefly 8th, ridden and weakened quickly approaching 2 out, last of 8, dist behind Court Minstrel (11-4) at Perth 2m hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Captain Brown 10-1 (11-5) Towards rear, pushed along before last and headway, led run-in 1f out, kept on well, won at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (3) gs in Aug beating Chebsey Beau (11-12) by 3 1/4l, 9 ran.
Lisbon (IRE) 15-8fav (11-8) Tracked leader, left in lead 2nd, headed next, led again 9th, clear next, easily, won at Newton Abbot 2m hcp (4) gs in Aug beating Marky Bob (10-8) by 7l, 6 ran.
Oliver's Gold 9-1 (11-12) In rear, headway before 2 out, chased leader before last, about 6 lengths down when left in lead and hampered last, soon headed, no extra, 2nd of 5, 5l behind Heist (11-2) at Sedgefield 2m hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Changing The Guard 6-4fav (10-12) Tracked leader, disputed lead before 6th, led after 3 out, hard pressed next, ridden and headed before last, kept on flat, held near finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind A Little Bit Dusty (11-4) at Southwell 2m (5) gd in Aug.
Makethedifference (IRE) 7-2fav (11-3) Mid-division, not fluent 2nd, closed from 5th, challenging when hit 2 out, led before last, shaken up to assert flat, readily, won at Perth 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep beating Dynamic Drive (10-13) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Cooking Fat 20-1 (11-12) Held up in last pair, headway on long run before 2 out, hit 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 7, 24 3/4l behind Grams And Ounces (10-6) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Deep Resolve (IRE) 9-2fav (11-2) Chased leaders, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, held on gamely close home, won at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Sep beating The Ducking Stool (11-3) by hd, 10 ran.
