chased clear leader, closed 4 out, led before hit 3 out, soon clear, reduced lead and ridden before 2 out, joined 2 out, headed between last 2, kept on same pace and no chance with easy winner
held up tracking leading trio, mistake 2nd, progress to 2nd travelling well and closed on leader before 2 out, upsides when mistake 2 out, led between last 2, clear when went right last, easily
wore ear plugs, tracked leading pair until slow jump and dropped to rear 1st, headway and closed to dispute 2nd well before 2 out, 3rd and beaten when veered sharply left soon after jumping 2 out
tracked leading pair 2nd, mistakes 4 out and next, soon beaten, tailed off
led, set strong pace and clear from 2nd, raced wide after, reduced lead 4 out, headed before next, weakened quickly well before next, tailed off
Charlie Longsdon's stable is in terrific form and he wouldn't be running wide-margin Stratford and Huntingdon winner Azure Fly in this if he didn't fancy his chances. The sharp track looks ideal but SEA LORD is still going from strength-to-strength and has already won in this grade. He's now on a six-timer and much stronger than when beaten 12 lengths by Life And Soul at Wetherby in April. Cool Macavity was never travelling when a couple of lengths behind Life And Soul at Newton Abbot last time and is worse off at the weights here while this may be all too much for Worcester scorer Hallings Comet.
Life And Soul (IRE) 7-2 (11-7) Led, ridden after 3 out, headed before next, soon no chance with front pair, 3rd of 5, 21l behind Rum And Butter (10-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-150 (2) gf in Aug.
Sea Lord (IRE) 15-8fav (11-10) Tracked leader, led approaching 2 out, ridden out, won at Perth 2m ltd hcp hdl (2) gd in Aug beating Now This Is It (10-10) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Azure Fly (IRE) Evensfav (11-5) Chased clear leader, closed 4th, hit next, soon led, soon edged left, ridden and ran on, comfortable, won at Huntingdon 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd beating Uriah Heep (10-12) by 10l, 12 ran.
Cool Macavity (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, chased leaders 4 out, outpaced on outside before 2 out, soon beaten, 4th of 5, 23l behind Rum And Butter (10-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-150 (2) gf in Aug.
Hallings Comet 4-1 (11-0) Took keen hold, made all, clear until 4th, clear again before 2 out, stayed on well, won at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Sep beating Carlton Jack (11-0) by 9l, 6 ran.
