held up, weakened from 4 out
held up towards rear, chased leaders approaching 3 out, one pace from 2 out
held up in touch, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, weakened after 4 out
chased leader, led 1st, disputed lead until headed 8th, hit 4 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway 8th, soon dropped back to mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching next, kept on to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
held up mid-division, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd approaching 3 out, challenged next, every chance last, weakened flat, lost 2nd place towards finish
held up, chased leaders approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up, one pace from 3 out
chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened 2 out
held up towards rear, soon in touch, led approaching 3 out, challenged last, kept on well flat
held up mid-division, weakened approaching 5 out, pulled up after 4 out
led to 1st, disputed lead until led 8th, headed approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
held up, weakened approaching 4 out, soon tailed off
held up in touch, weakened approaching 3 out
Nonrunner
Stratford winner War Of The World missed a possible engagement last week and Tim Vaughan's gelding has to be respected but a 7lb higher mark than at Stratford makes this more difficult and it may be worth taking a chance with LORD RYEFORD, who gets the vote ahead of From Dawn To Dusk. The Philip Hobbs-trained gelding made up for lost time after missing the season before with two decent efforts last term, latterly when successful at Cheltenham in April, and he has to be considered having been raised just 3lbs for that win. Peter Bowen's Always Waining has dropped back to a winning mark but is hard to support on recent evidence and of more interest may be Paul Webber's De Soto, who was good value for his win at Bangor last time but is now 9lbs higher. Razor Royale is probably best watched on his reappearance as most of the runners from the stable of Nigel Twiston-Davies have looked to need the run first time up. Mr Robert has been mixing hurdling and chasing for Evan Williams of late and seems too high in the weights with a better bet looking to be Lord Ryeford. Tom George's gelding has been running consistently well of late and, having run well in defeat in a decent race at Newton Abbot last month, looks worth siding with off the same mark today.
Oumeyade (FR) 7-1 (11-2) Led until 2nd, with leader, hit 9th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off, 6th of 7, well behind Twist Magic (11-6) at Sandown 2m chs G 2 (1) gd in Apr.
Piano Star 14-1 (10-8) Rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression from 3 out, 9th of 20, 32l behind Ballyholland (10-9) at Galway 2m 6f hcp chs sft in Jul.
Always Waining (IRE) 9-1 (11-1) Pressed leader, jumped left 6th, led after 3 out, headed and not much room 2 out, weakened flat, 5th of 15, 13l behind Star of Germany (10-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f listed hcp chs (1) gf in Aug.
Lord Ryeford (IRE) 15-2 (11-0) Mid-division, not fluent 9th, ridden 4 out, headway approaching 2 out, switched right approaching last, went 4th flat, nearest finish, 4th of 15, 7l behind Star of Germany (10-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f listed hcp chs (1) gf in Aug.
Cool Operator 13-2 (11-12) Behind, struggling 5 out, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Cantgeton (10-1) at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Apr, 10 ran.
War Of The World (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Held up, headway when slightly hampered 4 out, led after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, ridden clear from last, won at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf beating Tempsford (10-12) by 4 1/2l, 15 ran.
From Dawn To Dusk 4-1fav (10-7) Mid-division, headway when hit 5th, led on bit 2 out, stayed on strongly, ridden out, won at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gd in Apr beating South O'The Border (10-0) by 4 1/2l, 12 ran.
Razor Royale (IRE) 4-1 (11-3) Towards rear, chased leaders from 4 out, ridden from 2 out, weakened from approaching last, 3rd of 9, 18l behind Chief Dan George (11-3) at Kelso 2m 6f nov stks (2) gd in Mar.
Mr Robert (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, tracked leaders 5 out, led approaching 4 out, headed 2 out, weakened flat, 5th of 17, 13l behind Backstage (10-1) at Ffos Las 3m 1f hcp chs (2) gd in Aug.
De Soto 8-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, reminders 6th, driven to lead after 3 out, soon clear, ran on well, won at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Aug beating Mizen Raven (11-3) by 7l, 12 ran.
Valley Ride (IRE) 7-2fav (11-7) In touch, driven and outpaced approaching 4 out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure to go 2nd, last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 13l behind Auroras Encore (11-8) at Ayr 3m 1f nov chs (2) gd in Apr.
Silver Adonis (IRE) 5-2fav (9-9) Held up, headway 6th, weakened last, 5th of 9, 16l behind Rajeh (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd.
Anothercoppercoast (IRE) 14-1 (10-2) Towards rear for most, never a factor, 12th of 18, 28l behind Northern Alliance (11-2) at Listowel 3m Ext hcp chs.
Golden Feather 10-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, lost place approaching 5th, behind after, tailed off and pulled up before last, in a race won by Woody Valentine (11-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd, 16 ran.
Chorizo (IRE) 3-1fav (11-8) Tracked leader, effort 3 out, outpaced when not fluent next, beaten when switched left last, 5th of 7, 14l behind Tempsford (11-4) at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Aug.
Livingonaknifedge (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, headway 2 out, went 2nd after last, weakened approaching elbow, 3rd of 10, 11l behind Reel Charmer (11-1) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp chs 0-120 (3) hvy in Aug.
