held up in last trio, steady headway 13th, chased leaders 4 out, went 2nd before the last, kept on same pace and no chance with winner
chased leader until pushed along after 3 out,chased leading pair until approaching next, weakened between last two, mistake and lost modest 4th last
held up in last pair, not fluent 14th, driven in 5th and no impression after 3 out, went modest 4th last
raced keenly, led, reached for 7th, headed approaching 2 out, ridden and lost 2nd before the last, kept on same pace in 3rd
chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 4th (water), rallied chasing leaders 6th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
chased leaders, 2nd after 3 out, led approaching 2 out, came clear after 2 out, stayed on well, easily
held up in rear, never involved
never fluent, mistake 1st, chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 9th, rallied 15th, driven in 3rd after 4 out, weakened 2 out
Kilfinichen Bay has been highly tried since winning on heavy going at Uttoxeter in April but faces no easy task here giving 10lb to chasing debutant FINGERONTHESWITCH. Neil Mulholland'ssix-year-old has already won between the flags so shouldn't have any problem with the transition from hurdles to fences – he achieved a rating of 138 over the smaller obstacles in the spring. Lady Of Longstone will have learnt plenty from her third at Worcester and Colin Tizzard runs two. Kingscourt Native's record over fences is less than impressive and Aidan Coleman prefers winning pointer Tempestatefloresco, even though he's having his first start under Rules.
Kilfinichen Bay (IRE) 20-1 (10-9) Led early, chased leader, lost place 5 out, behind when pulled up 3 out, at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp lst (1) gd in Jul.
Devon General 4-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, ridden before 3 out, no extra before last, 6th of 15, 25l behind Tir Dubh (10-7) at Worcester 2m 7f mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Fingerontheswitch (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, outpaced after next, 8th of 19, 35l behind The Eaglehaslanded (10-6) at Cheltenham 3m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Kingscourt Native (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, ridden 3 out, stayed on same pace from next, lost 3rd flat, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Kayla (10-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Oscars Way (IRE) 22-1 (10-13) Prominent, ridden and weakened well before 4 out, pulled up after, at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Tempestatefloresco 2-1 (12-0) (tt) stdy hdwy 10; qcknd to ld bet last 2; held on wl flat, won at Bratton Down 3m fm in Jun beating Fourstar River (12-0) by 2l, 8 ran.
Bennys Girl (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Held up, in mid-division, lost place before 9th, behind after 12th, pulled up before 4 out, at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Lady Of Longstone (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) Jumped right 1st, chasing leaders when not fluent 3rd, 2nd 10th, challenged next until not fluent 4 out, no impression from 3 out, 3rd of 8, 10l behind Mr Shantu (11-7) at Worcester 2m 7f (4) gd in Jul.
