led, headed 2 out, ridden approaching and blundered last, weakened flat
held up towards rear, never dangerous
held up towards rear, weakened approaching 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
in rear, some headway approaching 3 out, kept on, no impression
tracked leaders, went 2nd and going well approaching 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed flat, no extra
with leader, mistake 8th, pushed along approaching 10th, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, hit 9th, headway approaching 3 out, ridden flat, kept on well to lead towards finish
held up mid-division, reminders and weakened after 5 out
held up mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, in 4th when blundered 3 out, soon weakened
With the ground appearing to be against Knight Legend, Another Ambition and Retrievethelegend we will side with QUITO DU TRESOR to win this handicap chase. The other trio would certainly have claims if the ground got soft, but with little prospect of that they have to charter unknown territory to win. Quito Du Tresor has nothing to prove on a sound surface and certainly stays this far, though he also has a bit to prove himself given that he has not yet won from a mark this high. Today could be the day. Stagecoach Amber has a similar profile, going well on this ground but plenty high enough in the weights, and he is also not nearly in such good recent form. Soubriquet has gone up 8lbs for winning at Sedgefield and may not have enough to repeat the dose and we will stick with Quito Du Tresor.
Knight Legend (IRE) 11-1 (11-12) With leader 1st, led and jumped right from next, went badly right from 6th, headed after 5 out, mistake 4 out, weakened 2 out, 4th of 7, 18l behind Neutrino (10-0) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf in Jun.
Storymaker 8-1 (10-11) Mid-division, plugged on same pace from 2 out, 7th of 12, 19l behind King Troy (11-12) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp chs 0-140 (2) gf in May.
Another Ambition (IRE) 20-1 (10-2) Mid-division best, no impression from 3 out, 12th of 23, 36l behind Battlefront (9-10) at Punchestown 2m hcp chs 0-140 gd in Apr.
Retrievethelegend (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Attempted to make all, ridden and joined after 2 out, headed after last, no extra run-in, 5th of 16, 9l behind Lough Ferrib (11-11) at Sligo 2m 2f hcp hdl 8Evens09 gd in May.
Quito Du Tresor (FR) 13-8 (10-10) Tracked leader, led 4th, hit next, not fluent and headed 8th, just over 2 lenghts 4th when blundered and nearly unseated rider 3 out, great recovery, soon weakened, 3rd of 4, 23l behind Smack That (10-10) at Aintree 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Jun.
Stagecoach Amber (USA) 9-1 (11-3) Led until 2nd, led 6th, soon headed, hit 11th, weakened approaching 4 out, blundered 3 out, 4th of 8, 26l behind Polyfast (11-8) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Jun.
Native Coral (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, reminder after 12th, stumbled next, headway to chase leaders after 5 out, weakened approaching 2 out, tailed off, 6th of 9, 50l behind Sheriff Hutton (11-12) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf in May.
Soubriquet (IRE) 18-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 10th, led 2 out, kept on from last, driven out, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Jun beating General Hardi (11-12) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
King Roonah Evensfav (11-12) Close up, joined leader 3 out, led after 2 out, ridden and headed last 100 yards, weakened towards finish, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Fair Spin (10-4) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf in May.
More Equity 22-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, lost place 10th, 8th and beaten when blundered 3 out, 7th of 9, 32l behind Award Winner (10-13) at Carlisle 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Mar.
