led, ridden and clear flat, quickly weakened and headed last 50 yards
with leader, mistake 8th (water), joined leader 11th, ridden and weakened before 2 out
tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along before 4 out, ridden before 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, looked held after last, kept on well to lead last 50 yards
Nonrunner
Jason Maguire's presence on board Fool's Wildcat suggests he's regarded as the pick of Gordon Elliott's trio but he's not exactly reliable and it would be no surprise if either Cottage Oak or Definite All Star won that particular battle. Now This Is It won at Cartmel on his penultimate start but was easily brushed aside by Pure Faith over 2m here last month. Khorun still has time on his side, but we'll take a chance on Karen McLintock's GOLDEN VIEW on his chasing debut. A winning pointer, his trainer clearly has no qualms about sending the six-year-old straight over fences after four runs in bumpers which resulted in three places and a win at Hexham last month.
Fool's Wildcat (USA) 20-1 (11-7) Rear of mid-division, no impression before 3 out, 12th of 16, 26l behind Nivek's Dream (11-2) at Bellewstown 2m 1f hcp hdl 8Evens09 gf.
Golden View (IRE) 11-4 (11-8) Led to halfway, ridden over 1f out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 21l behind Atlanta Falcon (11-8) at Hexham 2m NH flat (6) gd in Jun.
Khorun (GER) 15-2 (11-0) Chased leaders, went 3rd after 10th, outpaced by leading duo 4 out, lost modest 3rd 3 out, weakened and pulled up before last, in a race won by Ostland (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 6f beg chase (4) gd in May, 7 ran.
Cottage Oak (IRE) 7-1 (11-10) Prominent, dropped to moderate 4th 4 out, soon no extra, dropped to poor 5th 2 out, 5th of 10, well behind Mossey Joe (11-10) at Killarney 2m 6f nov chs gd in May.
Now This Is It (IRE) 4-6fav (11-5) Not fluent throughout, took keen hold, blundered 4 out, headway to chase winner 3 out, upsides 2 out, ridden and every chance after last, upsides when no room last 100 yards, soon eased, 2nd of 4, 3 1/2l behind Pure Faith (11-5) at Perth 2m nov chs (4) gs in Jun.
Definite All Star (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Soon mid-division, closer in 4th after 3 out, no impression from before straight, 6th of 16, 28l behind Air Chief (11-7) at Limerick 2m 1f beg chs gd.
