raced keenly, held up, steady headway 3 out, led last, ridden and kept on until headed and no extra final 75 yards
raced keenly, led to 4th, led again next, headed 2 out, soon ridden and edged left, one pace approaching last
held up, some headway when not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, 5th and beaten when hit last
held up, outpaced 4 out, never dangerous
chased leaders, lost place 4th, soon behind
pressed leader, led 4th, not fluent and headed next, ridden and lost place approaching 2 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, headway 4th, led 2 out, ridden and headed last, rallied to lead again final 75 yards
tracked leaders, effort and every chance approaching 2 out, soon ridden and one pace
ROMAN VILLA is the call with Summer Soul and Jordan's Light the ones to chase him home. Roman Villa was set to race over chase fences at Sedgefield on Tuesday. Provided that those exertions have not taken the edge off him, on some of his earlier form, he is realistically too good for this level. Summer Soul will be popular with those who back on official figures. He has ran well at the course previously but the combination of a drop in trip and two moderate recent runs are offputting. Jordan's Light hasn't had too many chances over hurdles. Two miles looks to be his trip although a recent pipe opener on the flat yielded little fruit. Diktatorial was moderate over hurdles in Novice company and would need to improve to win this. Blues In The Night had a degree of ability when trained by Peter Makin but has shown nothing since heading to Ireland. Nicki Bridge is a winner in the grade but was well beaten last time out. Nevsky Bridge is a modest chasing mare. Frith's career peaked as a juvenile in the Racing Post trophy and has been on a sharp decline ever since. Roman Villa should be up to seeing off this motley bunch.
Roman Villa (USA) 11-8 (11-12) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra approaching 3 out, soon weakened and pulled up in race won by Royal Approval (11-7) at Downpatrick 2m 2f hdl gs in Aug, 6 ran.
Summer Soul (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Towards rear, lost place 4 out and pulled up 3 out in race won by Charlie Crab (11-11) at Perth 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Jul, 7 ran.
Diktatorial 7-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, ridden and outpaced after 4 out, 5th of 11, 20l behind Tucker (11-0) at Wetherby 2m cnd nov hdl (4) gf in May.
Blues In The Night (IRE) 25-1 (10-5) Mid-division, 8th after 4 out, no extra after next, eased straight, 14th of 16, well behind Waittillitellyou (10-4) at Fairyhouse 3m amt hcp hdl 0-120 gs in Jul.
Earth Master (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, tailed off, 17th of 20, well behind Noble Commander (11-12) at Down Royal 2m 4f mdn hdl gs.
Frith (IRE) 33-1 (11-1) Mid-division, ridden 3 out, no impression, 8th of 15, well behind Driversford (10-5) at Perth 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in Jul '07.
Nicki Boy (GER) 7-4fav (10-8) In touch, headway under pressure to chase leaders approaching 3 out, weakened after next, 5th of 12, 27l behind Irish Whispers (10-5) at Fontwell 2m 4f clm hdl (5) gd.
Nevsky Bridge 14-1 (10-6) Held up, headway approaching 8th, beaten approaching 2 out, 6th of 13, 26l behind McQueen (10-9) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Aug.
Jordan's Light (USA) 9-2 (10-7) In touch, headway approaching last, ridden and kept on flat, no impression, 2nd of 10, 10l behind Laureldean Melody (10-7) at Cartmel 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gs in Aug.
