held up in rear, pushed along after 7, tailed off from 3 out
held up towards rear, pushed along approaching 3 out, some headway approaching next, never dangerous
held up in touch, no impression from 2 out
held up mid-division, chased winner after 3 out, weakened from next
held up, pushed along approaching 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
held up towards rear, never dangerous
held up, chased leaders after 3 out, every chance last, no extra towards finish
held up, pushed along 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
tracked clear leader, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
held up, headway 3 out, weakened from next
led, soon clear until 3 out, headed approaching next, soon weakened
always towards rear
chased leaders until lost place from 6th
Peter Monteith's MORE EQUITY has shown improved form this term with wins at Hexham and Cartmel and, having only been raised 5lbs for the latest of them, he looks more than capable of completing a hat-trick that he is taken to do with the main dangers rated as Lawgiver and Bijou Dan. George Moore's gelding improved from previous efforts over hurdles when running out the easy winner of a novice hurdle here over the extended two miles last time. As he stays two miles on the flat, the longer trip should not be a problem for the eight-year-old but of more concern may be the fact that he has been raised 10lbs since that success. Lahib The Fifth has slipped to a decent mark after some disappointing efforts but showed signs of a return to form here last time, while Jennie Candlish's Downing Street was not disgraced behind Englishtown at Southwell on his most recent start over timber but disappointed on the level at York last month. Evelyn Slack's Woody Valentine has been running consistently well but looks plenty high enough in the weights and of more interest may be Essifer, who has shown better form in Ireland of late. Marjorie Fife's Lawgiver has done little wrong of late and should again be involved at the finish but a better bet looks to be More Equity, who gets the vote to win again.
Essifer (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Held up in touch, 6th and ridden after 3 out, 5th and no impression from last, 5th of 7, 7l behind Indian Spring (11-12) at Downpatrick 2m 2f hdl gf in Aug.
Downing Street (IRE) 9-1 (11-3) Held up, hampered bend after 6th, headway 2 out, kept on, no impression, 3rd of 9, 8l behind Englishtown (11-9) at Southwell 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Jul.
Woody Valentine (USA) 9-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders, lost place when mistake 3f out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 34l behind Front Rank (10-13) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Aug.
Bijou Dan 9-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, led 3 out, ran on well flat, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Aug beating We're Delighted (10-11) by 5l, 11 ran.
Lawgiver (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Held up mid-division, went 2nd approaching 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 17, 2 1/2l behind Whats Up Bob (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jun.
More Equity 6-1 (10-9) Mid-division, not fluent 5th, pushed along 8th, outpaced 3 out, rallied 2 out, stayed on under pressure flat to lead towards finish, won at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Jul beating Mystified (10-7) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Peafield Supreme (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Mid-division, 10th halfway, ridden in moderate 9th and no impression 2 out, kept on one pace from before last, 8th of 15, 36l behind Sir Ejay (11-6) at Downpatrick 2m 6f hcp hdl 80-95 gd in Jul.
Longdale 4-1 (11-5) In rear, mistake 3rd, headway 7th, chased winner after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 11, 15l behind Goldan Jess (11-3) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Aug.
Royal Flynn 12-1 (11-0) Held up, ridden and outpaced 3 out, kept on same pace from next, never dangerous, 4th of 9, 20l behind Calculaite (11-10) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Jun.
Gilo 33-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 3 out, no extra in 4th 2 out, kept on one pace, 6th of 13, 21l behind Nino Cochise (11-7) at Down Royal 2m hdl in Aug.
Lahib The Fifth (IRE) 12-1 (10-10) Held up, headway 5th, went second approaching last, no impression on winner, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Goldan Jess (11-3) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Aug.
Desert Soul 16-1 (10-11) Led, hit 7th, headed after 4 out, ridden and weakened next, tailed off, 7th of 10, well behind Dunaskin (11-0) at Cartmel 2m 6f mdn hdl (5) sft in Aug.
Cumbrian Knight (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) In rear, struggling halfway, some late headway from 2 out, never dangerous, 9th of 16, 28l behind It's Bertie (10-8) at Catterick 2m 3f am hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Dec.
Private Affair 28-1 (10-9) In touch, weakened approaching 3 out, mistake 2 out, took remote 3rd last, 3rd of 8, 28l behind Word Of Warning (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Aug.
