held up, headway when slightly hampered 4 out, led after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, ridden clear from last
mid-division, struggling 8th, well behind 4 out, tailed off
chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out
held up in rear, mistake 7th, ridden 3 out, some headway approaching 2 out, soon weakened
in touch, blundered 7th, weakened approaching 3 out
chased leaders to 5th, not fluent 7th, mistake 12th, weakened next
always behind, tailed off
prominent, blundered 9th, not fluent 11th, mistake 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out, pulled up before last
held up in rear, headway 3 out, stayed on flat to take 2nd post, no chance with winner
mid-division, headway approaching 13th, chased winner after 2 out, no impression last, lost 2nd post
in rear, headway under pressure after 2 out, never dangerous
chased leaders, led 6th to 9th, led 12th, headed after 3 out, weakened approaching last
led to 6th, led 9th to 12th, weakened approaching last
in touch, raced keenly, hard ridden before 2 out, weakened approaching last
always towards rear, behind 9th, tailed off 11th, pulled up before last
Free Gift has been in good form of late winning his last two starts but a 6lb rise for the latest of them at Bangor means that the Alner's runner has to race off a mark of 121 now and that may prevent the 11-year-old from completing a hat-trick with a better bet looking to be WAR OF THE WORLD, who is preferred to Tempsford. Jonjo O'Neill's gelding was pushed out to win by half-a-length at Market Rasen last month and was probably value for more than that so he cannot be discounted with the yard's runners continuing in good form racing off just a 6lb higher mark today. Neil Mulholland's Winsley Hill was another to win last time having been successful at Worcester last month and a 4lb rise for that seems perfectly fair so he is another to consider. Passato has been showing a consistent level of form of late and should again be thereabouts but he may just be a shade high in the weights. Prophete de Guye is closely matched with Free Gift on their running at Bangor in July and he is another worthy of a mention but for the vote we side with War Of The World. Tim Vaughan has a fantastic record with other trainer's cast offs and the Irish import may be worth chancing on his first start for his new handler.
War Of The World (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders mainly 5th on outer, headway to lead after 4 out, ridden and joined 2 out, soon headed, no extra from last, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Montero (11-10) at Limerick 2m 6f chs gd in Jul.
Commemoration Day (IRE) 13-2 (11-12) In rear, sometimes lacked fluency, ridden after 6th, well behind 9th, tailed off, 6th of 8, well behind Keepitsecret (11-4) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf in Jun.
Free Gift 13-2 (11-2) Tracked leader, led 9th, clear last, idled towards finish, won at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Jul beating Prophete De Guye (10-0) by 3l, 6 ran.
Some Craic (IRE) 6-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 31l behind He's A Hotshot (10-5) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Jul.
I Hear Thunder (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Led, mistake 2nd, headed 7th, chased winner until approaching 11th, soon weakened, well behind when mistake 3 out (water), last of 5, well behind Marrel (10-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-120 (3) sft in Aug.
Quarry Town (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Held up, tracked leaders 6th until weakened 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Ibberton (10-0) at Exeter 3m 6f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Apr, 7 ran.
Ursumman (IRE) 5-1 (11-7) Led until blundered and headed 2 out, onepace approching last, weakened flat, last of 4, 23l behind Evelith Echo (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Aug.
Winsley Hill 8-1 (11-9) Chased leading pair, not fluent 9th, led 14th, driven out, won at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Aug beating On You Go (11-9) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Tempsford (USA) 7-2 (11-4) Held up, steady headway 4 out, challenged going well last, soon led and carried head high, pushed out near finish, won at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Aug beating Divex (10-9) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Passato (GER) 7-2fav (11-1) Held up, headway approaching 8th, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 9l behind Marrel (9-13) at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Aug.
Brize Norton (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, mistake 2nd, headway approaching 3 out, carried head awkwardly approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 17, 5l behind Willies Way (12-0) at Newton Abbot 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Aug.
Hot Friend (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Prominent, moderate 4th before 4 out, 6th approaching 2 out where mistake, soon weakened, tailed off, 12th of 18, well behind Whatever Next (11-12) at Galway 2m 6f beg chase sft in Jul.
Spare Change (IRE) 9-1 (11-8) Led 1st, ridden and headed after 3 out, no extra in 4th 2 out, kept on same pace, 5th of 16, 11l behind Our Monty (11-7) at Ballinrobe 2m 6f hcp chs 0-109 in Jul.
Casadei (IRE) 25-1 (10-11) Mid-division, progress to track leaders after 4 out, 4th approaching 2 out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace without threatening approaching last, 3rd of 16, 5l behind Duers (11-10) at Tramore 2m 6f hcp chs 0-123 gf in Aug.
Bafana Boy 20-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, headway 14th, never reached leaders, went modest 4th after last, 4th of 9, 16l behind Sandhurst (11-12) at Cartmel 3m 2f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Jul.
Prophete de Guye (FR) 7-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway after 6th, went 2nd 8th, led after 9th until jumped slowly 10th, outpaced after 13th, weakening when left 3rd 3 out, left remote 2nd last, 2nd of 8, 15l behind Orfeo Conti (11-11) at Southwell 2m 5f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Aug.
