held up in rear, effort when not fluent 4 out, soon beaten, jumped left 3 out, no extra
held up towards rear, pushed along after 10th, no impression, weakened and mistake 4 out
led, not fluent 10th, blundered badly and headed next, not recover, pulled up before 4 out
always handy enough, not clear run before 3 out, one pace and hanging left before 2 out, went 2nd and kept on flat, no impression on winner
chased leaders, not fluent 1st, went 2nd 3rd until slow 5th, pushed along after 8th, switched right before 2 out, no extra flat
mid-division on inside, headway after 11th, led before 2 out, comfortably
mid-division on outside, closed 4th, left in lead 11th, hung left before 3 out, hung left and headed approaching 2 out, lost 2nd flat, no extra towards finish
Dandridge is on a long losing run but has been fairly consistent lately, apart from one run at Stratford. He is certainly capable of this mark but Charlie Longsdon also run the back-to-form Western Miller and others arrive at the top of their game, though Demi Sang has struggled away from Cartmel. Darcy Ward was pulled up at last time at Market Rasen and Walt returns from a break while Lovato will need to improve on his chasing bow at Southwell. ASOCKASTAR couldn’t live with Demi Sang at Cartmel but is 7lb better and fancied to reverse that form over stiffer fences on this more conventional track.
Demi Sang (FR) 11-2 (11-12) Held up in rear, headway before 4 out, went 2nd after last, poised to challenge on bit turning in, shaken up to lead final 110 yards, driven out, readily, won at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Aug beating Asockastar (12-0) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Walt (IRE) 7-2fav (11-12) Held up behind, ridden after 13th, never able to get on terms, weakened from 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 8, dist behind Red Giant (11-3) at Perth 3m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Western Miller (IRE) 10-1 (11-10) Made all, clear before 3 out, jumped right 3 out, drifted right flat, unchallenged, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jun beating Wolfcatcher (11-6) by 13l, 8 ran.
Asockastar (IRE) 7-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders, headway to lead 10th, ridden turning in, kept on until headed and readily outpaced by winner final 110 yards, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Demi Sang (11-12) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Darcy Ward (FR) 7-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, lost place before 4 out, pulled up before next, at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp lst (1) gs in Jul.
Lovato (GER) 7-4fav (11-0) Held up, in touch 6th, shaken up 8th, outpaced after 4 out, weakened from 2 out, 4th of 6, 14 3/4l behind Utility (11-6) at Southwell 2m (4) gd in Aug.
Dandridge 8-1 (11-7) In touch, left 2nd 5 out, effort 3 out, soon ridden and one pace, kept on under pressure flat, held when lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Candy Burg (11-12) at Worcester 2m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
