led until 1st, chased leaders, mistake 2nd, ridden approaching 3 out, led last, stayed on
held up in rear, jumped left and hit 7th, headway 9th, led and jumped left 2 out, mistake and headed last, stayed on same pace
held up towards rear, mistake 3 out, no impression
mid-division, headway 7th, close up on inside when hampered 2 out, stayed on same pace last
held up in rear, some headway approaching 3 out, no impression
prominent, ridden after 7th, lost place and hampered next, soon weakened
tracked leaders, led after 3rd, not fluent 7th, headed 2 out, stayed on same pace
towards rear, ridden after 7th, headway approaching 2 out, never nearer
led 1st until after 3rd, not fluent 5th, hampered 9th, soon lost place, tailed off
tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, lost place after 9th, tailed off
chased leaders, weakened approaching 2 out
mid-division, headway when mistake and jumped right 9th, continued to jump right, challenging when went violently right 3 out and 2 out, stayed on same pace last
mid-division, headway 4th, close up behind leaders when blundered 3 out, jumped left last, stayed on same pace
held up, never on terms
held up towards rear, behind 7th
Despite big weights, neither Haldibari nor course winner Point Blank can be ignored here. Very Cool and Call At Midnight both disappointed last time, however, while not even A P McCoy could inspire Folie A Deux to put his best foot forward at Hereford last week, though he is only 3lb higher than when scoring over hurdles over C&D in July. Stablemate Yabora is only a plater but Mumbles Pier is capable of improving on what he's shown so far this year and CONSULT makes plenty of appeal over this trip. Martin Keighley's four-year-old has been put up 5lb since finishing second over 2m4f at Bangor but gave every impression he'd progress again over further and gets the chance to prove that here.
Haldibari (IRE) 17-2 (10-6) Always prominent, led after 4 out, headed 2 out, soon ridden, rallied and every chance flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Red Not Blue (11-9) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Aug.
Point Blank (IRE) 3-1fav (11-12) Raced wide, held up in close 5th, went left 3rd, headway to 4th before 5th, weakened 3 out, eased before next, tailed off, went left last, 5th of 7, 41l behind King Olav (11-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gf in Aug.
Very Cool 11-2 (10-12) Mid-division, outpaced 4 out, weakened next, 9th of 11, 50l behind Red Not Blue (11-9) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Aug.
Mumbles Pier (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly 5th, not fluent and ridden 7th, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 7, 37l behind Drill Sergeant (11-12) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gf in Aug.
Call At Midnight 13-2 (11-3) Tracked leaders, lost place when hampered 4th, headway 13th, weakened 3 out, 8th of 9, 36l behind I'm The Decider (11-10) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Aug.
Yeoman Spirit (IRE) 7-2 (11-4) Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake 9th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Kristallo (10-9) at Southwell 3m clm hdl (5) gd in Aug, 14 ran.
Patriot (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Prominent, ridden 3out, never dangerous, 4th of 6, 44l behind Scotswell (10-0) at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Aug.
Yabora (FR) 9-2 (11-0) Held up in last, mistake 1st, not fluent 5th, well beaten after 3 out, last of 7, well behind Tae Kwon Do (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Aug.
Folie A Deux (IRE) 7-2 (11-2) Ran in snatches, 4th and struggling 8th, went 3rd approaching last, consented to stay on flat, no impression, 3rd of 5, 14l behind Intac (11-12) at Hereford 2m 3f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Aug.
Carndonagh (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, not always flunet, led 7th, headed 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 8th of 10, 27l behind Silver Lily (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Aug.
Call To Arms (IRE) 9-1 (10-8) Held up, closed 3rd, ridden and struggling after 4th, behind next, 5th of 8, 29l behind Cresswell Bramble (10-5) at Ffos Las 2m nh nov hdl (4) gf in Aug.
Midnight Gold 16-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, reminder 8th, lost place 14th, weakened next, tailed off, 8th of 11, 44l behind Templer (11-7) at Ffos Las 3m 1f hcp chs (2) gf in Aug.
Asia To Cuba (IRE) 8-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, pulled up after 1st, in a race won by Larkin (11-0) at Down Royal 2m 6f hcp hdl 80-109 gd in Aug, 20 ran.
Consult 4-1 (11-3) With leader, led 2nd, headed 2 out, every chance last, ran on, always just held, 2nd of 9, hd behind Caddie Master (11-12) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Aug.
Moon Melody (GER) 6-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, lost place approaching 5th, some late headway, no chance, 5th of 14, 17l behind French Seventyfive (11-9) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Aug.
Carmela Maria 20-1 (10-12) Mid-division, hit 6th, headway after 9th, went 2nd approaching last, kept on well, unable to reach winner, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Absolute Shambles (11-7) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Aug.
