held up, good headway 8th, joined winner from next until approaching 3 out, soon weakened
raced wide, chased leaders, lost place 5th, some headway approaching 3 out, but never on terms
led until mistake and headed 3 out, soon ridden, stayed challenging until led near finish
took keen hold, held up, lost touch approaching 7th
held up, headway 6th, mistake 7th, weakened 8th, tailed off
mid-division, smooth headway 8th, led after 3 out, but strongly pressed, hung left flat, headed near finish
mistakes, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 8th
with winner until mistake 8th, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off, dismounted after finish
mid-division, behind from 8th, tailed off
prominent, ridden approaching 8th, outpaced approaching 3 out, rallied flat, stayed on well
took keen hold in touch and not always fluent, weakened 3 out
pulled hard, chased leaders, weakening when mistake 8th, tailed off
held up, never dangerous
in touch until weakened after 8th
The King Of Angels is the pick over Brave Benefactor, Curragh View and Seymour Weld, with Rowdy Yeats an interesting newcomer. The King Of Angels put in an eye catching debut performance at Uttoxeter last month, making the odds-on favourite Capt Jack pull out all the stops, the pair slugging it out in the straight to finish 32-lengths clear of the third. This 446,000 euros purchase was very well backed in the ring that day, and connections will be confident of getting the losses back soon. A half-brother to chaser Carlingford Gale, he has shown enough to suggest that he will be one to follow this winter, and with Tony McCoy in the saddle now, can pay to follow here. Brave Benefactor is well-related, being a half-brother to the useful Bob Bob Bobbin, and he will appreciate the step up to three miles judged on his staying on second at Fontwell. Irish point winner Curragh View shaped well enough when second on his bumper debut at Market Rasen in June but will benefit from the run, while Seymour Weld has plenty of weight for a selling winner. Rowdy Yeats, no doubt named after the giant of a Liverpool F.C captain of the sixties, is well-bred for this game, the dam being related to Dublin Flyer, and he should make up into a nice individual in time, but for now we are happy to side with The King Of Angels.
Seymour Weld 8-1 (11-0) Behind, headway and hit 6th, ridden when blundered badly 3 out, led last, driven out, won at Uttoxeter 2m sll hdl (5) gd in Sept beating House Martin (10-5) by 5l, 9 ran.
Brave Benefactor (IRE) 5-4fav (11-2) Tracked winner throughout, challenging when hit 3 out, kept on, always held from next, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Big Business (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 6f mdn hdl (4) gf in Aug.
Curragh View (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, led over 4f out, headed 3f out, soon ridden, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 12l behind Sashenka (10-3) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nhf (6) gf in Jun.
Massimo (FR) 9-1 (11-0) In touch and keen, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace, 2nd of 8, 16l behind Orion Express (10-9) at N Abbot 2m 3f mdn hdl (5) gs in Aug.
Niche Market (IRE) 7-2 (11-7) 2nd of 9, hd behind Ban Dubh (11-7) at Garnons 2m 4f ptp gd in Mar.
Rowdy Yeats (IRE) (12-0) won at Limavady 3m ire ptp gs in Mar beating Vedova (12-0) by 8l, 10 ran.
The Painkiller (IRE) 4-1jt-fav (11-7) Held up, went 3rd 15th, led flat, stayed on, won at Dingley 3m ptp gd in May beating Arctic Summer (12-0) by 2l, 15 ran.
The King of Angels (IRE) 7-1 (10-10) In touch, ridden and every chance from 2 out, ran on, 2nd of 11, hd behind Capt Jack (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gd in Sept.
