held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, effort on inside 3 out, no impression, not fluent and weakened next
tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, one pace next, no extra flat
mid-division, not fluent and lost place 2nd, headway when jumped left 3 out, driven and edged left 2 out, hung left flat, stayed on, unable to challenge
tracked leader until after 1st, stayed handy until lost place after 7th, weakened before 3 out
held up towards rear, ridden and headway before 3 out, challenged 2 out, stayed on, just held
led until after 2nd, tracked winner, every chance 3 out, lost place next
in touch in mid-division, effort when not fluent 3 out, no extra before last, weakened flat
held up in rear, not fluent 7th, jumped right and outpaced 3 out, stayed on flat, no impression
took keen hold, prominent, led after 2nd, ridden 3 out, stayed on gamely
Blagapar has certainly improved for the switch to Richard Newland's yard and the longer trip shouldn't be a problem. Ablazing is also on a hat-trick but has yet to show any worthwhile form away from Uttoxeter. Moss Street has finished fourth on the Flat since winning at Bangor and Tour De Ville would have a chance on his best form but Rathealy and On Alberts Head remain out of sorts. It's less than 12 months since JIGSAW FINANCIAL beat the useful Sykes off this mark at Newton Abbot. He showed he was no back number when third last time at Southwell and is back over his best trip today.
Rathealy (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Led, not fluent 3rd, headed 2 out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, dist behind Minellaforleisure (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Blagapar (FR) 13-8fav (12-1) Tracked leaders, led 2 out, ridden and 1 length clear last, stayed on well flat, won at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jul beating Marley Joe (11-10) by 3 1/2l, 6 ran.
Ablazing (IRE) 11-8fav (12-3) Mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway before 6th, not much room last, led flat, stayed on, won at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Fine Jewellery (10-0) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Romany Ryme 50-1 (11-9) Led to 4th, reminders and lost place 10th, pulled up after 13th, at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Moss Street 7-1 (9-2) Steadied start, towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Hope Is High (8-1) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Skint 33-1 (11-1) Towards rear, mistake 1st, pushed along before 4th (normal 7th), behind when not fluent 6th (normal 4 out), last of 8, dist behind Frontier Vic (10-12) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
On Alberts Head (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Held up, on outside, struggling after 9th, well behind when mistake 4 out, pulled up before next, at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Tour De Ville (IRE) 15-2 (11-10) Towards rear, pushed along after 2 out, soon outpaced, 7th of 14, 24 1/4l behind What A Game (10-9) at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in May.
Jigsaw Financial (IRE) 9-1 (10-12) In rear, headway before 4 out, ridden before last, kept on, 3rd of 5, 8 3/4l behind Benenden (11-10) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) sft in Jun.
