led, ridden after 3 out, headed before next, no extra
chased leader in 2nd, 3rd halfway, close 2nd 4 out, ridden in 2nd 2 out, no impression leader last, kept on same pace run-in
chased leaders early, 5th halfway, fell 5 out
held up in rear, ridden in 4th 2 out, no impression before last, kept on same pace
chased leaders, 2nd halfway, 3rd 4 out, improved to lead before 2 out, shaken up briefly run-in, easily
settled behind leaders early, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd 2 out, no extra before last, kept on same pace
FREE WORLD was rated 152 when a close third to Kalahari King at Doncaster last February under the care of Paul Nicholls. He got only as far as the first on his opening run for Arthur Moore at Tipperary last month but his new handler will want to get him back to winning ways. Schelm had been in fine form at around this trip before a poor run in the Galway Plate but should bounce back here while Salesin, another who performed badly at The Festival, is capable of much better. The novice Gracchus is running very well and like the versatile Jigalo is not out of a race where the principals have questions to answer.
Salesin 8-1 (10-2) Close up, slight mistake 6 out, ridden 4 out, 3rd 3 out, no extra next, tailed off, 11th of 13, well behind Truckers Delight (9-9) at Galway 2m 1f hcp chs gd in Jul.
Schelm (GER) 50-1 (10-1) Always towards rear, 12th of 22, well behind Blazing Tempo (10-4) at Galway 2m 6f hcp chs gd in Jul.
Deputy Consort (USA) 18-1 (10-11) Held up in last, jumped big, detached from 5th, no impression from 3 out, left 3rd at last, kept on run-in, 3rd of 4, 10l behind Muirhead (11-0) at Ballinrobe 2m 4f hdl gf.
Gracchus (USA) 9-1 (11-2) Soon tracked leaders, travelling well in 3rd into straight, soon ridden to challenge, no impression and kept on same pace closing stages, 2nd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Down In Neworleans (11-6) at Galway 2m 1f nov chs gd in Jul.
Free World (FR) 4-1 (11-12) Pitched on landing and unseated rider 1st, in a race won by Slieveardagh (10-11) at Tipperary 2m 1f chs gd in Jul, 9 ran.
Jigalo (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Towards rear, 9th 5 out, no extra 2 out, tailed off, 10th of 13, well behind Truckers Delight (9-9) at Galway 2m 1f hcp chs gd in Jul.
