soon chasing leader, lost 2nd after 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up in rear, raced keenly, blundered 2nd, pushed along after 6th, struggling in rear 3 out, soon weakened, mistake 2 out
held up in rear, headway after 3 out, hit 2 out, went 2nd soon after last, no impression on winner
held up, pulled hard, not fluent 1st or 2nd, headway 4th, led approaching 2 out, soon headed, no extra last
held up towards rear, raced keenly, hampered 5th, headway approaching 3 out, every chance 2 out, weakened last
mid-division, headway after 3 out, led going best 2 out, clear when pinged last, ran on well
mid-division, raced keenly, headway after 3rd, mistake 3 out, soon weakened
not always fluent, led, clear for short while, ridden after 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened
chased leaders on outside, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
ZAFAR is worth chancing in this company. Duty Free and Word Of Warning head the list of dangers from the rest. Word Of Warning has been knocking on the door lately and deserves a change of fortune. However, it's he wouldn't want too much give underfoot to be seen at his best. Duty Free is yet to win over hurdles and has no doubt left Tony McCoy exasperated by his near misses when teaming up with the gelding. Not a man to lie down, the champion jockey is back for another crack and his assistance from the saddle will be a vital tool if this boils down to a scrap for the line. However, Zafar had some useful form to his name from his time in Ireland and, as he is likely to represent fair value at the likely odds; the Tim Vaughan-trained gelding gets the nomination as the one to be on.
Winged Farasi 14-1 (11-2) Mid-division, chased leaders approaching 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd and one pace when hit last, 3rd of 9, 10l behind Breeze Out (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Jun.
Ballabrook (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Mid-division, raced keenly, headway approaching 6th, weakened after 3 out, 3rd of 10, 22l behind Tenormore (10-5) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Bijou Dan 10-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, weakening when hit last, 6th of 13, 35l behind Sinatas (11-2) at Carlisle 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Apr '08.
Duty Free (IRE) 6-4 (10-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 3rd, led 5th, clear approaching 3 out, hit 2 out, headed when not fluent last, no extra, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Tenormore (10-5) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Now This Is It (IRE) 11-4 (11-6) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, stayed on well, won at Perth 2m NH flat (6) gf beating Sole Witness (10-9) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Word of Warning 7-2 (11-0) Held up in touch, headway 5th, chased winner 2 out, one pace, 2nd of 12, 14l behind Spirit of The Mist (11-0) at Perth 2m mdn hdl (5) gd.
Zafar (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) 4th of 19, 3l behind Magnum Force (11-12) at Down Royal 2m mdn hdl gd in May.
Monaadi (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Held up, some headway after 5th, weakened approaching 9th, well behind when fell 3 out, in a race won by Humbel Ben (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gd, 10 ran.
Stormin Heart (USA) 9-1 (10-12) In rear, weakened approaching 3 out, 6th of 9, 50l behind Josephine Malines (10-7) at Cartmel 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gd.
Tarvini (IRE) 25-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, well beaten 6th, 6th of 10, 41l behind Tenormore (10-5) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Sir Billy Nick 150-1 (10-10) In rear, not fluent, mistake 4th, behind from 6th, 9th of 10, well behind Tenormore (10-5) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd.
