held up in rear, headway when not fluent 3 out, soon outpaced, ridden and stayed on to dispute modest 3rd after last, no chanace with leaders
held up in 5th, outpaced 4 out, soon behind, tailed off
led, not fluent 4 out, headed before 2 out, no impression with front pair between last 2, ridden and kept on when pressed for modest 3rd after last
held up in 4th, headway into 2nd between last 2, effort last, soon ridden, stayed on to lead final 120 yards
tracked leading pair, headway to lead before 2 out, ridden flat, kept on until headed and no extra final 120 yards
tracked leader, ridden after 3 out, soon lost place, weakened before last, tailed off
Russian Royale has had an unsuccessful outing on the Flat since completing last month's double over timber and is 9lb higher for this. CHILLY MISS is preferred as she went close at Southwell before finding Miss Dinamic too good over these hurdles and the latter has since won again. Worcester winner Shady Lane found a 10lb hike beyond her last time and Announcement may prove a bigger threat with Richard Johnson on board for her first start since February.
Announcement 9-2 (10-10) Held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, went 3rd before 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 8, 10l behind Faerie Reel (11-5) at Newcastle 2m (4) gs in Feb.
Gold Chain (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Dwelt towards rear, ridden 3f out, some headway entering final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Hot Spice (9-5) at Thirsk 2m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Shady Lane 15-8fav (11-5) Sometimes jumped right, chased leader, led after 2nd, pushed along, headed and dropped to 3rd before 2 out, soon one pace, driven and kept on run-in, 3rd of 5, 2l behind Miss Sassypants (11-4) at Southwell 2m hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Chilly Miss 4-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 11l behind Miss Dinamic (11-0) at Cartmel 2m 1f mdn (5) gd in Jun.
Russian Royale 6-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, son switched right, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 6l behind Knightly Escapade (9-5) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Morning With Ivan (IRE) 7-2 (10-11) Tracked leader, reminder after 4 out, weakened before next, last of 7, dist behind Restraint of Trade (11-12) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
