led, headed after 4th, quickly lost place, pulled up 6th
towards rear, headway 9th, ridden and weakend approaching 2 out
chased leaders, ridden after last, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish
held up towards rear, headway approaching 4 out, not fluent last, led soon after, clear over 1f out, weakened quickly, headed towards finish
chased leaders, weakened approaching 9th, behind when blundered and unseated rider 4 out
held up mid-division, chased leaders 6th, weakened 3 out
chased leader, led after 4th, headed after last, weakened from bend
always behind, pulled up before 2 out
towards rear, pushed along 5th, outpaced from 9th, took moderate 3rd flat
chased leaders, pushed along and lost place after 8th, blundered 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next
RIVER RIPPLES is taken to follow up from his recent Stratford success at the expense of Getinbutonlyjust and Stoneriggs Merc. The selection had dropped to what looked like a lenient mark when scoring last time out and is now seven pounds higher as a result. Life will be tougher for him but he still looks well treated on his old form and if reproducing his recent form he is sure to give his supporters another good run for their money. Getinbybutonlyjust has plummeted down the weights over the past twelve months but is more than capable of running well when on song. He is however very inconsistent and is not a horse that you can rely on. Stoneriggs Merc has shown very little in the last six months but has shown worthwhile form in the past. He is having his first outing for in form trainer Tim Vaughan so any market support should be noted. River Ripples is the form horse in the race and is taken to over come his seven pounds hike in the weights.
Merry Path (IRE) 6-1 (12-5) Led til hdd aft 12; poor 4th 2 out, 4th of 8, 34l behind Lord Of Illusion (12-5) at Weston Park 3m ptp in Jan '08.
River Ripples (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Led to 3rd, chased leaders, went 2nd 2 out, hard driven to lead flat, just held on, won at Stratford 2m 7f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Jul beating Jackie Boy (11-2) by hd, 8 ran.
Getinbybutonlyjust 16-1 (10-12) Led to 2nd, chased leader, weakened 8th, 6th of 13, well behind Choumakeur (11-6) at Worcester 3m am hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Jul.
Stoneriggs Merc (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Led until approaching 2nd, stayed close up, ridden after 4 out, weakened from after 2 out, 7th of 13, 26l behind Kinfayre Boy (10-13) at Kelso 2m 6f sell hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs in May.
Feeling Peckish (USA) 16-1 (9-11) Behind, mistake 4th, driven and struggling 11th, blundered next, tailed off, 7th of 8, well behind Keltic Lord (10-8) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf.
Dasher Reilly (USA) 25-1 (10-0) Mistakes 4th and 7th, always behind, ridden and struggling 10th, tailed off, 5th of 8, 45l behind Keltic Lord (10-8) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf.
Jballingall 22-1 (10-0) Chased leaders weakening when hit 9th, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Babe Heffron (11-11) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs in May, 12 ran.
Iloveturtle (IRE) 10-1 (10-3) Chased leader, lost place 6th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up 3 out, in a race won by Art Gallery (11-8) at Cartmel 2m 6f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft, 14 ran.
Silver Dagger 16-1 (10-8) Always behind, tailed off from 3 out, 8th of 14, 43l behind Art Gallery (11-8) at Cartmel 2m 6f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft.
Good Man Again (IRE) 150-1 (9-9) Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Winchester Red (10-11) at Southwell 2m 5f cond hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Jul, 13 ran.
