with leader, weakened approaching 10th, pulled up before 3 out
held up in rear, stumbled badly and unseated rider 4th
held up towards rear, blundered 9th, weakened approaching 2 out
tracked leaders, lost place from 6th
held up towards rear, headway to lead after 4 out, ridden from 2 out, all out
led, headed after 4 out, every chance 2 out, kept on from last
tracked leaders, one pace from 2 out (no time taken)
Tim Vaughan has done well with runners that come from other yards and One of The Boys, who was with Paul Webber when successful at Plumpton when last seen in April, has to be strongly considered but a 7lb rise for that latest effort looks harsh and it may be worth siding with HIMBA, with Croon looking the pick of the remainder. The selection was well held when last seen at Towcester in May but Nick Gifford's runners are coming into form so lack of a recent run need not be of great concern and he is at his best with cut in the ground so conditions look ideal underfoot. Edgar Byrne's Rince Donn is proving to be hard to win with and looks booked for a place at best with a bigger threat likely to come from Brendan Powell's Abutilon, who is better than he showed at Market Rasen last time. Wondersobright is 3lbs lower than when winning over hurdles at Plumpton in March but he is much better over timber and of more interest may be Andrew Turnell's Croon, who ran well when a close third behind Bennynthejets at Towcester last month. He has every chance of going two better today but preference is for Himba, who has ground to suit and that may make all the difference.
Abutilon 17-2 (11-1) In touch on inside, hit third, outpaced last, soon ridden, weakened and eased 2 out, last of 8, well behind Solway Bay (10-6) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Aug.
Rince Donn (IRE) 22-1 (11-7) Held up mid-division, hit 6th, headway from 4 out, disputed lead 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, soon weakened, 5th of 11, 15l behind Bennynthejets (11-11) at Towcester 2m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Oct.
Croon 10-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, led 5 out, headed approaching 2 out, every chance last, no extra when lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Bennynthejets (11-11) at Towcester 2m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Oct.
Himba 8-1 (11-8) In touch, dropped rear when mistake 6th, soon behind, tailed off, 9th of 16, 43l behind Red Jester (11-0) at Towcester 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in May.
One of The Boys (IRE) 3-1fav (10-4) Chased leaders in 4th, went 2nd 8th, ridden and challenging from 2 out, about 1 length down last, led soon after as runne- up blundered, ridden out, won at Plumpton 2m 1f 5yo nov hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Safari Adventures (11-9) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Wondersobright (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Prominent, chased winner and mistake 7th, ridden and lost 2nd 3 out, weakened from next, 4th of 8, 13l behind Glengarra (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f sell hcp chs 0-90 (5) gf in May.
King Diamond (FR) 17-2 (10-2) Held up towards rear, soon in touch, weakened after 5 out, 7th of 8, 23l behind Wizards Dust (11-12) at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp 0-90 (5) gf in Oct.
