chased leaders, ridden 4 out, every chance next, no extra flat
led, clear 5th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up in rear, headway 8th, went 3rd 3 out, went 2nd after next, stayed on gamely flat to lead towards finish
tracked leaders, niggled along and lost place after 5th, weakened 7th, tailed off
tracked leader, not fluent 1st, ridden 4 out, weakened approaching next, tailed off
held up in 5th, headway 3rd, went 2nd after 4 out, led approaching next, ridden flat, headed towards finish
held up in rear, took keen hold, fell 7th
Nonrunner
KIRKHAMMERTON was six lengths clear of Silmi when they were last seen at Bangor and although he is up 7lbs in the weights as a result, Barry Leavy's option still looks fairly assessed and can follow up with another win today. Indiana Gold also comes here in winning form after his first win on British soil having spent much of his early career in France. He only moved to new trainer Alison Thorpe in June and he appears to be improving over fences already.
Silmi 6-1 (11-12) Soon held up towards rear, niggled along 7th, 12 lengths in rear 3 out, soon ridden, headway after 2 out, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Kirkhammerton (10-10) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Jul.
Pairc Na Gcapall (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Led until 6th, led 7th until 9th, led 11th until approaching 4 out, weakened 2 out, 4th of 11, 13l behind Sea Wall (11-1) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf in Jul.
Kirkhammerton (IRE) 5-1 (10-10) Towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, led approaching last, kept on well, won at Bangor 2m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Jul beating Silmi (11-12) by 6l, 7 ran.
Diaco (IRE) 22-1 (11-8) Tracked leading pair until steadied to 4th approaching 5th, went poor 3rd again 10th, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 5, 20l behind Classic Swain (11-8) at Newton Abbot 2m beg chs (5) gd in Jul.
Red Jester 10-3 (10-7) Tracked winner, outpaced from 4 out, no impression 2 out, won battle for 2nd after last, 2nd of 6, 9l behind Folie A Deux (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Jul.
Indiana Gold (FR) 5-1 (10-1) Held up in 5th, 4th and outpaced 4 out, ridden next, went 2nd after 2 out, led narrowly when left 2 lengths clear last, stayed on flat, won at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd beating Captain Marlon (10-1) by 4l, 6 ran.
Kind Heart 5-2 (10-0) Mid-division, headway 4th, chased winner approaching 4 out, pitched on landing 2 out, no chance soon after last, 2nd of 8, 21l behind Stagecoach Pearl (11-9) at Cartmel 2m 1f beg chs (4) gd in Jul.
San Deng 8-1 (11-10) Led until 2 out, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 9, 20l behind Gabreselassie (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf in Jul.
