held up mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, ridden next, weakened 2 out
held up and keen, headway to lead 5th, ridden and under pressure 2 out, hit last, ran on well
tracked leaders, challenged approaching 3 out, soon ridden, every chance when hit last, one pace run in, lost 2nd close home
in touch, weakened from 3 out
led to 5th, chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened last
mid-division, lost place 7th
held up in touch, ridden 3 out, one pace and no impression from next
held up, outpaced 4 out, soon ridden, kept on well from last, took 2nd close home
tracked leader, weakened 3 out
held up in touch, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
behind, ridden and headway 3 out, kept on from last
always behind, weakened approaching 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
held up, ridden 3 out, weakened next
Plutocrat can defy topweight against Kasthari, with The Biker and Sovereign State likely to play a part. Plutocrat jumped well when scoring at Sedgefield last month, beating World Vision comfortably enough to suggest that a rise in the weights will not be enough to stop him from making a bold bid to follow up. Bodfari Signet was back in fourth that day and has since franked the form but does not look good enough to turn the tables on Len Lungo's charge. A bigger danger will be Kasthari who lines up on the back of a decent campaign on the Flat this autumn. However, he will start shorter than he should because of his stable, and is worth taking on. The Biker shaped well on his Kelso return and will pay his way for Peter Monteith in due course, while Sovereign State has more to do than when winning at Catterick. The selection's stablemate Silvertown showed his first form for some time when second to Bodfari Signet, but makes nowhere near as much appeal as Plutocrat.
