led, headed 2nd, led again 3rd, headed 4th, pecked 5th, edged left approaching 6th, led and mistake headed soon after
towards rear, reminders 2nd, headway 4th to join leaders, hung left 5th, one pace approaching 3 out
tracked leaders, ridden when hampered approaching 6th, weakened
towards rear, ridden 3 out, kept on, never troubled leaders
mid-division and keen, headway 5th, mistake 6th, soon weakened
tracked leader, led 2nd, headed 3rd, led again 4th, ridden when headed 6th, soon weakened
towards rear and keen, good headway to join leaders 6th, led on bit approaching 2 out, blundered badly and rider lost irons, clear approaching last
mid-division, weakened 3 out
in touch, headway 6th, ridden to chase leader soon after, led briefly after 3 out, weakened 2 out
Huckster gets the confident vote here with Better Moment and Top Trees, rating the main dangers. The selection was a fair fifth behind Kristoffersen last time out he is sure to strip fitter here and under conditions that suit he will be hard to beat. Better Moment rates the main danger on his latest second behind Gaelic Roulette but he has his own ideas about the game so can not be put forward with any confidence. Top Trees won well last time when beating Orion Express but that was on much softer ground. Of the remainder Hi Laurie is from a yard in form and could go well at a price but for the winner we return to Huckster.
Huckster (ZIM) 11-4jt-fav (10-12) Held up and not fluent, headway 6th, ridden and every chance after 4 out, hit 3 out, weakening when hit 2 out, 5th of 7, 21l behind Kristoffersen (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f beg chs (4) gf in Jul.
Better Moment (IRE) 6-1 (11-3) Started slowly and detached, headway after 6th, ridden to lead after 3 out, headed last and faded, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Gaelic Roulette (11-10) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Jul.
Hi Laurie (IRE) 7-1 (11-8) Held up and keen, saddle slipped after 2nd and pulled up at the 3rd in race won by Terramarique (10-4) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Jul, 12 ran.
Miss Lehman 40-1 (10-5) Always towards rear, 10th of 12, 36l behind Space Cowboy (11-2) at N Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Jul.
Ericas Charm 25-1 (10-13) Prominent, led after 3 out, headed 2 out, blundered last, soon weakened, 14th of 18, 22l behind Lorient Express (10-4) at Wincanton 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Red Canyon (IRE) 25-1 (10-9) Led to 4th, weakened after next, no chance when jumped left 2 out, tailed off, 11th of 13, 48l behind Lahib The Fifth (11-10) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Jul.
Top Trees 13-2 (11-2) Mid-division, headway 6th, ridden and challenged after 3 out, led 2 out, edged right last, ran on, won at N Abbot 2m 3f hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Jul beating Orion Express (10-11) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Duke's View (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, chased leader from 4th, outpaced 3 out, hard ridden to regain 2nd approaching last, left in lead, all out near finish, won at N Abbot 2m 3f cnd hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd beating Panthers Run (11-4) by 3 1/2l, 6 ran.
