in touch, headway 9th, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, headway approaching 9th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
in touch, went prominent 6th, led 8th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last
raced keenly, prominent, led 5th until 8th, ridden after 9th, soon beaten
led until after 2nd, prominent until weakened after 3 out
held up, ridden and headway after 3 out, chased winner after 2 out, kept on, no extra flat
always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up after 8th
held up, steady headway 9th, led approaching 2 out, stayed on well, ridden out
chased leaders, led after 2nd until 5th, chased leaders until lost touch after 8th
in touch when pulled up after 3rd
Fu Fighter gets the call here ahead of Lawyer des Ormeaux, Red Canyon and Around Before. Red Canyon arrives in good heart following a win and place here and, as he should be ok at the trip, looks good for some money. Around Before stays well and is well-weighted on his best chasing form, while Fu Fighter comes here very much on the up and is looking for his third-successive win, although an 11-pounds rise for the latest of them makes things trickier. Finally, Lawyer des Ormeaux has so far failed to build on his course win, and he steps into unknown territory trip-wise today. However, it would be folly to rule him out of things but, for today, we will side with Fu Fighter.
Lawyer Des Ormeaux (FR) 3-1 (11-10) Tracked leader until 7th, weakened 3 out, 5th of 11, 40l behind Cannon Fire (10-11) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (D) gs in Jul.
Fu Fighter 2-1fav (11-12) Held up, headway 8th, led 2 out, clear last, easily, won at Southwell 3m 2f nov hcp hdl 0-90 (F) gd in Jul beating Vivante (10-9) by 6l, 14 ran.
Around Before (IRE) 5-2fav (11-3) In touch, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 31l behind Downing Street (11-7) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (D) gd in Jul.
Red Canyon (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, joined leaders 5th, outpaced after 6th, stayed on again from 2 out, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Marathea (10-4) at N Abbot 2m 3f cnd hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gs in Jul.
Slyboots (GER) 18-1 (11-11) Prominent to 10th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Keltic Lord (11-6) at Stratford 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-105 (E) gf in Jul, 14 ran.
Wild Tempo (FR) 14-1 (10-8) Held up, headway 9th, weakened from after 3 out, 3rd of 7, 32l behind Getoutwhenyoucan (11-12) at N Abbot 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gs in Jul.
Wimbledonian 9-1 (10-1) Mid-division when fell at the 6th in race won by Hawthorn Prince (11-7) at Stratford 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (D) gf in Jun, 15 ran.
Bustisu 8-1 (10-6) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 9th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out and fell at the last in race won by Fu Fighter (11-0) at Worcester 3m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (F) gd in Jul, 17 ran.
