led, hard driven 3 out, headed before next, weakened before last
held up in rear, raced keenly, not fluent 4th, headway 4 out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on approaching last, never able to challenge
tracked leader, not fluent 2nd, ridden to challenge 3 out, soon under pressure, kept on same pace
held up in touch, headway 4 out, led before 2 out, headed before last, no extra
tracked leaders, lost place before 3 out, soon beaten
settled in rear but in touch, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, led before last, stayed on strongly
After winning here at the start of the month, Dean's Grange was a little disappointing when only third at Hereford on Wednesday. He also has a bit to find to overturn Uttoxeter running last month with MISTER MATT. Bob Buckler's charge was taking on much better opposition when fifth here subsequently and can return to winning ways today. Daneva beat Temple Place over C&D in July but Alan Jones' 10-year-old is weighted to reverse that form today and the former tends to be better over further. Midnight Opera and Take A Mile return from a break and are probably best watched on this occasion.
Midnight Opera 11-4 (11-7) Tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, 5th and beaten after 2 out, weakened last, 6th of 7, 24l behind Ixora (10-12) at Worcester 2m hdl (4) gd in Jun.
Take A Mile (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) Took keen hold, tracked leading trio, went 3rd before 4 out, ridden before next, stayed on under pressure to 2nd before last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Knight Legend (11-6) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Jun.
Mister Matt (IRE) 10-1 (10-5) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway before 3 out, no impression from 2 out, 5th of 11, 13l behind Mibleu (10-4) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gf.
Dean's Grange 7-4fav (11-6) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, went 2nd 6th until 8th, soon ridden, 3rd and one pace from after 4 out, 3rd of 6, 11l behind Piment D'estruval (11-4) at Hereford 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf.
Daneva (IRE) 7-2fav (11-2) With leader, led 3rd, headed before 11th, in 3rd and one pace before 2 out, no impression, 3rd of 7, 32l behind Spock (11-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf.
Temple Place (IRE) 7-4fav (11-3) Held up in touch, ridden and every chance 2 out, not fluent last, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Daneva (11-10) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in Jul.
