led, joined 4th, headed 10th, with leader, lost place 5 out, no chance from 3 out, tailed off
held up in rear when blundered and unseated rider 10th
held up, hit 6th, headway into 4th after 13th, outpaced 5 out, never near leaders, weakened before 2 out, tailed off
tracked leader, disputed lead from 4th, led 10th, clear 4 out, ridden after 2 out, hard pressed last, headed flat, no extra
held up, reminder after 9th, behind and struggling 13th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out
chased leaders to before 14th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up 4 out
held up towards rear, headway into mid-division 7th, blundered 12th, lost place next, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
chased front pair, reminder after 13th, went 2nd 5 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on flat, 3rd and held near finish
held up towards rear, 5th and plenty to do 4 out, ridden and rallied into 3rd before 2 out, 1 length down last, led narrowly flat, kept on
Findusatgorcombe was never travelling and was pulled up in the race won by Little Windmill here a couple of weeks ago. ALANJOU was second in that race, with Hardtorock a well-beaten fourth, and Henry Tett’s eight-year-old will benefit from professional handling today. Top Chief has been placed over 3m4f between the flags so should stay and looks a threat given he won here last month. Charlie Mon won't be far away if bouncing back from a below-par effort last time and Southport continues to slip down the weights so can’t be ignored.
Charlie Mon (IRE) 7-2 (10-6) Led, headed before 13th, outpaced next, 3rd of 7, dist behind Call Me Vic (11-12) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Southport 7-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, 2nd before 6th, mistake not much room and lost 2nd after 9th, chased leaders, weakened 2 out, 4th of 12, 28l behind Fit For Fifty (10-8) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Oriental Fixer (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Well away, led, clear after 4th, had a good look at paddock exit after 6th, headed 15th, weakened quickly 4 out, behind and pulled up before 2 out, at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Top Chief 5-1 (11-8) In touch on outside, headway into 2nd halfway, effort 3 out, kept on same pace next, 4th of 12, 21l behind Eric The Third (11-6) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Distracted (IRE) 33-1 (10-10) Led until 2nd, led 4th, headed before 6th, led again 13th, headed 4 out, weakened from 3 out, 3rd of 8, 25l behind Lotus Pond (10-8) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Alanjou (FR) 25-1 (10-12) In touch, reminders after 15th, went 3rd 4 out, ridden and stayed on to take 2nd after last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 9l behind Little Windmill (11-7) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Findusatgorcombe 10-1 (10-11) Mid-division, behind and struggling 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 13th, at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Hardtorock (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Chased leaders to 3rd, mid-division, ridden after 15th, plugged on into modest 4th 3 out, never threatened leaders, 4th of 13, 28 1/2l behind Little Windmill (11-7) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Midnight Queen 7-1 (10-0) Mid-division, under pressure 12th, mistake next, headway 5 out, chasing leaders when fell 3 out, at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
