made all, not fluent 3rd and next, ridden 2 out, clear between last 2, stayed on well, comfortably
tracked leading pair, went 2nd after 3rd, outpaced before 2 out, soon ridden, no chance with winner in clear 2nd between last 2
held up in 4th, went 3rd 4 out, soon no chance with front pair, lost remote 3rd 2 out, tailed off
tracked winner, lost place after 3rd, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
held up 5th and last, 4th and outpaced 4 out, stayed on to take remote 3rd 2 out, no chance with front pair, tailed off
Nonrunner
Fascinating to see Lord Redsgirth entered as he's all set to contest a novice chase on the opening day of the two-day meeting. He's clear on official ratings here and could outclass these rivals but he's a quirky sort and GRAND LAHOU is taken to have his measure moving into this lowly grade for the first time. Tim Vaughan's charge overcame Tindaro in a useful Stratford handicap earlier this term, form that would normally be well above the required level to land a seller. However, this is an above-average contest for the grade with Definite All Star, a stable companion of Lord Redsgirth, also dropping to this grade for the first time. The unexposed Wind Shuffle is not to be taken lightly either and looks the best of Lucinda Russell's four entries.
Grand Lahou (FR) 10-3 (11-0) Led, headed approaching 2 out, soon ridden and beaten, 7th of 12, 32l behind Piment D'estruval (10-7) at Stratford 2m nov hdl (4) gd in Jul.
Lord Redsgirth (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Waited with, well off pace, closer order from after 4 out, 3rd and effort approaching last, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 7l behind Raptor (11-12) at Wexford 2m 1f chs sft in Jul.
Great Wisdom (IRE) 5-1 (11-11) Tracking leaders after 1st, not fluent 4th, well beaten 2 out, 6th of 11, 28l behind Letterpress (11-4) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Jun.
Wind Shuffle (GER) 40-1 (11-2) Led, jumped left, hit 2nd, fell 4th, in a race won by Tara Royal (11-3) at Musselburgh 2m hcp chs 0-140 (3) gs in Feb, 13 ran.
Beat The Band 16-1 (10-10) With leader, led after 3 out, headed and hampered after next, soon weakened, tailed off, 7th of 10, well behind Bollin Dolly (10-10) at Cartmel 2m 1f mrs nov sll hdl (5) gd in Jun.
Long Distance (FR) 33-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, weakened soon after 4 out, 5th of 10, 16l behind Makhzoon (11-7) at Perth 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Jun.
Definite All Star (IRE) 20-1 (11-6) Mid-division, no extra 4 out, 13th of 16, 36l behind Our Nana Rose (11-4) at Sligo 2m hcp hdl 8Evens16 gd in Jul.
