in touch, headway 10th, chased leaders after next, led and blundered 2 out, headed last, no impression flat
patiently ridden from rear, steady headway 10th, mistake 4 out, chasing leaders when jumped right 3 out, challenged next, led last, driven and kept on well flat
held up in touch, reminders after 7th, weakened 4 out
chased leaders, ridden and lost place 7th, soon lost touch, tailed off
led, blundered first, reminders to keep narrow advantage 9th, good jump and clear 3 out, headed soon after and immediately beaten
chased leader, blundered 3 out, led soon after, headed 2 out, mistake and outpaced from last
always in rear, reminders 8th, struggling next, tailed off when mistake 4 out
held up in touch, mistake 4th, mistake driven and dropped to rear 6th, struggling 8th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out
chased leaders, ridden after 4 out and soon beaten
THENAMEESCAPESME is given the vote to land this chase with both It¿s Blue Chip and Just Standeese worth noting. The selection comes from a yard that had been in the doldrums for sometime but have now hit form and are producing a stream of winners. He was not beaten far at Fontwell last time out in a more competitive race and if he is able to recapture that form he will take all the beating. Just Standeese ran a personal best at Towcester when last seen out in April. Prior to that his form had been rather hopeless. He has his first run of the season so the market will be a good guide to his chances. It¿s Blue Chip is inconsistent and cannot be trusted so for the winner we return to Thenameescapesme.
Thenameescapesme 12-1 (11-10) Mid-division, headway 11th, led approaching 3 out, ridden when pecked 2 out, soon headed, tailed off from last, 2nd of 15, 13l behind Leading Article (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd.
Morenito (FR) 10-1 (11-4) Held up mid-division, headway when mistake 9th, struggling next, jumped right and mistake 3 out, tailed off, 11th of 15, well behind Union Deux (11-3) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Apr.
Compton Star 25-1 (11-3) Mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out, 9th of 16, 13l behind Picot de Say (10-10) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs.
It's Blue Chip 10-1 (11-11) Chased leaders to 11th, 6th of 12, 30l behind Kingfisher Niamh (11-4) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd in Jun.
Olival (FR) 10-1 (11-5) Close up, led after 8th, hit 4 out, soon headed, ridden and weakened 2 out, 3rd of 9, 13l behind Runshan (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f cnd hcp chs (5) sft.
Just Standeese (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) In touch, mistake 5th, soon lost place, back in touch 4 out, outpaced 3 out, rallied to chase winner when jumped right 2 out, no impression, 2nd of 7, 8l behind Jose Bove (10-9) at Towcester 2m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Apr.
Huck Finn (NZ) 25-1 (11-3) Towards rear, ridden after 6th, weakened before next, 7th of 14, 50l behind Tootsie Too (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 4f cnd nov hcp hdl (5) gf in Sept.
Humbel Cone (IRE) 50-1 (11-3) Mid-division, ridden 6th, not fluent and weakened 3 out, 10th of 14, well behind Tootsie Too (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 4f cnd nov hcp hdl (5) gf in Sept.
York Rite (AUS) 50-1 (10-1) Mid-division until weakened 11th, tailed off, 8th of 15, well behind Leading Article (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd.
