held up mid-division, headway before 9th, reminders before 4 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, outpaced before 10th, headway to go 4th 3 out, went 3rd before last, kept on same pace
tracked winner until before 7th, weakened from 10th
held up towards rear, pushed along before 11th, headway to go 5th before 2 out, ridden and weakened before last
held up towards rear, reminder 2nd, jumped right 7th, tailed off 8th, pulled up before 9th
in rear and keen, headway to go 3rd 3 out, one pace from 2 out
made all, ridden before 2 out, pressed when blundered last, kept on
tracked leaders, chased winner from before 7th, challenged 2 out, chance last, kept on and just held towards finish
John Wade loves to have a winner here and KNOCKAVILLA is his only entry today. The nine-year-old looked to be on the way back and on a decent mark when second at Cartmel two weeks ago and John Dawson again takes off 7lb. La Pantera Rosa will be no pushover, however, as he's on a hat-trick after wins at Wetherby and Market Rasen though ideally needs further than this. Taffy Thomas won at Market Rasen in July but has struggled since while Kosta Brava still looks too high in the weights and All That Remains continues to disappoint.
Kosta Brava (FR) 14-1 (11-5) Raced wide held up, ridden 3 out, never a factor, 5th of 8, 23l behind Rebel Dancer (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd.
Taffy Thomas 7-1 (11-6) Mid-division, ridden before 8th, outpaced 4 out, modest 4th 2 out, tailed off, 4th of 11, 41l behind The Disengager (12-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Aug.
Knockavilla (IRE) 7-2 (11-5) Led, headed 7th, led again 4 out, headed run-in about 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 4, 2 3/4l behind Soul Magic (10-7) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Aug.
All That Remains (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Prominent on outside, challenged 6th until 9th, ridden after 4 out, weakened approaching last, 6th of 10, 22l behind Lucy's Legend (10-7) at Newton Abbot 2m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Aug.
Saville Row (IRE) 16-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along before 6 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 4th of 5, well behind Acrai Rua (10-8) at Cartmel 3m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Aug.
Nothingbutthetruth (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Took keen hold, in touch in mid-divsion, closed from 8th, close 3rd when stumbled and fell before 3 out, in a race won by Ocean du Moulin (10-5) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Jul, 13 ran.
La Pantera Rosa (IRE) 14-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, led from 9th, kepton from 3 out, soon pressed, held on well towards finish, won at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Aug beating Roi De Garde (10-9) by 1l, 14 ran.
Sparkling Tara 12-1 (11-12) Held up in touch, mistake 5th, reminders next, ridden after 9th, mistake and weakened 4 out, tailed off, 4th of 6, well behind Ruttan Lake (10-2) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gf in Aug.
