always in rear
jumped right, tracked leader, led 10th, headed last, just held
held up in rear, headway 7th, pushed along 10th, ridden and effort 4 out, soon outpaced
led, headed 10th, dropped rear 4out, weakened
held up towards rear, headway 12th, ridden to lead last, all out
in touch, pushed along when blundered and unseated rider 3 out
tracked leaders, ridden 4out, soon one paced
A tricky puzzle to solve, despite the small field. It's interesting that A P McCoy prefers Shadow Dancer to the race-fit Sea Wall and, despite returning from a lay-off, he's preferred to My Moment who has rarely looked like winning despite a tumbling handicap mark and may not stay this far. Princely Hero looks to be in the handicapper's grip now, while Pyracantha has gone backwards since scoring at Market Rasen in April. Pairc Na Gcapall might appreciate the switch back to fences but this can to go ALESANDRO MANTEGNA, who will have needed his run over hurdles last month and looks well handicapped on his form over fences last autumn which included a close second at Sandown off a 6lb higher mark.
Pyracantha 6-1 (11-7) Led, sometimes a bit hesitant, headed 5th, led 7th, headed 9th, weakened after 4 out, last of 5, well behind Taratata Sivola (10-0) at Market Rasen 2m 4f nov chs (4) gd in Aug.
My Moment (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Led, headed 3out, soon weakened, 3rd of 6, 24l behind Ashfield's Dream (11-9) at Perth 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Aug.
Sea Wall 8-1 (11-1) Prominent, disputing close 3rd when jumped right, mistake and unseated rider 14th, in a race won by Postmaster (11-11) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Aug, 9 ran.
Pairc Na Gcapall (IRE) 8-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, lost place approaching 9th, soon behind, 7th of 10, 38l behind Moon Melody (9-8) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Jul.
Shadow Dancer (IRE) 4-1fav (11-2) In rear, not fluent 3rd, taken wide after 9th, blundered badly 11th, soon lost touch, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Peplum (11-8) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Feb, 10 ran.
Alesandro Mantegna (IRE) 17-2 (10-3) Held up in last pair, not fluent 7th, soon outpaced, 5th of 7, 28l behind Drill Sergeant (11-12) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gf in Aug.
Princely Hero (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Led until 3 out, soon led again, headed before 2 out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Tae Kwon Do (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Aug.
