chased winner, took closer order 3rd, ridden and not fluent 3 out, soon outpaced
held up mid-division, tailed off 2 out
held up, chased leaders 3 out, chased winner next, ridden approaching last, one pace
held up in touch, ridden and weakened after 4 out
made all, ridden approaching last, kept on well
held up towards rear, pushed along after 9th, soon struggling, tailed off 2 out
tracked leaders, outpaced after 3 out, kept on approaching last
held up in rear, pushed along approaching 11th, soon outpaced
Nonrunner
Red Jester would not be winning out of turn having found just one too good in each of his last three starts but a 3lb rise for the latest of those efforts at Uttoxeter looks a shade harsh and preference is for SAFE INVESTMENT, who gets the vote with Ours rated the pick of the remainder. The selection was slightly disappointing at Market Rasen last time but earlier form is solid and a reproduction of that should see him go close in this company. Colin Tizzard's Eljay's Boy has been well held in recent starts and of more interest may be James Lambe's Trotsky, who was good value for his win at Cartmel earlier this month but is now 5lbs higher. Mark Rimell's Ours ran better at Bangor last time and has solid claims after that effort but, in the hope that he stays this far, it is Safe Investment that gets the verdict.
Leopold (SLO) 8-1 (10-9) Mid-division, headway approaching 7th, lost place after 12th, behind when hit 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Sandhurst (11-12) at Cartmel 3m 2f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd, 9 ran.
Ours (FR) 8-1 (11-11) Held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, outpaced next, stayed on last, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 6l behind Northern Quest (11-4) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd.
Eljay's Boy 14-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, headway approaching 12th, weakened approaching 3 out, 5th of 10, 18l behind Midnight Gold (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Take It There 17-2 (11-12) Led, blunded 8th, clear until 12th, headed after 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Saafend Rocket (10-10) at Southwell 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Jun, 14 ran.
Trotsky (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, hampered 4th, led approaching 7th, hard ridden flat, held on gamely, won at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd beating Silver Steel (11-6) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Safe Investment (USA) 7-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, every chance approaching 3 out, weakened last, 4th of 9, 19l behind Nesnaas (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 2f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf.
Red Jester 3-1 (10-1) Pressed leader, led 6th, ridden after 4 out, mistake 3 out, soon headed, stayed on same pace but no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 5l behind Agglestone Rock (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs.
Roussea (IRE) 20-1 (11-1) Struggllng 9th, always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Dan Ryan (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Jun, 13 ran.
Jackella (IRE) 9-1 (11-8) Prominent, reminders after 6th and 12th, lost place when not fluent 13th, soon behind, tailed off, last of 7, well behind Ballyvaden (11-7) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Apr.
