held up in rear, mistake and unseated rider 7th
held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, went 2nd last, led flat, comfortably
led to 1st, left in lead 2nd, headed next, not fluent 6th and reminders, upsides when mistake 8th, weakened 4 out
held up in rear, shaken up after 8th, weakened 4 out
held up, not fluent 4th or 7th, pushed along after next, beaten 4 out, 7 lengths down in 4th when mistake 3 out
held up, headway approaching 8th, went 2nd before 4 out, led 2 out, soon ridden, headed flat, one pace
prominent, led 3rd, headed 2 out, one pace
pulled hard, led and jumped right 1st, jumped slightly right and unseated rider 2nd
Red Man Ray was all out to win at Fontwell on a fast surface last month and a 7lb rise for that plus softer ground makes this tougher for Tom George's gelding so a better bet looks to be I'M YOUR MAN, who is preferred to Sarobar. The selection was good value for his win at Sedgefield last week, handles cut in the ground and he is taken to defy the 7lb penalty for that success. Runshan also has a penalty to carry for his good win at Fontwell last week and he has to be respected but the softer ground here may not suit him as much as I'm Your Man. Tim Vaughan's President Park is less exposed than most of these after just four starts for current connections since coming from Italy. Tony Carroll's Sarobar has been running well of late and rates an obvious threat to the selection but he may be a shade high in the weights.
President Park (FR) 9-2 (11-9) Took keen hold, held up, headway 4th, weakened after 2 out, hit last, 3rd of 6, 16l behind Fair Shake (10-8) at Stratford 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-100 (4) hvy in Aug.
Golden Feather 14-1 (10-12) Mid-division, mistake 4th, ridden and outpaced 9th, stayed on well from 3 out, went 3rd flat, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Red Man Ray (10-7) at Fontwell 2m 2f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Aug.
Red Man Ray (IRE) 9-4fav (10-7) Made all, jumped left throughout, hit 7th, ridden 3 out, kept on well, won at Fontwell 2m 2f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Aug beating Fit To Drive (11-4) by a nk, 7 ran.
King Diamond (FR) 8-1 (11-4) Held up, mistake 1st, headway approaching 6th, chasing leaders when mistake 3 out, soon ridden and beaten, 3rd of 11, 12l behind Urban Tiger (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf in Aug.
Sarobar (IRE) 9-4 (11-4) Keen early, chased leaders, ridden when not fluent 3 out, weakened after 2 out, 3rd of 6, 17l behind Mr Parson (10-0) at Stratford 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy in Aug.
I'm Your Man 11-2 (10-11) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead last, stayed on, readily, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd beating Perly Spencer (10-13) by 10l, 12 ran.
Runshan (IRE) 4-1 (11-1) Led until after 1st, left in lead 3rd, made rest, clear last, easily, won at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-88 (5) gd beating Easy Dancer (11-9) by 19l, 11 ran.
Risk Challenge (USA) 10-1 (11-0) Raced keenly, prominent, jumped right 1st, blundered and unseated rider at the 4th in race won by Flying Jody (10-12) at Hereford 2m 3f sll hcp chs (5) gd, 17 ran.
