held up towards rear, mistake 3rd, ridden and struggling 5th, well beaten 3 out
led until before 5th, lost place next, soon weakened
held up in rear, not fluent 4th, headway from next, challenged going well after 3 out, led before next, soon clear, hit last, easily
mid-division, ridden and struggling when not fluent 5th, mistake 3 out, soon pulled up
chased leaders, closed before 5th, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before next
mid-division, headway 4th, outpaced after 3 out, plugged on into modest 3rd last
held up in rear, headway after 3 out, modest 4th when fell 2 out
prominent, not fluent 3rd, ridden from 5th, 2nd before 2 out, no chance with winner
prominent, led before 5th, headed before 2 out, 3rd and weakening when jumped left at 2 out
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Bold Runner went close on a couple of occasions last season and should be sharper for a recent comeback while Satanic Beat was beaten only a length at Kempton last week but steps up in distance. Royal Plaza has claims on his recent second at Bangor while Billy My Boy scored over 2m at Bangor last month. WHAT A SCORCHER won on the inner track over today’s trip here in September and was upped in class when third at Cheltenham last time. Nikki Evans’ mare gets the vote back in this grade.
Perspicace 28-1 (11-10) Held up in mid-division, headway 4 out, not fluent 3 out, beaten after 2 out, not much room last, weakened flat, 10th of 14, 24 1/4l behind Kerrow (11-8) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Bold Runner 7-1 (11-8) Led, headed 4f out, weakened 2f out, last of 15, dist behind Arthur Mc Bride (11-12) at Goodwood 2m hcp stks (4) gd in Oct.
Royal Plaza 9-4fav (11-7) Held up towards rear, headway 6th to track leaders, led 4 out, ridden and blundered 2 out, headed before and not fluent last, kept on, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Vote Of Confidence (11-6) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Crookstown (IRE) 25-1 (11-3) Mid-division, chased leaders after 3 out (usual 4 out), ridden after 2 out, weakened flat, 8th of 12, 21 1/4l behind Blue Rambler (11-6) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Knight's Parade (IRE) 16-1 (11-11) Tracked leader, led 3rd, headed 6th, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 8, 37 1/4l behind Vic's Last Stand (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Grams And Ounces 25-1 (11-8) Mid-division, pushed along before 4 out, soon ridden, weakened from 2 out, 8th of 12, 24 3/4l behind Rocklander (11-4) at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Cabernet D'Alene (FR) 20-1 (11-7) Always towards rear, weakened from 2 out, 8th of 9, dist behind Furiously Fast (11-2) at Hereford 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Reilly's Minor (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Led, mistake 3 out, soon headed, weakened next, 4th of 8, dist behind River Of Intrigue (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Jun.
Billy My Boy 2-1 (10-9) Whipped around start, led after 1st, ridden and pressed last, just held on, won at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (4) gf in Oct beating Borak (11-9) by dht, 6 ran.
Satanic Beat (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Tracked leader, led after 3 out, headed approaching and jumped left last, soon rallied and every chance, no extra close home, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Herons Heir (11-7) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
What A Scorcher 50-1 (10-7) Led 1st, clear when not fluent 2nd, continued to stretch advantage, 6 lengths ahead 3 out, headed flat, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 12, 6 1/2l behind Cliffs Of Dover (10-2) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
