held up, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, chasing leaders when mistake 2 out, well held 2nd when fell last
held up mid-division, tracked leaders after 3rd, left 2nd last, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, led 2nd, clear approaching 2 out, easily
led to 2nd, tracked leader, weakened approaching 2 out
held up in rear and keen, headway after 5th, pushed along after 7th, no impression from 2 out
tracked leader, no impression approaching 2 out, left 3rd last
prominent, weakened after 3 out
tracked leaders, jumped slowly 1st, soon dropped to rear, blundered 5th, tailed off 3 out
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Nonrunner
Wednesday's intended Exeter runners Wait For The Light and The Snail may not turn up here but if they do then the former would have a definite chance, though we will side with FLAG FLIER to get home in front. Bob Buckler has not had many runners of late so we are not sure of what form they are in, but he does reasonably well at this track and Flag Flier, a six-year-old Alflora mare, drops back in trip to a more suitable 2m 6f today. She has previously gone close in a selling handicap hurdle over a similar trip at Plumpton and handles the ground okay, so we will suggest her. Aleemdar acts on the ground and it is not too long in the past since he was making the frame from substantially higher marks, though he is long-in-the-tooth now and may not be the force he was. Fast ground performer Desert Lover is another who has done well from much higher marks as recently as the spring, and he has possiblilites in what is a very poor affair. Bru Na Si makes the trip over from Ireland but would ideally want good ground or slower to be seen to best effect, while Prince Noora has some sort of claim given that he acts on the ground and stays this far, though he looks to have a few pounds to find. Flag Flier can make the most of a feather weight.
Bru Na Si (IRE) 13-2 (11-3) Rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, headway in 8th 5f out, no impression in 5th 2 out, kept on same pace run-in, 6th of 15, 41l behind Sharekan (11-0) at Downpatrick 2m 6f hcp hdl 80-95 gf in Jun.
Transvestite (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Took keen hold, tracked leading trio, mistake 3 out, pushed along and weakened into 5 when blundered badly 2 out, weakened soon after, not recover, 5th of 8, 7l behind Tayman (11-11) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Sep.
Prince Noora (IRE) 11-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out, 6th of 10, 15l behind Foxesbow (11-2) at Ffos Las 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Aug.
The Snail 6-1 (11-4) Jumped right, always behind, tailed off, 7th of 13, well behind Kavi (11-7) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd in Sep.
Top Ticket (IRE) 9-1 (10-7) Led until headed 6th, weakened quickly soon after, 10th of 11, 46l behind Dan Tucker (10-13) at Plumpton 2m hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Apr.
Desert Lover (IRE) 5-1 (10-13) Held up in 6th, headway and just about in touch when hit 3 out, still chasing leaders before next, weakened and hit last, 6th of 8, 12l behind Jafaru (11-7) at Plumpton 2m sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Sep.
Play A Cord (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Held up, weakened approaching 2 out, 7th of 14, 49l behind She's No Muppet (10-7) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf in Sep.
Aleemdar (IRE) 25-1 (11-5) Raced keenly, led until after 5th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Zabeel Palace (11-10) at Fontwell 2m 2f sell hcp hdl 0-85 (5) gf in Sep, 17 ran.
Ray's Round 100-1 (10-4) Led, not fluent 5th, headed 3 out, weakening when blundered badly and rider lost irons last, 10th of 12, 31l behind Synonymy (10-6) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Sep.
Wait For The Light 9-2 (11-11) Led, headed 7th, weakened from 2 out, mistake last, 8th of 13, 23l behind King High (11-7) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf in Sep.
Mr Tee Pee (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Held up in touch, weakened halfway, 6th of 12, well behind Doc Reason (10-9) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in Aug.
Flag Flier 33-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, outpaced 10th, never threatened leaders after, 4th of 15, 22l behind Malakiya (10-12) at Hereford 3m 2f sell hdl (5) gf in Jun.
