held up in rear, not fluent 7th, modest 5th 4 out, no impression
led until 8th, soon weakened
tracked leaders, challenged 3rd, not fluent 5th, led 8th, headed when mistake 4 out, weakened last
mid-division, 6 lengths 4th when fell 8th
mid-division, lost place 4th, hampered 8th, headway before 4 out, challenged last, led flat, driven out
chased leaders on outside, jumped right and not fluent 5th, lost place when blundered 8th, pulled up before next
held up towards rear, hampered by faller and unseated rider 8th
pressed leader until 3rd, hit 8th, led 4 out, driven approaching last, headed flat, held towards finish
NonRunner
Course and distance winner Heurtevent clearly didn’t stay a much longer trip here last time and goes on the short-list. Breeze Along’s form is nothing to write home about but Dan Skelton has done well with similar sorts in the past and he’s had a wind operation since last seen. KING MURO got his act together at Bangor last month and this doesn’t look any more difficult, despite a 6lb higher mark. No No Cardinal is an infrequent winner but Djarkevi often attracts market support so shouldn’t be written off just yet.
King Muro 10-1 (11-9) Behind, headway 6th, chased leaders next, led before 3 out, hard ridden after 2 out, kept on well under pressure, won at Bangor 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Zoltan Varga (10-7) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Djarkevi (FR) 7-2jfav (11-12) Led in start, in rear, outpaced 4 out, never near leaders, weakened next, tailed off, 6th of 8, dist behind Boss Des Mottes (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Mount Russell (IRE) 11-4 (11-6) Chased leaders, weakened before 3 out, last of 10, dist behind Doktor Glaz (12-0) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Diplomatico (USA) 8-1 (10-11) Held up in last pair, headway approaching 12th, pushed along in 5th before 3 out, 4th before next where weakened quickly, 7th of 8, dist behind Walk Waterford (11-11) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
No No Cardinal (IRE) 11-2 (10-3) Tracked leaders, went 2nd at 8th, upsides 4 out, led after next, headed approaching 2 out, ridden and no chance with winner between last 2, 2nd of 4, 11l behind Walden Prince (11-10) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Heurtevent (FR) 7-1 (10-10) Detached in last trio, headway 9th, never reached leaders, ridden and weakened after 5 out, tailed off when went left last, 5th of 8, dist behind Mercers Court (12-4) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Breeze Along 20-1 (11-4) Led, clear until jumped left and not fluent 3rd, headed after omitted 3 out, weakened before next, 5th of 7, 23 1/4l behind Indian Reel (11-4) at Leicester 2m (4) hvy in Jan.
Moontripper 12-1 (10-0) Behind, outpaced after 3 out, never threatened leaders, 9th of 15, 16 1/2l behind Glanvilles Guest (11-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Welsh Designe 25-1 (10-0) With leaders, led 4th, headed 7th, ridden 3 out, weakened before next, 5th of 9, 22 1/4l behind King Muro (11-9) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Toe To Toe (IRE) 14-1 (10-3) Always behind, tailed off and pulled up before last, at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
