held up, blundered 2nd, not fluent 10th, headway 12th, close 2nd 4 out, led approaching last, all out
prominent, hit 9th, weakened 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
held up in rear, not fluent 11th, switched left and headway after 13th, mistake 4 out, jumped left from 3 out, stayed on flat, kept on well towards finish
hampered 2nd, pushed along in rear next, no chance after 14th, tailed off
tracked leaders, hit 13th, fell next
towards rear on outside, blundered and unseated rider 4th
tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, mistake 4 out, carried right next, stayed on flat
led 1st, headed 4th, led 8th, not fluent 10th or 3 out, headed last, stayed on
prominent, led 4th, jumped right 7th, headed next, weakened after 14th, tailed off
held up, headway 13th, mistake and bumped next, weakened last
mid-division, hit 11th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
led until mistake 1st, blundered and unseated rider next
If a summer on the schooling grounds has cured Qualypso D'Allier's jumping woes then he has claims in a race where few boast solid credentials but the hopeful vote's awarded to FLEMISH INVADER. He didn't live up to the early promise of his chase debut at Perth but he was well backed on that occasion and may be worth another chance with another year on his back and his yard making their customary strong start to the season. Autumn Red has stronger claims than most but has yet to win a race of any description and of more interest at the likely prices are Dunkelly Castle and Backfromthecongo but both look vulnerable to improvers. Kilshannig, No More Whispers and Byways Boy have all had sufficiently few opportunities to be broadly covered by that description and, hopefully, the market can help us to sort the wheat from the chaff.
Dunkelly Castle (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Tracked leader, jumped left 8th, lost 2nd approaching 11th, 2nd again 13th until not fluent 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 3rd of 6, 13l behind Local Present (11-9) at Hereford 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Aug.
Backfromthebrink (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Held up off the pace, headway when bumped 5th, weakened approaching 3 out, 5th of 10, 39l behind My Brother Sylvest (10-12) at Stratford 2m nov hdl (4) gf in Sep.
Flemish Invader (IRE) 11-4 (10-9) Chased leader until 4th, stayed chasing leaders, not fluent 5th (water), lost place soon after 9th, beaten and jumped right after, tailed off, 5th of 7, well behind Wheels Up (11-2) at Newbury 2m 2f nov hcp chs (0-125) (3) gs in Mar.
Backfromthecongo (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Prominent, hampered 9th, ridden after next, weakened 14th, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Midnight Gold (11-12) at Ffos Las 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Jun, 12 ran.
Kilshannig (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) Ran in snatches, hit 9th, soon behind, stayed on to take remote 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 10, well behind Frosted Grape (10-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Sep.
Phoenix Des Mottes (FR) 7-1 (10-4) Mid-division, not fluent 6th, ridden after 7th, weakened 9th, tailed off, 6th of 9, well behind Thai Vango (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sep.
Canon's Corner (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Took keen hold, led until ridden and headed 3 out, weakened next, tailed off, 3rd of 7, 44l behind Chevy To The Levy (10-5) at Hereford 3m 1f nov chs (4) gd in Sep.
Autumn Red (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Shared lead until approaching 4 out, jumped right next, stayed on under pressure flat, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Rash Moment (11-5) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd in Sep.
No More Whispers (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Mid-division, outpaced when mistake 3 out, soon ridden, never on terms, 5th of 12, 28l behind Musical Wedge (11-4) at Hereford 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Apr.
Qualypso D'allier (FR) 8-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, pushed along in 6th after 4 out, soon weakened, 6th of 16, 10l behind Petroupetrov (11-2) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Byways Boy 8-1 (12-0) Led 2-4; wknd 2 out, 4th of 10, 22l behind Point Proven (12-3) at Dingley 3m ptp in May.
Little Girl 33-1 (10-4) Led until 3rd, led 5th until not fluent next, outpaced after 12th, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off, 4th of 5, well behind Magical Legend (10-7) at Cartmel 3m 2f beg chase (5) gd in Aug.
