mid-division, took keen hold, slightly hampered 1st, not fluent 4th, dropped rear 7th, no danger after
tracked leaders, weakened 2 out
prominent on outside, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
led, ridden approaching 3 out, headed flat, kept on
held up towards rear, slightly hampered 1st, headway 5th, ridden and outpaced 3 out, no impression after
held up, headway 3 out, ridden to lead flat, driven out
mid-division, jumped slowly 5th, headway after 7th, challenged 3 out until ridden and edged left flat, no extra
took keen hold, prominent, weakened approaching 2 out
held up towards rear, headway on outside after 7th, weakened 3 out
jinked right and unseated rider 1st
held up, pulled up before 5th, dismounted
Nonrunner
Nortonthorpe Lad can defy a seven pound penalty to continue his trainers purple patch with both The Snail and Tayman worth noting in the betting market. The selection had a string of seconds to his name before winning at Newton Abbot on Monday. This is a quick reappearance but connections are keen to take advantage of what could be a lenient mark so therefore he looks the right horse to side with. The Snail will pose as the biggest danger after failing to live up to his name when scoring at Uttoxeter on only his second outing. He showed improvement fro his debut and could be well capable of winning off his new handicap mark so is worth noting in the betting. Tayman has more experience than most and has hit form of late. He has not been seen out for a couple of months but had run well at both Worcester and Wetherby in May and another big run can be expected. A tricky race to call, but for the winner we return to Nortonthorpe Lad.
Highland Games (IRE) 5-2jt-fav (11-4) Towards rear, mistake 4th, headway and not fluent 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, led briefly approaching last, hit last, no extra flat, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Marc of Brilliance (11-4) at Fontwell 2m 4f clm hdl (5) gd in May.
Sultan Fontenaille (FR) 40-1 (11-4) Raced keenly, prominent, went 2nd approaching 7th, weakened approaching 3 out, 10th of 12, well behind Ladino (11-4) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gf in Jun.
Tayman (IRE) 11-8fav (11-5) Led, ridden 2 out, 3 lengths clear when hit last, kept on until headed and no extra near finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind Lord On The Run (10-13) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in May.
Bathwick Breeze 9-1 (10-0) Led, ridden and headed after 3 out, no chance with winner from next, lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 9, 18l behind Sporazene (11-5) at N Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gf in Jun.
Earnest (IRE) 25-1 (11-1) Mid-division when fell at the 2nd in race won by Sea Wall (11-8) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Jun, 12 ran.
Jam Packed (IRE) 9-2 (11-7) Held up, headway 4th, ridden and weakening when mistake 2 out, 5th of 12, 19l behind Pacco (10-11) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Mar.
Nortonthorpe Lad (IRE) 4-1 (10-6) Held up, headway after 4th, led on bit after 3 out, very easily, won at N Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd beating Akram (11-5) by 9l, 10 ran.
Dansilver 25-1 (11-3) Never a factor, 15th of 17, well behind Kerriemuir Lass (11-4) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Apr.
Flying Grey (IRE) 5-6fav (11-5) Held up, ridden approaching 6, moderate 8th when mistake 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, never near leaders, 5th of 12, 7l behind Sonic Anthem (11-5) at Stratford 2m amt hcp hdl (4) gd.
Waldo's Dream 6-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before next, 6th of 10, 16l behind Sheikhman (10-9) at N Abbot 2m 3f cnd hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Jun.
Grave Doubts 50-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, some headway approaching 3 out, soon weakened, mistake last, 8th of 11, 45l behind Lord Ryeford (10-13) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Jun.
The Snail 9-4 (11-0) Led and soon clear, headed briefly 7th, hit 4 out, ridden 3 out, headed 2 out, rallied to lead again last, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gf in Jun beating Hills of Home (10-9) by 2 1/2l, 15 ran.
