in touch, every chance when fell 3 out
held up, headway 4 out, ridden and hung left from 2 out, every chance last, not quicken
tracked leader, quickly pulled up before 4th
held up, ridden and headway before 3 out, weakened after next
tracked leader, jumped path before 4 out, ridden 2 out, one pace from last
mid-division, blundered 4 out, soon ridden and weakened
mid-divsion, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
held up mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, led approaching last, driven out
held up, slightly hampered 4 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, left in lead 6th, soon headed, quickly lost place
led, not fluent 4th, ran out 4 out
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, one pace from next
mid-division, led after 4 out, ridden and headed appoaching last, no extra flat
Auenmoon gets the vote over Misbehaviour, Archie Babe, Into The Shadows, Unjust Law and Iffy to name but a few. Auenmoon was quite a prolific winner on the Flat in Germany, and ran any number of decent races when put over timber, including when hunting up Rasharrow at Perth in April. Peter Monteith's five-year-old will be all the better for a recent run on the Flat at Ayr in which he finished a fine second, and off a mark of 122, should go very close. Misbehaviour has not been out since May, but has winning form to his name at Plumpton and Warwick. His mark leaves him with a bit to find but along with stablemate Tamreen, gives Gary Moore a strong presence. Archie Babe is pretty exposed now but did nothing wrong when beating Aleron at Wetherby and is another for the mix, while Into The Shadows will be all the better for her third on the Flat at York, but could do with more give in the ground. Unjust Law has not impressed to date and has plenty of weight to carry, and Iffy was a bit disappointing at Huntingdon, so cannot be backed with confidence. Having weighed up all the options, Auenmoon must have sound claims and is the pick.
Town Crier (IRE) 7-1 (11-6) In touch, effort 3 out, soon ridden, weakened from next, 7th of 9, 28l behind Archie Babe (10-1) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft.
Unjust Law (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) In rear, hampered 2nd, headway 5th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 12, 23l behind Guru (10-11) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in May.
Auenmoon (GER) 9-2 (11-4) Led, ridden, headed last, kept on under pressure flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Rasharrow (11-8) at Perth 2m nov hdl (3) gf in Apr.
Four Schools (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Never a factor, 11th of 13, 30l behind Mahogany Blaze (11-2) at Chepstow 2m 4yo hcp hdl (2) gd.
Into The Shadows 9-1 (10-1) Mid-division, effort approaching 3 out, never dangerous, 9th of 21, 13l behind Acambo (10-4) at Haydock 2m hcp hdl Grd 3 (1) gd in May.
Archie Babe (IRE) 20-1 (10-1) Held up, headway 3 out, ridden to lead after last, ran on, won at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft beating Aleron (11-12) by 3l, 9 ran.
Sasso 13-2 (10-12) Held up in touch, lost position after 4 out and pulled up 4 out in race won by Kandjar D'allier (10-12) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Mar, 8 ran.
Iffy 7-2 (10-11) Held up in rear, headway 5th, ridden 2 out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 11, 6l behind Festive Chimes (10-3) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf.
Misbehaviour 6-1 (10-6) Held up, headway 5th, ridden to chase leading pair after 3 out, weakened flat, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Guru (10-11) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in May.
Tamreen (IRE) 14-1 (10-11) Always in rear, not fluent, weakened 4 out, tailed off, last of 11, well behind Festive Chimes (10-3) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf.
Supply And Fix (IRE) 6-1 (10-11) Led, headed before 2 out, every chance last, kept on, held towards finish, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Billyandi (11-9) at Perth 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Sept.
My Legal Eagle (IRE) 7-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, quickened to chase leaders 3 out, ridden to next, kept on, won at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (D) gf in Sept '03 beating Island Sound (11-5) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Culcabock (IRE) 7-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway to lead approaching 2 out, headed last, weakened flat, 6th of 15, 13l behind Front Rank (11-5) at Kelso 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd.
