held up towards rear, jumped slowly 2nd and 6th, short of room on inside bend after 8th, mistake 2 out, no impression
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, chasing leaders last, weakened final furlong
in touch, pushed along after 6th, ridden 8th, chased winner after last until inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
tracked leader, led approaching last, 3 leghts clear 1f out, headed near finish
tracked leaders, pulled hard, challenged 6th, soon led, headed 8th, led before 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened inside final furlong
mistakes, towards rear, effort 3 out, no impression on leaders after next
led until 4th, prominent, outpaced after 2 out, rallied over 1f out, stayed on gamely to lead near finish
with leader, led 4th until after 6th, led 8th until appropaching 3 out, weakened next, tailed off
In an ultra competitive Handicap Hurdle NORISAN had enough left when winning last time to suggest further success and that can happen here although both Cannon Fire and Jeu De Roseau should be making life tough. The pick needed most of this trip when scoring on his first attempt over it last time. He's up 10lbs for the win which makes things more difficult but there may be more to come over this distance. Cannon Fire is clearly in form having notched up a quick fire double in June before falling when going well again next time. He was only beaten in a photo on his latest run but with 11lbs extra to carry it looks unlikely he'll get the win this time either. Jeu De Roseau hasn't had a lot of racing recently but was impressive when scoring on his return from over a year out. He has since won on the flat and look competitive at the weights. Goldan Jess is at the edge of his stamina now over this trip but has improved in a couple of runs this season. This looks wide open but Norisan can follow up.
Inner Voice (USA) 25-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, ridden into moderate 7th entering straight, no impression and kept on one pace, 6th of 16, 17l behind Dafarabad (10-12) at Sligo 2m hcp hdl 8Evens09 gd in May.
Word of Warning 11-2 (11-7) Held up behind, headway on outside 3 out, effort next, ridden and outpaced between last 2, weakened last, 5th of 7, 21l behind Crosby Jemma (11-3) at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gf in Jun.
Soubriquet (IRE) 10-1 (10-6) Held up mid-division, reminders and weakened after 5 out, 6th of 9, 42l behind Native Coral (10-11) at Perth 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf.
Cannon Fire (FR) 11-10fav (10-10) In touch, reminder after 1st, hampered bend after 5th, driven 3 out, every chance flat, stayed on, 2nd of 9, hd behind Dakota Boy (11-4) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Jun.
Goldan Jess (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, went 3rd approaching last, one pace, 3rd of 10, 14l behind Tout Regulier (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 5f cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) gf.
Mad Moose (IRE) 13-2 (10-8) Held up towards rear, not fluent 4th or 5th, headway when fell 3 out, in a race won by House Of Bourbon (11-12) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gf in Jun, 8 ran.
Rare Coincidence 10-1 (11-0) Led, headed 3 out, weakened last, 7th of 11, 25l behind Summer Soul (11-10) at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jun.
Lets Go Girls 10-1 (10-12) Towards rear, headway from 5th to chase leaders ridden 2 out, no impression, 4th of 14, 23l behind Golden Future (11-2) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Jun.
Bewery Man (IRE) 4-1fav (11-7) Towards rear, pushed along after 4th, hampered 5th, soon pulled up, in a race won by Planetarium (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m 4f sell hcp hdl (5) gd in Jun, 12 ran.
Norisan 20-1 (10-1) Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, soon chased leaders, led last, driven out, just held on, won at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in May beating Haldibari (10-8) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Jeu De Roseau (IRE) 9-2 (11-2) Held up in mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, chased winner before last, no impression, 2nd of 11, 6l behind Red Not Blue (11-7) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in May.
