held up well in rear, headway after 3 out, went 3rd before last, led on bit flat, easily
tracked clear leader 1st until 2nd, prominent in chasing group, not fluent 5th or 3 out, soon ridden, one pace flat
mid-division, headway approaching 5th, went 2nd after 3 out, led after next, headed flat, no chance with winner
led and soon clear, headed approaching 3 out, blundered and weakened 2 out
chased leaders, went 2nd 3rd, led before 3 out until after 2 out, mistake and weakened last
towards rear, 7th and pushed along after 2 out, not fluent last, no impression
in touch in chasing group, headway 5th, struggling 3 out, no extra last
tracked leaders, ridden after 4th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
mid-division, not fluent 2nd, jumped right 4th, struggling 3 out
chased leader until 1st, lost place 3rd, behind after
Nonrunner
This may prove a step too far for the hat-trick seeking Cygnet, while Puy D'Arnac's C&D win in May came in selling company. Rare Coincidence usually runs well around here, however and The Tiddly Tadpole did well to defy a penalty in novice company at Bangor and could be open to further improvement. Viva Colonia's defeat of Kylenoe Fairy in a Listed handicap at Market Rasen is the best form on offer but the six-year-old has the weight match and will do well to beat FUJIN DANCER on these terms. Harriet Bethell has struck up a tremendous understanding with Brian Ellison's gelding and has now won twice over hurdles and once on the Flat on the six-year-old. He's still in good form and can land the day's feature. Front Rank has won this for the last two years but Dianne Sayer's charge may be a bit long in the tooth now.
Viva Colonia (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, hampered and switched left after last, led final 100 yards, ran on well, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f Listed hcp hdl (1) gs in Jul beating Kylenoe Fairy (11-9) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
Cygnet 5-1 (9-9) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd 4th, led 3 out, 4 lengths clear when not fluent last, ridden and stayed on strongly flat, won at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gd in Jul beating The Cayterers (9-11) by 9l, 8 ran.
Get It On (IRE) 4-6fav (11-13) Chased leaders, fell 4 out, in a race won by Laterly (11-6) at Southwell 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Apr, 7 ran.
Rare Coincidence 20-1 (11-5) Made all, soon clear, unchallenged, won at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jun beating Auberge (10-4) by 5l, 12 ran.
The Tiddly Tadpole 11-4 (11-5) Held up in touch in rear, headway on inside 3rd, led next, mistake 3 out, in command when not fluent and rider lost iron last, stayed on well, won at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd beating Layla's Dancer (11-4) by 2l, 6 ran.
Fujin Dancer (FR) 10-1 (10-11) Held up behind, headway before 3 out, ridden next, kept on strongly from last, 4th of 17, 5l behind Remember Now (11-4) at Ayr 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Apr.
Puy d'Arnac (FR) 2-1fav (10-12) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd before last, led soon after, drew well clear flat, comfortably, won at Cartmel 2m 1f sell hdl (5) gd in May beating Oumeyade (10-12) by 13l, 4 ran.
Vertueux (FR) 6-1 (11-2) Close up, ridden after 4th, soon weakened, tailed off, 8th of 9, well behind Knight In Purple (11-2) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Cool Baranca (GER) 2-1fav (11-12) Held up, headway approaching 3 out, led and not fluent last, ran on well, won at Cartmel 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Jul beating Claude Carter (11-2) by 4l, 11 ran.
Front Rank (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Took keen hold, narrow lead, headed approaching 4th chased leader until 3 out, soon slightly outpaced, rallied to modest 3rd approaching 2 out, weakened and lost 2 places flat, 5th of 9, 23l behind Lets Go Girls (10-0) at Market Rasen 2m 1f sell (4) gd.
Heron Bay 9-4fav (11-4) Mid-division on outside, headway after 4th, led 3 out, driven and strongly pressed when hung left flat, just held on, won at Worcester 2m 4f sell hdl (5) gd in Jul beating American Art (10-12) by hd, 13 ran.
Word of Warning 12-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, ridden before 6th, headway before 2 out, chased leading trio from 2 out, stayed on same pace from last, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Balamory Dan (10-9) at Sedgefield 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf.
Highland Love 66-1 (11-0) In touch, ridden and weakened soon after 4 out, tailed off, 16th of 19, well behind Devil To Pay (10-6) at Cheltenham 2m nov hcp hdl (3) gs in Nov.
