held up in touch towards rear, ridden after 8th, lost touch going to 4 out
tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, challenged last, soon led, joined by rival post
led until mistake 8th, led again before 4 out, not fluent last, soon headed, stayed on under pressure to force dead heat post
prominent, led 8th, headed approaching 4 out, soon ridden, 3rd and beaten when mistake last, no extra
held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, jumped left and bumped 4th, ridden 6th, soon lost touch, never in contention after, plugged on from 2 out
prominent, took keen hold, ridden in 5th after 8th, soon weakened, pulled up approaching 2 out
held up, jumped right and bumped 4th, ridden after 8th, weakened approaching 4 out
tracked leaders, closed 7th, ridden after 4 out, 4th and beaten when mistake last, weakened flat
STOW won't mind the ground and goes well over C&D. He's 6lb higher than when runner-up in this 12 months ago but his promising young rider's claim negates the majority of that and he looked to be on the way back here at the start of the month. Venetia Williams' gelding gets the vote though novice Rev It Up should go close again having lost nothing in defeat when second at Deireadh Re in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham last time. Stablemate Makhzoon lacks a recent run, however, as do Extreme Impact and Strategic Approach but Palace Jester won at Ffos Las before finishing a fair third at Aintree.
Mobaasher (USA) 33-1 (11-12) Held up in last pair, lost touch before 3 out, tailed off, last of 7, well behind Oscargo (10-13) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl (2) gd.
Palace Jester 12-1 (11-2) Prominent, led approaching 3 out, ridden and headed before next, weakened last, 3rd of 11, 34l behind Featherbed Lane (10-10) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) sft.
Rev It Up (IRE) 2-1fav (11-4) Held up in last pair in touch, went prominent 6th, challenged before 2 out, driven to lead briefly between last 2, 6 lengths down and looked held when left in lead last, ridden and headed flat, no extra, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Deireadh Re (11-4) at Cheltenham 3m nov hdl G2 (1) gd.
Extreme Impact 6-4 (11-0) Tracked leaders, hit 1st, chased winner 9th, bad mistake 12th, soon back in 3rd, pecked 10th, stumbled 13th, weakened 4 out, left poor 2nd last, 2nd of 5, well behind Ambrose Princess (10-7) at Southwell 3m beg chase (5) gd in May.
Stow 20-1 (11-7) Led 1st, remained prominent, effort 4 out, kept on same pace approaching 2 out, 4th of 18, 23l behind Mauricetheathlete (9-13) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy.
Strategic Approach (IRE) 4-1 (11-1) Held up in touch, struggling 14th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Triggerman (11-1) at Folkestone 3m 1f beg chs (4) gs in Dec '10, 8 ran.
Makhzoon (USA) 15-8fav (10-10) Led, pressed 4 out, pushed along and headed before 3 out, ridden before last, hard ridden run-in, kept on gamely to lead towards finish, won at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Jun beating Rolecarr (10-6) by nk, 6 ran.
Monsieur Cadou (FR) 8-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, every chance 4 out, hard ridden next, weakened approaching last, 2nd of 18, 7l behind Mauricetheathlete (9-13) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy.
