held up in touch, led 4 out, drew clear 2 out comfortably
led, headed 4 out, soon ridden to challenge, kept on same pace
mid-division, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before next
soon tracking leader, weakened before 4 out
tracked leader, led after 8th, headed 4 out, mistake 2 out, soon weakened
held up in touch, headway 6th, weakened approaching 3 out, behind when pulled up before last
behind, never jumped well, never dangerous
held up in rear, mistake 1st, headway 3 out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace
held up in touch, mistake 1st, lost place 4th, rallied and headway 7th, chasing winner when mistake last, no extra
behind when fell 10th
SHE'S NO MUPPET can follow up a recent success though Good Old Days and Ilewin Tom are other players in this contest. Nick Mitchell's mare galloped her rivals into submission at Hereford recently and she is likely to be hiked up the weights by a fair margin as a consequence. If in the same form today, she looks impossible to dismiss from a follow up if the jumping over the larger obstacles stands up to examination. Good Old Days has a welter burden to carry. That said, fast ground suits and a bold account can be anticipated. Ilewin Tom took a Fontwell contest off a mark of 59 so that really does give a clue as to how bad a race it was. Present Oriented was once useful during the summer campaigns though the percentage call is now that of opposition. The Local has completely lost the plot while Mycenean Prince is a long standing loser under all codes and is exposed as plating class. A bad race that can go to She's No Muppet.
Good Old Days (IRE) 11-4fav (11-11) Close up, led 4th, clear between last 2, won at Hereford 2m 3f sll hcp chs 0-85 (5) gf beating Rookery Lad (11-9) by 5l, 13 ran.
Present Oriented (USA) 28-1 (11-4) In touch, reminders 4th, weakened 4 out, 4th of 12, 41l behind Doc Reason (10-9) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in Aug.
The Local 7-2 (11-2) Held up mid-division, headway before 4 out, ridden to challenge next, soon one pace, 5th of 8, 18l behind Tanmeya (11-1) at Worcester 2m hcp 0-90 (5) gs in Jul.
Mycenean Prince (USA) 7-1 (10-9) Led until after 2nd, chased leader, challenged 6th, led next, headed approaching 3 out, still every chance between last 2, one pace flat, 3rd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Hard And Fast (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f sell (5) gf in Aug.
Cartier Opera 8-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, chased winner 3 out until no extra approaching 2 out, 5th of 14, 21l behind Berkeley Court (10-7) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-85 (5) gd in Aug.
Ilewin Tom 33-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, travelling well 4 out, led 3 out, in command next, easily, won at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-85 (5) gf in May beating Majy D'auteuil (11-11) by 8l, 13 ran.
Buds Dilemma 100-1 (10-3) Always behind, 8th of 13, 33l behind Just Moscow (10-10) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Aug.
Bid Art (IRE) 33-1 (10-2) Mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon beaten, 7th of 13, 22l behind All Three Fables (11-2) at Stratford 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in May.
Star Galaxy (IRE) 7-2 (10-4) Tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, weakened from last, 6th of 8, 45l behind Amjad (10-2) at Cartmel 2m 1f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) hvy in Aug.
Secret Cavern (USA) 14-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, raced keenly, headway approaching 2 out, one pace last, 3rd of 12, 8l behind Rio Laine (10-13) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in Aug.
She's No Muppet 7-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders and keen, led approaching 7th, clear approaching 2 out, won at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf beating Icansingarainbow (11-6) by 21l, 14 ran.
