behind, blundered 4th, tailed off when pulled up 10th
held up in touch, weakened halfway
mid-division, headway 6th, chased leaders 4 out, weakened 2 out
led, joined 4th, hard ridden 5 out, headed approaching last, stayed on well
behind, reminders 5th, soon tailed off, pulled up 5 out
in touch, reminders 4th, weakened 4 out
held up mid-division, mistake 3rd, headway to chase leaders 3 out, led approaching last, kept on well
joined leader 4th, under pressure 6th, weakened quickly and pulled up before 4 out
behind, tailed off 7th, pulled up 10th
behind, blundered 1st, never dangerous
tracked leader, lost place 5th, soon behind, pulled up 10th
tracked leaders, fell 8th
Despite a big mark hike Tim Vaughan's BERKELEY COURT looks a horse on the upgrade and should complete a rules hat-trick by landing this handicap chase with Outside Investor the best placed to take advantage if things go wrong and Tosula could be the each-way play. The pick has carried over some good looking point-to-point form back into this sphere landing his last two races with some ease. This will be his toughest assignment to date but he hails from a yard would have a history of getting their runners to rack up sequences and he looks to handle fast ground. Outside Investor seems best at this trip these days and pulled up behind the pick when taking on further two starts ago. A seven lengths victory last time out showed he had no ill effects from that and the ten pound rise in his mark seems fair we just wonder though whether he'd prefer some cut in the ground. Options outside these two are limited but Tosula is now off a mark just a pound above his last winning rating so could run into the prizes but in a two horse race on paper Berkeley Court has the momentum.
Better Moment (IRE) 25-1 (10-6) Tracked leader, ridden and headed soon after 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 7, 16l behind Stance (11-6) at Fontwell 2m 6f sell hdl (5) gf in May.
Mr Tee Pee (IRE) 25-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, challenged from 7th, weakened after 3 out, 6th of 17, 22l behind Dawn At Sea (11-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd.
Berkeley Court 4-7fav (10-7) Mistakes, chased leaders, blundered 3rd, led approaching 7th, not fluent and went left 4 out, stayed on well, won at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-85 (5) gd beating Misamon (11-1) by 3l, 14 ran.
Milesian King (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Always in rear, struggling 10th, tailed off next, 6th of 14, 39l behind Think Lucky (11-10) at Stratford 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf.
Outside Investor (IRE) 18-1 (11-0) Led to approaching 3rd, led next, driven along approaching 10th, hit 12th, ridden, mistake 3 out (water), stayed on dourly from 2 out, won at Newton Abbot 2m 5f chs 0-90 (5) sft beating Lilac (11-2) by 7l, 5 ran.
Present Oriented (USA) 12-1 (11-5) Chased winner, led approaching 3rd to next, mistake, driven 4 out, lost 2nd 3 out, soon ridden, struggling, stayed on again approaching last, 4th of 5, 9l behind Outside Investor (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f chs 0-90 (5) sft.
Doc Reason (IRE) 33-1 (11-10) Mid-division, jumped right 2nd, mistake 11th, headway 13th, weakened 14th, tailed off, 5th of 13, 43l behind Arctic Shadow (11-12) at Uttoxeter 3m nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Jul.
Tosula 20-1 (10-13) Slow jump 1st, never going well in rear, blundered 12th, tailed off, 5th of 12, well behind Berkeley Court (9-9) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs.
Watership Down (IRE) 40-1 (11-4) Sweating, mid-division, not fluent 3rd, slightly hampered 6th, lost place 9th, rallied 13th, mistake and weakened next, 6th of 14, 27l behind Quil Est Beau (11-7) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-85 (5) gf in Jul.
Campden Annie (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Mid-division, headway 14th, close up when hit 16th, went moderate 3rd before 18th, 3rd of 12, 22l behind Berkeley Court (9-9) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs.
Scotch Corner (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, mistake 7th, behind from 9th, tailed off when blundered badly 2 out, 6th of 14, 32l behind Berkeley Court (10-7) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-85 (5) gd.
Bombardier Wells 16-1 (10-4) Held up, short lived effort approaching 6th, weakening when hit 3 out, 4th of 5, well behind Share My Dream (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f sell hdl (5) gd in May.
