led, clear before 4 out, already headed and weakening when fell next
held up, good headway into 2nd before 4 out, led before next, jinked badly left and headed before last, weakening when jumped right and mistake last, weakened run in
never fluent, chased leaders, weakened before 4 out, poor 7th when pulled up before next
chased leaders, lost place 10th, rallied 3 out, went 2nd and kept on same pace run in
held up, blundered 12th, poor 6th when pulled up before 3 out
mistakes, chased leader, pushed along before mistake 12th, weakened before next, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
soon detached, pulled up after 7th
held up, reminder after 6th, pushed along after 10th, headway chasing leaders 3 out, went 3rd and one pace run in
chased leaders, pushed along before went 2nd 3 out, led before last, kept on well
Hard to be confident about any of this field with plenty of questions to be answered by the majority of them and SEEANYTHINGYOULIKE on his chasing debut and looked to building up to something over hurdles is the suggestion. Whipcord drops in grade and with the blinkers on for the first time makes some appeal and it's not hard to think that Clo Sacre may be better than his form so far. Midnight Gypsy is another to throw in the mix and may be able to get competitive off a comparatively lowly mark with Atlantic King looking to run a big race last time out but far from certain to back this up.
Whipcord (IRE) 25-1 (11-11) Held up mid-division, headway before 7th, weakened before 2 out, 9th of 10, dist behind State The Obvious (10-12) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Seeanythingyoulike (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, went 2nd from 3rd, weakened from 3 out, 6th of 11, 18l behind Shanksforamillion (10-9) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Clo Sacre (FR) 9-4 (10-9) Jumped right at times, led until after 4th, stayed handy, last and struggling after 4 out, well beaten from next, went 3rd last, 3rd of 4, 24 1/4l behind Going For Broke (11-12) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Orchestrated (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) Mid-division, weakened from halfway, pulled up before 6 out, at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Midnight Gypsy 2-1fav (10-13) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, 2nd before 3 out, every chance when not fluent 2 out, switched right before last and flat, held by front pair but kept on, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Willyegolassiego (10-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
King Of Milan (IRE) 14-1 (10-3) Jumped right, led, headed 3 out, weakened before last, 4th of 14, 28l behind Murray Mount (11-8) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Midnight Queen 5-1 (10-5) Prominent, not fluent 2nd, reminders after 4th, lost place before 4 out, rallied briefly 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, dist behind Taste The Wine (10-11) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Atlantic King (GER) 40-1 (10-0) Behind, reminders after 3rd, headway under pressure before 2 out, stayed on into 3rd after last, not reach front pair, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Sage Monkey (10-7) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Hardtorock (IRE) 8-1 (10-2) With leader, hit 8th, led 5 out, headed before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 20 1/4l behind Classic Jewel (10-13) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
