held up in rear, in touch after 3 out, weakened before 2 out
chased leader, raced keenly, led before not fluent 2 out, joined last, soon headed, held flat, stayed on
chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, held in 3rd last, 4th and kept on same pace flat
held up, jumped left 5th, closed 3 out, challenged going well last, soon led, pushed out, readily
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along and not much room before 2 out, switched left and went 3rd flat, no impression on front pair
led, not fluent and pecked 3rd, jumped left 5th, headed before 2 out, soon weakened
KINGS PROCTOR has gone well on both hurdling starts and his debut form was boosted when the winner scored again. He also had some fair sorts behind when a Cartmel runner-up last time. Art Man commands respect on his Uttoxeter second two starts back but failed to back that up at Worcester. Low Profile showed enough on the level to be of interest on hurdling bow but October Storm, a three-time winner on the Flat, was withdrawn from a scheduled engagement at Bangor on Friday and now returns from an absence of over 500 days. Splinter did run in that Bangor contest but faded in the straight to finish a well-beaten fourth.
Duneomeno (FR) 100-1 (11-2) Always in rear, 11th of 14, dist behind Mansoline (10-9) at Warwick 2m (5) sft in Mar.
King's Proctor (IRE) 11-4 (11-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd before 5th, mistake 2 out, challenged last, soon led, stayed on, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Galloway Du Lia (11-4) at Cartmel 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Low Profile 5-2fav (9-2) Held up towards rear, not clear run over 3f out, headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, eased, 6th of 8, 6 3/4l behind De Mazzaro (8-9) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
October Storm 14-1 (10-4) Keen tracked leaders, led 10f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 12 3/4l behind Oleg (9-13) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Art Man (FR) 9-2 (11-0) Tracked leader, jumped after 3rd, pushed along and lost 2nd after 6th, beaten 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 7, 22l behind Bigbadmattie (11-4) at Worcester 2m mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Lady Lottie (IRE) 66-1 (10-11) Contested lead, pushed and quickly dropped to rear before 3 out, tailed off before 2 out, last of 8, dist behind Our Colossus (11-4) at Stratford 2m mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Splinter 3-1 (10-8) Mid-division, jumped left 1st, slow and in rear 4th, closed before 4 out, weakened before 2 out, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 7, 28 3/4l behind Ibbenburen (10-12) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (4) gs in Jul.
