held up towards rear, ridden before 3 out, never dangerous
always towards rear
held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, one pace and not fluent last
led, soon clear, ridden and headed before 2 out, rallied after last, kept on towards finish
tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd from 7th, led before 2 out, kept on, driven out
in touch, weakened before 3 out, pulled up
tracked leader, went 3rd after 3 out, weakening when blundered 2 out
towards rear, headway before 6th, went 3rd before 2 out, soon ridden, one pace
mid-division, pushed along after 5th, soon lost place, stumbled and fell after 6th
towards rear, pushed along after 6th, never dangerous
towards rear, effort 3f out, never dangerous
A tough race for punters as the race features a heady a combination of improving sorts alongside those that have had good days in the past. ROMAN FLIGHT is lightly raced but he managed to account for 23 rivals in a maiden hurdle at Cork in June, and with Charlie Swan going to the trouble of booking Tony McCoy, he should be more than capable of determining the outcome of this prize. Greyfriars Drummer still looks to be improving and is sure to be popular with the locals. He won readily at the course in June and should have no problems for the step up in trip. Raslan and Buck Mulligan have competed at much higher levels than this in the past so both need to be monitored closely for any signs of market confidence. Scotsbrook Cloud has been a likeable sort for David Evans and it is to be hoped that a lamentable run in the Summer Cup at Uttoxeter was just a bad day at the office.
Scotsbrook Cloud 11-2fav (10-1) Held up in rear, mistake 4th, struggling 15th, no impression, mistake 4 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Emmaslegend (10-9) at Uttoxeter 3m 2f lstd hcp chs (1) gd, 15 ran.
Lava Lamp (GER) 16-1 (11-2) Chased leaders in 4th, mistake 6th, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Decoy (11-5) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft, 6 ran.
Buck Mulligan 7-1 (10-6) Mid-division, 7th and ridden when fell 2 out, in a race won by Mumbles Head (10-5) at Perth 3m hcp chs (2) sft in Jun, 17 ran.
Raslan 14-1 (10-7) Led and clear until 2nd, headed 4th, lost place 6th, behind 3 out, tailed off, 8th of 10, well behind Pateese (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gs in Apr.
Premier Dane (IRE) 5-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, 3rd and ridden after 4 out, held last, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Door Boy (10-9) at Perth 2m 4f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd in Apr '11.
Roman Flight (IRE) 9-2 (11-7) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd and no impression before 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Casimir Road (11-7) at Bellewstown 2m 1f 4yo nov hdl sft.
Dj Milan (IRE) 2-1 (11-5) Jumped right, led until 2nd, soon led again, headed next, led after 7th, headed 9th, hung badly right from next, 6 lengths down when hit 2 out, closed last, stayed on to lead close home, won at Wetherby 3m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gs in May beating Miracle House (10-8) by nk, 6 ran.
Greyfriars Drummer 7-2 (10-10) Held up mid-division, headway 6th, went 2nd after 3 out, challenging when hit 2 out, ridden to lead after last, kept on well, won at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Jun beating Diamond's Return (11-0) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.
Awaywiththegreys (IRE) 6-5fav (11-0) With leaders, led after 3rd, drew clear from 3 out, pushed out, comfortably, won at Aintree 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) sft in Jun beating Formulation (11-0) by 17l, 11 ran.
Spirit Is Needed (IRE) 4-1 (11-5) Prominent, ridden 3 out, soon beaten, 7th of 9, 14l behind Teshali (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Sep.
Odin's Raven (IRE) 1-5fav (11-0) Not fluent 1st, held up mid-division, headway into 3rd approaching 5th, went 2nd 3 out, led going well between last 2, 1 length clear when mistake last, kept on, comfortably, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gf in May '11 beating Twisted (10-12) by 4l, 9 ran.
Westlin' Winds (IRE) 85-40fav (11-1) Tracked leaders, left 2nd 5th, led approaching 3 out where not fluent, soon ridden, headed before last, left in lead at hurdle, soon left clear, won at Uttoxeter 2m cnd/am sll hdl (5) gs in Jun beating Gud Day (10-6) by 8l, 6 ran.
