off the pace in 5th, ridden and weakened 11th
in rear, steady headway 3 out, went 4th 2 out, stayed on to 3rd post, no chance with leading duo
held up off the pace in 7th, closer order 7th, went 2nd before 3 out, led before 2 out, soon driven, pressed when left with advantage last, driven out
of fthe pace in 6th, pushed along before 9th, weakened next, no chance when mistake 3 out
led at good pace, clear with 1 rival, reduced lead 7th, ridden and headed before 2 out, rallying on inside when blundered last, weakened flat, lost 3rd post, not recover
raced in 4th and off the pace, pushed along 9th, ridden before 11th, driven after 3 out, weakened next, blundered last
behind, plugged on fron last, never involved
chased clear leading pair, closed 7th, went 2nd 9th, not fluent 10th, weakened before 3 out
chased leader until 9th, weakened 11th, soon behind
raced well of fthe pace in 8th, headway after 7th, went 3rd after 3 out, switched right before last, went 2nd last, kept on same pace flat
Nonrunner
There's another strong Pipe presence in this Listed chase with Shoegazer ridden by stable jockey Tom Scudamore and Enfant Du Lune sneaking in at the foot of the weights. Neither are easy to predict however. Idarah won easily at Ffos Las 10 days ago when stable companion Nobunaga and Rio Gael were behind and he can go close again off a 7lb higher mark, while Passato and The Disengager are both previous C&D winners and come into the race into decent form. So is LIFE OF A LUSO, second in this race 12 months ago when Buck Mulligan was only fourth. Paul Henderson's charge can go one better today. Shooters Wood, returning from a long absence when second over a shorter trip here last month, and the consistent Take Of Shoc'S are also interesting.
Passato (GER) 8-1 (11-12) Jumped right, tracked leaders, not fluent and lost place 3rd, outpaced by front trio from 8th, 4th of 9, 19l behind Mister Matt (10-6) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd in Aug.
Idarah (USA) 16-1 (10-3) Held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, led before last, ridden out, won at Ffos Las 2m hcp chs (2) gs in Aug beating Comehomequietly (10-2) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Shoegazer (IRE) 5-2 (11-12) Tracked leading pair, travelling well and every chance when not much room on inside and fell 2 out, in a race won by Prince Tom (11-8) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f nov chs (3) gd in Aug, 5 ran.
Rio Gael (IRE) 8-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, not fluent 8th, ridden when not much room and mistake 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 7, 15l behind Idarah (10-3) at Ffos Las 2m hcp chs (2) gs in Aug.
The Disengager (IRE) 4-1fav (12-0) Jumped right, made all, pressed approaching 2 out, stayed on well, won at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Aug beating Armenian Boy (11-1) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.
Nobunaga 2-1fav (10-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 9th until 2 out, 3rd and beaten last, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Idarah (10-3) at Ffos Las 2m hcp chs (2) gs in Aug.
Life Of A Luso (IRE) 15-2 (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway 10th, went 3rd before 2 out, ridden before last, chased winner run-in, held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Premier Dane (11-4) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gd in Aug.
Shooters Wood (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, left 2nd 7th, led 4 out, headed before next, hit 2 out, rallied last, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 9, nk behind Mister Matt (10-6) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd in Aug.
Take Of Shoc's (IRE) 5-2 (11-10) Led, blundered 4 out, clear after next, headed towards finish, no extra, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Humbel Ben (10-8) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Aug.
Enfant De Lune (FR) 8-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, left 2nd 6th, led 8th, not fluent 9th, headed 4 out, jumped left and weakened 2 out, 5th of 9, 25l behind Nataani (11-7) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Jun.
Buck Mulligan 12-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, one pace and not fluent last, 3rd of 11, 13l behind Premier Dane (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-150 (2) gd in Jul.
