raced in 2nd, pushed along and outpaced by leader home turn, ridden approaching last, stayed on run-in, closing at finish
in rear, ridden 4 out and lost touch, pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, ridden 3 out and struggling, tailed off
chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, soon well held
chased leaders, mistake and unseated rider 1st
towards rear, not fluent 3 out, plugged on, never in contention
made all, raced keenly, mistake 4th, shaken up and went clear home turn, ridden after 2 out, kept on, all out
HOURLESS (NAP) landed his hurdling debut in ready fashion at Hexham. He concedes weight as a result but confirmed his wellbeing with a good runner-up effort at Windsor on the level last month. He should progress again and confirm placings with Max Of Stars. Ollie Pears' filly has since scored by a remarkable 68 lengths over course and distance but only three finished that day and the form is modest at best. She meets the selection on the same terms as at Hexham and needs improvement to turn the tables. Milton Harris is a man to be feared in these contests and Secret Sauce makes considerable appeal on debut after joining the yard from Ireland where he was a convincing winner for the Stack yard when last seen. Sgian Dubh is another Flat recruit of some interest.
Hourless 6-5fav (9-2) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed 1f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind It's How We Roll (10-1) at Windsor 1m 3f stks (6) gd in Jun.
Hadley Park 13-2 (11-0) Led, jumped big first two flights, more fluent third, hit 4 out, headed 3 out, soon beaten and weakened quickly before last, 7th of 8, dist behind Two Past Eight (11-0) at Aintree 2m (3) gd in Jun.
Kilcummin (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, headway into 3rd before 5th, ridden and no impression before 3 out, soon no extra, 3rd of 6, dist behind Max Of Stars (10-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Jun.
Logistical (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Midfield, shaken up after 4th, chased leaders 3 out, soon beaten, weakened after last, 5th of 8, 26 1/2l behind Two Past Eight (11-0) at Aintree 2m (3) gd in Jun.
Secret Sauce (IRE) 6-5fav (9-2) Led, joined at halfway, ridden 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, clear 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, comfortably, won at Gowran Park 1m sft in May beating Miss Langmore (8-11) by 3 3/4l, 8 ran.
Sgian Dubh (FR) 14-1 (9-4) Led for 2f, tracked leader until halfway, no impression in modest 3rd final 2f, 3rd of 6, 7 1/2l behind Rajasthan (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 2f mdn stks (4) gf in Jun.
Max Of Stars (FR) Evensfav (10-9) Made all, 10 lengths clear 5th, 15 lengths clear 3 out, extended advantage 2 out, pushed out approaching last, eased down run-in, easily, won at Newton Abbot 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Jun beating Vitani (10-9) by dist, 6 ran.
