held up last, ridden 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
in touch, ridden 7th, soon weakened
mid-division, headway after 7th, chased winner approaching 2 out, kept on, always held by winner
held up, ridden 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before last
mid-division, ridden and headway after 7th, weakened after 2 out
mid-division, ridden and headway after 7th, led approaching 2 out, hard ridden and kept on well from last
mid-division, headway after 6th, led after 7th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakening when pulled up before last, dismounted
led to after 2nd, chased leader, ridden approaching 5th, weakened and pulled up after 7th
held up, ridden and headway from 7th, chased leaders 2 out, one pace
led after 2nd, headed after 7th, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before last
mid-division, ridden and weakened 7th, pulled up before 2 out
prominent, ridden 7th, soon every chance, held in 3rd when hit last
held up, ridden along approaching 7th, weakened after, pulled up before 2 out
prominent, ridden 7th, one pace
in touch, ridden and weakened 6th, pulled up before 2 out
towards rear, headway 5th, blundered 6th, kept on from 2 out
Nonrunner
A wide open handicap hurdle and DISTILLER is the selection to land it for the Nigel Twiston-Davies yard; the main dangers appearing to be Tot Of The Knar, Simondium and Indian Pipe Dreamer. Distiller looked to have found the extended two-mile trip on the sharp side at Bangor last time and has always shaped as one that would appreciate a trip in time. Being a small type, the fact he carries under 11 stone is also a positive. Tot Of The Knar switches to handicap company for the first time and is 4lb worse off with Simondium for beating it by six lengths. This race is on a much different surface and one suspects that Alison Thorpe's charge is on an upward curve. Indian Pipe Dream bids for the hat-trick here after justifying odds-on favouritism last time out. He is a strong traveller and suited to races of this nature while others to enter calculations include Warsaw Pact and the top-weight Bureaucrat.
Bureaucrat 8-1 (11-11) Held up towards rear, headway after 6th, hit 3 out, soon ridden, led approaching last, ran on well, won at N Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf in May beating Templer (11-3) by 6l, 12 ran.
Swordsman (GER) 12-1 (10-8) Close up, led approaching 2 out, soon headed and weakened, 3rd of 15, 7l behind Katies Tuitor (11-3) at Market Rasen 2m 1f lst hcp hdl (1) sft in Jul.
Simondiun 15-8fav (11-8) Chased leaders, led after 2 out, went left, not fluent, headed last, not run on, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Tot Of The Knar (11-1) at Stratford 2m 6f nov hdl (3) hvy.
Glacial Sunset (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Held up in touch, went 2nd after 9th, led approaching 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened flat, 4th of 12, 16l behind Ladino (11-4) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gf in Jun.
Tot Of The Knar 2-1 (11-1) Hung left throughout, raced keenly, held up, not fluent 2nd, headway approaching 5th, led last, ridden clear, won at Stratford 2m 6f nov hdl (3) hvy beating Simondiun (11-8) by 6l, 7 ran.
Indian Pipe Dream (IRE) 1-4fav (11-5) Held up, headway 5th, led 2 out, soon clear, won at Worcester 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gf in Jul beating Millards Lad (10-12) by 15l, 9 ran.
Jazz Scene (IRE) 7-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders, challenged 4 out to 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last, 6th of 7, 16l behind Little Lu (11-11) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd.
Black Anshan (IRE) 13-8fav (11-5) Made all, ridden 3 out, edged right, all out towards finish, won at Worcester 3m nov hdl (4) gd in Jul beating John Fenton (10-12) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Distiller (IRE) 11-2 (10-2) Took kean hold, held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway approaching 3 out, went 3rd between last 2, mistake last, never near front pair, 3rd of 11, 10l behind Sporazene (11-4) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gf.
Warsaw Pact (IRE) 10-11fav (11-11) Chased leaders, headway 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, led last, hard ridden and just held on flat, won at Taunton 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gf in Apr beating Poseidon's Secret (11-0) by a hd, 5 ran.
Cold Mountain (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) Tracked winner until 6th, outpaced 3 out, never dangerous, 3rd of 6, 25l behind Ursis (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-140 (2) sft in Jul.
Or Sing About (FR) 15-8fav (11-9) Held up, behind when reminders 5th and pulled up at the 6th in race won by Herne Bay (11-3) at Towcester 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Jun, 11 ran.
Barneys Mate 11-2 (11-2) Raced keenly in mid-division, steady headway 6th, ridden and every chance flat, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Symbiosis (9-13) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd.
Rightful Ruler 11-1 (11-4) Chased leader from 2nd, led 8th, headed after 3 out, regained lead 2 out, ran on, won at Stratford 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jul beating Cyd Charisse (11-7) by 1l, 13 ran.
Axinit (GER) 13-2 (11-9) With leader until 4th, tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, soon led, kept on well, ridden out, won at N Abbot 2m 3f amt hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft beating Share My Dream (10-11) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Thunder Rock (IRE) 11-1 (11-5) Held up, headway when not fluent 3 out, soon hard ridden and beaten, hung right last, 6th of 9, 11l behind Symbiosis (9-13) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd.
Supreme Being (IRE) 16-1 (10-2) Mid-division, progress to chase leaders when bad mistake 5 out, lost place and soon no impression, 8th of 12, 26l behind Green Mile (9-11) at Killarney 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-140 gd in Jul.
Irish Legend (IRE) 20-1 (9-13) Mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden, one pace after, 7th of 14, 22l behind Earth Planet (10-9) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gs in Apr.
