held up towards rear on outside, not much room 2nd, closed 9th, weakened before 2 out
mid-division, headway 14th, held from 2 out, went 4th flat, kept on
in rear, slow 3rd, not fluent 12th, blundered 4 out, soon weakened
prominent, every chance when not fluent 2 out, no impression on winner inside final 100 yards
led until 2nd, prominent, not fluent 7th, led 2 out, stayed on well, won going away
held up in rear, slow 14th, headway before 3 out, held from 2 out, went 3rd flat, kept on
prominent, led 2nd, headed 2 out, weakened flat
in touch in mid-division, not always fluent, mistake 4th, pushed along and lost place after 11th, effort on outside after 14th, hit 4 out, soon weakened
A case can be advanced for most but PRINCE CLENI has gone 3-2-1 on his three chasing starts, has scope for plenty more improvement over fences and receives weight all round. Christian Williams is a dab hand with staying handicap chasers and he may well prove good enough against more battle-hardened rivals. That said, it's noteworthy to say the least that the yard also field Call Of The Loon and maybe a saver wouldn't go amiss as he's posted and win and two seconds on his three starts for the yard since moving from Ireland. Limerick Leader has been mixing fences and hurdles this year but may still be in the grip of the handicapper and Spark Of Madness can prove more dangerous with Brian Hughes an interesting booking for Lucinda Russell. As usual, Castletown is an each-way option.
Limerick Leader (FR) 6-4fav (11-13) Chased leaders, went 2nd when mistake 3 out, no impression on winner 2 out, 2nd of 7, 23l behind Coupdebol (12-0) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Spark Of Madness (FR) 11-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, lost place 2nd, closed 14th, ridden after 2 out, switched right flat, stayed on, went 2nd towards finish, unable to trouble winner, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind No Regrets (12-0) at Hexham 3m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Fierami (FR) 8-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, lost place 2nd, ridden after 4 out, well beaten 3 out, 7th of 8, dist behind Marajman (10-11) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
So Be It (IRE) 22-1 (12-0) Chased winner 2nd until before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, went 2nd before last, no impression flat, kept on, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Hapy La Vie (10-2) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Castletown (FR) 6-1 (11-2) Prominent, ridden to dispute 2nd 2 out, every chance when upsides last, no extra flat, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Walking The Walk (11-6) at Perth 3m hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Call Of The Loon (IRE) 4-1 (10-13) Waited with in close 5th, closer in 3rd before 4 out, went 2nd before the last, stayed on run-in, always held, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Henschke (11-11) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in May.
Sir Apollo (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Led, headed 10th, ridden and every chance 3 out, no extra last, 5th of 8, 16l behind Walking The Walk (11-6) at Perth 3m hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Prince Cleni (FR) 11-4fav (10-8) Tracked leaders, led 2 out, 3 lengths ahead at the last, driven out, won at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Miss Antipova (10-6) by 6l, 10 ran.
