chased leaders, went second before 5th, pushed along before last, ridden flat, kept on but no match for winner
in rear, not fluent 1st, headway when hit 2 out, ridden approaching last, no extra flat
chased leaders, headway to challenge approaching 2 out, lost third after last
made all, nudged along before 2 out, ran on well from last
towards rear, pushed along before last, ridden and stayed on into third after last
raced keenly, prominent, bad mistake 4th, hung right and dropped to rear, not fluent next, soon tailed off, pulled up before 2 out
not fluent on occasions, mid-division, mistake 3rd, pushed along before 2 out, weakening when mistake last
mid-division, headway when mistake 3 out, pushed along next, faded from last
Brian Ellison has two chances with the booking of Sam Twiston-Davies for Onehundredpercent looking significant. The Irish import ran well when failing to land a gamble on his final start for his previous yard and this looks a good starting point for new connections. He receives 7lb from OCTOBER STORM but the McCain gelding did really well to return from an absence of over 500 days to oblige on his hurdling debut at Market Rasen and should progress again from that initial experience. Baltic Baron brings a 1-28 record to the table from the Flat but Sweet Dime, also a winner on the level, is noted on hurdling debut.
October Storm 11-2 (11-4) Held up, jumped left 5th, closed 3 out, challenged going well last, soon led, pushed out, readily, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Aug beating King's Proctor (11-4) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Baltic Baron (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, wide and kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Old News (8-12) at Carlisle 1m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Deerfoot 100-1 (11-4) Prominent, ridden after 3 out, gradually weakened before 2 out, 8th of 13, dist behind Gripper (11-4) at Perth 2m mdn (4) gd in Aug.
Onehundredpercent (FR) 6-5 (11-6) Chased leader, 5th after 4th, improved to 4th after 5th, closed 2 out, no impression on leader in 2nd before last, ridden and kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 13, 4 1/2l behind An Taibhse (10-13) at Kilbeggan 2m 3f mdn gd in Apr.
Tuff McCool (IRE) 18-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, closed 3rd, ridden before 3 out, weakening when not fluent 2 out, mistake last, last of 4, 22 1/4l behind Clay Rogers (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Dastardly Dick 80-1 (10-9) Held up in last, headway over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 6, 30 1/2l behind San Fermin (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (5) gd in Jun.
Miss Mistral (IRE) 100-1 (9-10) Midfield, headway to chase leaders over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 27 3/4l behind Roman's Empress (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Sweet Dime 11-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, no extra, 4th of 5, 8 3/4l behind Act Of Magic (8-4) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
