held up, headway approaching 7th, led 2 out, soon ridden, kept on well
chased leaders, weakened 3 out
chased leaders, lost place 3rd, ridden and outpaced 3 out, no impression after
held up in rear, headway approaching 7th, led approaching 2 out, soon headed, one pace
chased leader, ridden and weakened 3 out
led, headed approaching 2 out, one pace from last
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3 out, soon ridden, weakened from 2 out
held up towards rear and keen, tracked leaders 3rd, mistake 7th, weakened after 3 out
held up towards rear, headway approaching 8th, ridden and weakened after 2 out
mid-division, pushed along 4 out, soon weaken
Mr Mischief has to be the pick here, with Green n' Gold and Wally Wonder put forward as the main rivals. Pat Haslam's gelding was in great form during the summer, and following a bit of a break returned to the track to finish a close second to Miss Shakira at Perth. He should improve for that run and looks the best option here. Wally Wonder comes here in good heart following victories here and at Market Rasen. The extra distance is a slight concern but he will be difficult to keep out of the money. Green 'n' Gold is a versatile performer and returned to winning ways in some style at Cartmel last time. That was only in a seller but she gets in here on a nice weight and so must make her presence felt. Best of the rest could be Nocatee, but for the winner we must return to Mr Mischief.
Mr Mischief 7-4fav (11-12) Held up, not fluent 6th, headway next, ridden to chase winner after 3 out, one pace, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Miss Shakira (10-4) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (D) gs.
Nocatee (IRE) 11-2co-fav (11-5) Chased leaders, reminders 3 out, soon lost place, 13th of 18, 46l behind Francies Fancy (11-7) at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gf in Jun.
Litron (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Held up, ridden to chase leaders after 3 out, stayed on under pressure to go 3rd approaching last, no impression flat, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Quizzical (10-10) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gf in Aug.
Gabor 8-1 (11-5) Led, headed 5th, soon pushed along and weakened, 4th of 7, 16l behind Dalida (10-7) at Perth 2m clm hdl (F) gd.
Wally Wonder (IRE) 10-3fav (11-12) In touch, led 3f out, all out, won at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (F) gd in Aug beating Vicky Bee (11-2) by a shd, 10 ran.
Green 'n' Gold 7-2 (11-7) Held up mid-division, headway 4 out, led between last 2, ridden and kept on from last, won at Cartmel 2m 6f cnd sll hcp hdl (G) gd in Aug beating Little Task (11-12) by 6l, 10 ran.
Qualitair Pleasure 4-1 (10-8) Held up in rear, mistake 6th, hampered 7th, soon ridden, weakened 8th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Michaels Dream (11-4) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gs, 7 ran.
In Good Faith 9-1 (10-11) Behind, kept on from 2 out, never dangerous, 8th of 16, 22l behind Wise Tale (11-7) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f sll hcp hdl 0-90 (G) gf.
