held up towards rear, headway 3 out, soon ridden, went 3rd approaching 2 out, no impression, well held before last
made all, not fluent 2 out, driven out
held up in 4th, mistake and ridden 3 out, soon weakened, mistake 2 out
tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, ridden 6th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
mid-division, headway 5th, chased winner 3 out, hung left when not fluent 2 out, stayed on, no impression flat
held up in rear, pulled hard, not always fluent, behind 3 out, tailed off
tracked winner until 3 out, weakened before next
held up in rear, took keen hold and not fluent, behind 5th, tailed off
Paddy The Hare's run at Market Rasen was very disappointing and the champion has deserted him here in favour of Sharadiyn, who got off the mark over C&D last time after a couple of decent efforts at Wetherby. But the one to beat may be BHALTAIR, who improved markedly on his first two starts over timber when winning at Bangor last month. There should be more to come from Donald McCain's bumper winner and he can defy the penalty.
Bhaltair (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, upsides between last 2, ridden to lead narrowly flat, stayed on towards finish, won at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Jul beating Snow Blizzard (10-10) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Sharadiyn 9-4 (10-12) Led, mistake 3rd, ridden approaching 4 out, strongly challenged 2 out, hard ridden, stayed on under pressure, won at Southwell 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Jul beating Pippa Greene (10-12) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Cashmere Ted (IRE) 4-5 (12-0) (cp) led to 3 out; fell last, in a race won by Arniecoco (12-0) at Higham 3m ptp fm in May, 4 ran.
Dont Tell Sailor (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Led until 3rd, tracked leader until 7th, soon not much room, no impression from 3 out, weakened last, 4th of 7, 22l behind Midnight Fun (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Jul.
Paddy The Hare (IRE) 6-4fav (10-12) Tracked leader, raced freely, challenged 3 out until before 2 out, soon beaten, 4th of 6, 17l behind Kayaan (10-10) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jul.
Sharmon 150-1 (10-11) Pulled hard, held up in rear, headway after 3 out, ridden and in touch next, no impression from last, 6th of 12, 12l behind Cleaver (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn hdl (4) gd in May.
Tregaro (FR) 4-1 (11-0) Led, headed before 4 out, weakened after 3 out, 5th of 10, 42l behind Saved By John (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f mdn hdl (4) gf in Jul.
Starbird 33-1 (10-7) Led and keen, clear before halfway, headed 3f out, ridden and weakened before 2f out, 4th of 5, 21l behind Stealing The Line (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f NH flat (6) gf in May.
