chased leaders, lost place 9th, ridden after 4 out, well beaten before 2 out
held up towards rear, jumped right and not fluent 6th, outpaced 4 out, well beaten before 3 out
mid-division, headway 8th, lost place 3 out
chased winner, not always fluent, pushed along before mistake 3 out, soon lost 2nd, 3rd and no extra from 2 out
made all, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well to draw clear flat
chased leaders, pushed along after 4 out, ridden approaching 3 out, 4th and no extra 2 out
held up towards rear, not always fluent, struggling 4 out, tailed off
held up in rear, headway 9th, went 2nd going well after 3 out, shaken up after 2 out, 3/4 length down when mistake last, no impression flat
Mariners Moon won over track and trip when last in action but that was back in 2019 while Sir Tivo carries 7lb extra after opening his account with a win at Stratford last week. But SHADY CHARACTER won over hurdles here in March and made a winning debut over fences when successful at Worcester last time. There’s more to come over the larger obstacles and he can go in again. Infinite Sun was still in contention when falling at Market Rasen while Nikki Steel is back on a winning mark and Nobel Leader slips further down the weights.
Nikki Steel (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Led, joined and bumped 3 out, soon headed, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 11, 25 1/4l behind Hurricane Ali (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) gd in May.
Little Stevie 50-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway after 4th, lost place before 2 out, 7th of 11, 26 1/2l behind Hurricane Ali (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) gd in May.
Beautiful Ben (IRE) 11-2 (11-1) Raced keenly, prominent, slowed into 2nd, went left and bumped rival, led 4th, headed 7th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Shady Character 6-1 (10-11) Prominent, led narrowly 5 out, ridden 4 out, pressed 3 out, rallying and faced strong challenge 2 out, led narrowly at the last, kept on gamely, won at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gs in May beating Imperial Acolyte (11-6) by 3 3/4l, 7 ran.
Sir Tivo (FR) 5-1 (10-12) Close up, led before 5th, ridden approaching last, ran on well from last, won at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Getabuck (11-10) by 3 1/4l, 11 ran.
Nobel Leader (IRE) 15-2 (11-1) Mid-division, in chasing pack when pushed after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Valseur Du Granval (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) gd in May.
Mariners Moon (IRE) 6-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, led 4 out, driven after next, hard pressed 2 out, stayed on well from last, won at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Red Inca (11-10) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Infinite Sun 11-1 (10-7) Held up in mid-division, closed from 6th, 2 1/2 lengths 3rd and going ok when pecked and unseated rider 3 out, at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
