soon led, shaken up before last where pecked, ridden after last, all out, headed close home
close-up, pushed after 2 out, ridden before last where pecked, kept on one pace
midfield, smooth progress to 2nd 2 out, ridden turning for home, stayed on strongly after last, led close home
in rear, some progress from 8th, pushed after 3 out, hit 2 out and ridden, no further impression
towards rear, pushed after 8th, ridden after 3 out, kept plugging away
prominent, lost some ground before pushed after 3 out, 4th when ridden entering home straight, kept on after last to take 3rd
midfield, dropped to last after 5th, pulled up before 7th
towards rear, well behind when ridden before 3 out, made no impression
close-up, pushed and weakening before 4 out, ridden after 4 out, well beaten
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SIR TIVO (NAP) impressed with the style of his recent wins and has risen a stone as a result. He obliged over course and distance two starts back and hopefully his conditional pilot can get him into the slick jumping rhythm of those recent wins. He claims a very handy 7lb. Knight Destroyer has taken a while to come good again but there was no denying the decisiveness of his Southwell victory and a 5lb rise seems fair. Shareef Star probably found his new handicap mark too demanding last time and is best watched to see if the handicapper has his measure. Romanor ran much better last time and is respected on that evidence along with the consistent Special Buddy.
Sir Tivo (FR) Evensfav (11-3) Made all, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well to draw clear flat, won at Southwell 2m hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Infinite Sun (10-0) by 4l, 8 ran.
Shareef Star 5-4fav (10-11) Tracked leader, pressed leader 3 out, disputed lead 2 out, ridden and outpaced run to the last, jumped the last in 3rd, switched left and rallied run-in but never any better than 3rd, 3rd of 5, 4 1/4l behind El Borracho (11-4) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Romanor 13-2 (11-9) Towards rear, steady progress before pushed after 3 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, stayed on strongly late on, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Valseur Du Granval (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) gd in May.
Robin Des Mana (IRE) 66-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, pulled into midfield 5th, slightly short of room 8th, chased leaders 4 out, not fluent 3 out, ridden and weakened before last, 7th of 10, 30 1/4l behind Shareef Star (11-0) at Worcester 2m hcp (5) gd in May.
The Granson (IRE) 8-1 (10-10) Off the pace and always towards rear, 7th of 10, 24 1/4l behind Shortcross Storm (11-9) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Special Buddy (IRE) 10-3 (10-4) Chased leading pair, went 2nd 4 out, pushed along and 3 lengths down 2 out, held when bad mistake and pecked last, kept on for modest 2nd, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Shortcross Storm (11-9) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Canny Tom (IRE) 14-1 (10-3) Prominent, led 3rd, disputed lead from 5th, headed 13th, given reminders before next, soon struggling, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 9, dist behind Franz Klammer (10-3) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
St Merryn (IRE) 100-1 (10-0) Always in rear, 8th of 10, dist behind Torrent Des Mottes (10-5) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Trio D'ecajeul (FR) 40-1 (10-0) Chased leader, led 8th, headed before not fluent 4 out, no extra 3 out, 5th of 8, dist behind Cape Robin (12-5) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Coby Nine (IRE) 9-1 (10-13) Held up in mid-division, jumped right 6th, pushed along before 4 out, no extra from next, 6th of 10, 20 1/2l behind Jack Valentine (11-4) at Leicester 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Knight Destroyer (IRE) 9-4 (11-12) Led until 1st, with leader, led again 7th, ridden clear after 2 out, stayed on well, won at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Infinite Sun (11-1) by 11l, 9 ran.
