held up mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leader, soon in touch, weakened 3 out
held up in rear, headway 4 out, no impression from 2 out
led, headed 11th, remained close up, outpaced 3 out, rallied last, kept on
tracked leaders, led 11th, raced wide after 2 out, soon ridden, kept on
tracked leaders, weakening when blundered 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
held up, blundered 3 out when weakening
held up, headway 14th, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression
held up, chased leaders approaching 13th, soon chasing winner, kept on same pace from last
held up, blundered 13th, soon weakened, pulled up before last
Nonrunner
A strong enough contest for the track can be taken by PAIRC NA GCAPALL, while Gaelic Flight and De Soto are among others considered. The selection won a Huntingdon handicap chase in the spring by the proverbial street, acts on fast ground and goes well fresh, so his four month break will not be an issue. Neil King has his string in form and we will side with him. Gaelic Flight has been well placed to win four of his last eight starts, and although they have all been over shorter than this he has won over three miles and on fast ground in the past, so he can remain very competitive. Trip and ground suit De Soto, who won comfortably at Bangor and is now up 9lbs for that, and he can't be ruled out, while College Ace has enough ability to go close but does tend to need a run after a break, so five months off the track before today won't help his cause. Tempsford ran well from this mark here last time and is another who would not be winning out of turn, but the vote goes to PAIRC NA GCAPALL.
Templer (IRE) 14-1 (10-8) In touch, lost place after 7th, tailed off, 10th of 17, 39l behind Raslan (10-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gf in Aug.
College Ace (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) In touch, headway 10th, ridden and went second after 4 out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Hello Bud (11-12) at Wincanton 3m 3f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Apr.
Gaelic Flight (IRE) 8-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, headway 6th, lost place after 9th, rallied 11th, led after 3 out, jumped left 2 out, hung left thereafter, all out, won at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd beating Evelith Echo (11-5) by 1l, 10 ran.
Pairc Na Gcapall (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Led until blundered 5th (water), chased leader, mistake 10th, led 4 out to 3 out, outpaced next, kept on same pace approaching last, 4th of 16, 10l behind Gallik Dawn (10-0) at Stratford 3m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in May.
Ellerslie George (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Mid-division, outpaced 5 out, 16th of 29, well behind Irish Raptor (10-0) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp chs (2) gd in Apr.
Strong Coffee 11-4 (11-4) Tracked leader, hampered 2nd, led 14th until 16th, hit 4 out, weakened next, pulled up before last, in a race won by Valley Ride (11-4) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f nov stks (3) gf in Mar, 4 ran.
Prestbury Knight 12-1 (11-0) Led early, pressed leader, mistake 6th, not fluent 8th, weakened approaching 3 out, 9th of 16, 31l behind Nostringsattached (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 6f listed hcp chs (1) gd in Jul.
Tempsford (USA) 11-2 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway 3 out, stayed on flat to take 2nd post, no chance with winner, 2nd of 15, 4 1/2l behind War Of The World (11-12) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf.
Presentandcorrect (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Mid-division, headway approaching 10th, went 2nd after 5 out, mistake next, led 3 out, headed last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Foxesbow (11-2) at Ffos Las 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Aug.
Running Late (IRE) 5-1 (11-11) Held up towards rear, stumbled and unseated rider 4th, in a race won by Meet The Parents (11-7) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf, 12 ran.
War Of The World (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Held up, headway when slightly hampered 4 out, led after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, ridden clear from last, won at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf beating Tempsford (10-12) by 4 1/2l, 15 ran.
De Soto 8-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, reminders 6th, driven to lead after 3 out, soon clear, ran on well, won at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Aug beating Mizen Raven (11-3) by 7l, 12 ran.
