led, not fluent 10th, headed after 12th, led again 3 out, clear last, stayed on gamely
chased leaders, mistake 2nd, went 2nd 10th, led after 12th, headed 3 out, 3rd and beaten 2 out, no extra flat
chased leader until 10th, went 2nd again 15th, pushed along 4 out, not fluent and no impression on winner from 2 out, kept on
raced in 4th, pushed along after 12th, jumped right and getting behind 15th, mistake next, tailed off
not always fluent in rear, jumped right 3rd, closed 16th, pushed along after 4 out, no extra before last
Mance Rayder is having a first run since January but El Paso Wood has had a busy time of it lately and beat three rivals at Stratford on Saturday, for which he carries a penalty. Tedham won over 3m here in July but DAZZLING GLORY showed that staying was her game when successful over this trip at Fontwell and she should also have more to offer. Kabrit is back on a winning mark so can’t be ignored.
El Paso Wood (FR) 7-4jfav (11-11) Made all, pushed along after 3 out, ridden before last and soon faced strong challenge, good jump last and asserted run-in, won at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Sep beating Steel Wave (10-13) by 3l, 4 ran.
Dazzling Glory (IRE) 11-4 (11-12) Made all, jumped well, stayed on strongly and drew clear from 2 out, readily, won at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating L'Air Du Vent (11-11) by 18l, 5 ran.
Tedham 7-2 (11-13) Chased leaders, led 5th, headed 9th, led after next, clear flat, stayed on, won at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (4) gs in Jul beating Aviewtosea (12-0) by 7 1/2l, 5 ran.
Mance Rayder (IRE) 16-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders in 5th, pushed along and struggling before 17th, tailed off, 6th of 8, 33 1/4l behind Supreme Escape (10-9) at Catterick 3m 6f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Kabrit (IRE) 12-1 (12-0) Held up, blundered 6 out and dropped to rear, plugged on from 3 out, late headway for 4th, 4th of 12, 13 3/4l behind Judge Earle (11-8) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
