led, headed 13th, led next, slipped and sprawled badly on landing and headed 16th, weakened before 3 out
chased leader, led 13th, headed next, left in lead 16th, clear from 3 out, stayed on wll
not jump well, chased leaders, weakened 2 out
chased leaders, not fluent 5th, mistake 13th, outpaced 15th, no impression after
held up in mid-division, struggling before 12th, well beaten 16th, went left 4 out, soon pulled up
held up in rear, some headway 13th, slow 15th, hit 16th, no impression, plugged on flat
held up in rear, headway 13th, chased winner after 3 out, no impression, kept on
mid-division on inside, switched right after 7th, closed after next, racing awkwardly briefly after 14th, went 2nd after 16th until after 3 out, soon held, one pace
Storm Home easily beat Little Bruce in the Listed Summer Cup over track and trip four weeks ago but the runner-up is now 10lb better off and this is another very competitive handicap. Recent Perth third Ocean Cove is a strong stayer but the handicapper may have reeled in Montanna. Young Wolf still looks out of sorts while Friends Don't Ask takes a big step up in class. NEVILLE’S CROSS finally put in an error-free round of jumping here 11 days ago and duly opened his account over fences. He did win over this trip over hurdles so may be worth sticking with.
Little Bruce (IRE) 66-1 (10-10) Led, pushed along 4 out, headed 3 out, ran on without threating winner, 2nd of 16, 9 1/2l behind Storm Home (10-0) at Uttoxeter 3m 2f hcp lst (1) gd in Jun.
Storm Home (IRE) 18-1 (10-0) Chased leader, travelled well into lead 3 out, ridden clear, impressive, won at Uttoxeter 3m 2f hcp lst (1) gd in Jun beating Little Bruce (10-10) by 9 1/2l, 16 ran.
Neville's Cross (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3rd, led 5th, headed next, led 7th until 8th, led 9th, not fluent 11th, jumped right 3 out, headed next, led again just after last, stayed on, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jul beating Yccs Portocervo (11-0) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Looksnowtlikebrian (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, closed on outside before 10th, ridden after 4 out, mistake and no extra 2 out, 5th of 9, 18 1/4l behind Get Out The Gate (11-0) at Perth 3m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Young Wolf (IRE) 5-1 (11-13) Held up off the pace in 5th, not fluent 3rd, closer after 4th, reminders and struggling before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before next, at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (3) sft in Jul.
Ocean Cove (IRE) 7-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, slow 5th, headway 4 out, driven 3 out, 3rd and no extra flat, 3rd of 9, 16l behind Get Out The Gate (11-0) at Perth 3m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Ballyegan Hero (IRE) 3-1fav (12-2) Prominent, midfield 4th, ridden 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 9, 14 1/2l behind Friends Don't Ask (11-3) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Montanna 5-6fav (10-1) Tracked leader, led 6th, disputed lead approaching 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, still every chance 2 out, soon outpaced before last, no extra, 3rd of 5, 10 1/2l behind Fidux (11-12) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Friends Don't Ask 7-2 (11-3) Led, outjumped 10th and headed, led again 11th, driven clear before 2 out, stayed on strongly under pressure from last, won at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul beating Mr Mafia (11-11) by 5 1/2l, 9 ran.
