held up in last trio, headway approaching 4 out, went 3rd before 2 out, one pace and no impression
led and mistake 1st, went right next, narrowly headed after 3 out, lost 2nd and weakened before 2 out, tailed off
chased leader, narrow lead after 3 out, clear before last, edged right flat, stayed on well
in rear, driven and struggling before 3 out, never a factor, tailed off
chased leaders, slow and lost place 6th, rallied to chase leaders 3 out, chased winner approaching 2 out, kept on same pace flat
chased leaders, pushed along after 5th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off
chased leaders, pecked 4th, weakened before 4 out, behind and pulled up before next
towards rear, headway 5th, slow and ridden 7th, weakened next, tailed off
behind, headway approaching 4 out, went modest 4th before 2 out, never on terms
held up towards rear, headway 5th, struggling in modest 6th 3 out, tailed off
It's impossible to put much faith in Tigger, who has been tried over a variety of trips. He's started favourite in his last two starts but looks very one-paced and it remains to be seen if the blinkers will make any difference here. Diamanpeg has more bad days than good, while Heir To Be may be getting a bit long in the tooth now and Risk Challenge is on a long losing run and still looks too high in the weights. SOUTHWAY STAR looks a bit more progressive than fellow recent winner Highland River and, having beaten Tigger at Newton Abbot in August, can follow up here under regular pilot Lee Stephens.
Tigger 6-4fav (11-6) Led, joined 6th, ridden and headed 2 out, soon one pace, 3rd of 6, 9l behind Free Falling (11-12) at Exeter 2m 3f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf.
Moving Wings (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Took keen hold, jumped right, led after 1st, headed before 3 out where mistake and weakened, 8th of 13, 43l behind Lough Derg Way (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gd in Sep.
Heir To Be 5-1 (11-2) With leaders, led before 6th, headed 3 out, soon lost place and ridden, weakened next, tailed off, 7th of 10, well behind Lucky Lukey (10-0) at Hereford 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Aug.
Risk Challenge (USA) 12-1 (11-4) Always behind, 7th of 9, well behind Montana Gold (11-2) at Stratford 2m 6f sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Sep.
Highland River 10-1 (10-13) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, went 2nd after 3 out, led and jinked left approaching last, stayed on, won at Towcester 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) fm beating Before Bruce (11-12) by 6l, 7 ran.
Edgevine 20-1 (10-10) Held up, ridden after 8th, some headway after 9th, no impression, 12th of 16, 31l behind Rannoch Moor (11-4) at Uttoxeter 3m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Sep.
Diamanpeg (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Led, hit 5th, 4 lenghts clear when fell 6th, in a race won by Arctic Watch (11-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Sep, 12 ran.
Always Cruising (USA) 9-1 (10-11) Chased leading pair until ridden 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when hit last, 4th of 6, well behind Free Falling (11-12) at Exeter 2m 3f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf.
Southway Star 8-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, led before 2 out, soon driven clear, stayed on well (no time taken), won at Newton Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Aug beating Tigger (10-13) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.
Nomad (FR) 11-1 (10-6) Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, struggling after 6th, 11th of 13, 28l behind Occasionally Yours (11-2) at Worcester 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Jun '10.
