held up in touch, not fluent 5th, pressing for 3rd 4 out, no impression, weakened next
held up towards rear, jumped right into rival 3rd, lost confidence and last after, behind when pulled up before 6th
held up in touch, not fluent 2nd or 7th, went 2nd from 9th until after 10th, no impression after 4 out, weakened next
held up towards rear, headway before 6th, went 2nd after 10th, mistake 4 out, not fluent 3 out or 2 out, soon driven, mistake last, no impression flat
in rear, not fluent 6th, well behind when not fluent 8th, pulled up before 4 out
mid-division, 6th when brought down 9th
mid-division, hampered 3rd, struggling 7th, well behind from next, mistake 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
in rear, not fluent 2nd, behind when mistake 7th, pulled up before 9th
prominent until 2nd, chased leaders, lost place when not fluent 6th, pulled up before 8th
tracked leaders, lost place before 6th, behind when hampered 9th, tailed off
prominent, led 7th, ridden clear flat
led until 7th, disputing 2nd when fell 9th
It took Chepstow scorer Islandmagee nine attempts to get off the mark over fences so he may not have much scope for further improvement and his young rider is having only his second ride over fences. PURE POTEEN was tailed off on his only previous try over fences but has won a point-to-point and was successful over hurdles on his latest start in May. McCoy could have been claimed for Vujiyama so that's a tip in itself. Lady Charisma could go close if taking to the larger obstacles while recent rain may have boosted the chances of four-year-old Alanjou.
Islandmagee (IRE) 9-4 (11-8) Led, not fluent 2nd, narrowly headed 2 out, stayed challenging, rallied gamely under pressure to regain lead final 110 yards, won at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Sep beating Dont Take Me Alive (11-12) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Lady Charisma 10-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, ridden after 4 out, lost place next, tailed off, 12th of 14, well behind The Road Ahead (10-7) at Aintree 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in May.
Vujiyama (FR) 2-1fav (10-12) Held up in rear, headway after 4 out, tracked leading pair next, switched outside between last 2, effort last, ridden and stayed on to press winner towards finish, just held, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Kyles Faith (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f sll hdl (5) gd in Jul.
Pure Poteen (IRE) 4-1fav (11-1) Held up in touch, blundered 6 out, headway before 2 out, led last, kept on, driven out, won at Towcester 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in May beating Carn Rock (11-9) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Indiefront 20-1 (11-10) In rear, hampered 6 out, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, last of 10, well behind Jewellery (10-7) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gf in Aug.
Alanjou (FR) 15-2 (10-13) Chased leading trio, went 3rd 4th, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 6th of 7, 32l behind Old Way (10-9) at Sandown 2m Am hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Mar.
Vexillum (IRE) 33-1 (11-6) Always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off, 10th of 15, well behind The Happy Warrior (11-1) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Apr.
Admiral Blake 8-1 (10-10) Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, not fluent and struggling 8th, well beaten next, 7th of 12, 28l behind Pertinent (11-3) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Mar.
Adios Alonso (IRE) 9-1 (10-13) Led, driven before 2 out, ridden clear between last 2, headed before last, no extra, modest 3rd flat, 3rd of 12, 16l behind Galley Slave (11-2) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Jul.
Saigheada Beaga (IRE) 33-1 (11-9) Led to 8th, with leader until lost place quickly and pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Moulin De La Croix (11-5) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp 0-100 (5) gf in Jul, 10 ran.
The Omen 5-1 (10-12) Towards rear, pushed along before 2 out, soon ridden and weakened, 5th of 6, 27l behind Mac Le Couteau (11-4) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Aug.
Go Ruby Go 6-1 (10-6) With winner until 3rd, mistakes 5th and 6th, soon lost place, well behind when pulled up after 9th, in a race won by Accessallareas (11-8) at Worcester 2m hcp 0-100 (5) gf in Sep, 6 ran.
