chased leaders, led 3 out, mistake last, stayed on gamely flat
tracked leader, led after 4 out, headed 3 out, mistake and weakened last
mid-division on outside, headway 4 out, not fluent 2 out, stayed on flat, almost took 2nd
held up in rear, mistake 6th, slow next, behind 10th, pulled up before 4 out
held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, pushed along after 12th, headway 4 out, pecked 2 out, no extra
jumped right, led, reminder 5th, slow next, headed after 4 out, soon weakened
always behind
mid-division, not fluent 4th, struggling 11th, well beaten 4 out
mid-division on inside, not fluent 5th, headway after 8th, not fluent 4 out, every chance last, no impression on winner final 150 yards
Irish Prophecy has become hard to predict and it remains to be seen if a wind operation helps Grand Sancy rediscover his best form. Bbold probably didn’t beat much at Southwell in May and is now blinkered. OSCAR MONTEL goes well here and was only beaten half-a-length off this mark last month when Brian Hughes was back on board. He gets the nod ahead of the Pipe duo Red Happy and El Paso Wood, second and fifth behind Neville’s Cross at Bangor last month, and the hardy Irish veteran Peregrine Run.
Peregrine Run (IRE) 25-1 (12-0) Mid-division, ridden early, struggling approaching 3 out, late headway for 5th, 5th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Francky Du Berlais (12-0) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (1) gd in Jul.
Irish Prophecy (IRE) 28-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, headway 8th, mistake next, weakened after 16th, pulled up before 3 out, at Uttoxeter 3m 2f hcp lst (1) gd in Jun.
Organdi (FR) 17-2 (11-9) Jumped right at times and not always fluent, in rear, never in contention, well beaten 2 out, 6th of 7, 24 1/4l behind Neville's Cross (12-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Grand Sancy (FR) 10-3 (11-10) Mid-division, mistake 6th, pushed along and outpaced 2 out, weakened thereafter, 4th of 7, 36 3/4l behind Kap Auteuil (12-0) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Bbold (IRE) 10-3 (11-2) Held up, not fluent 2nd, headway travelling well to go 2nd home turn, ridden and pressed leader 2 out when not fluent, led last, kept on well flat until idled close home, held on, won at Southwell 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in May beating Via Dolorosa (11-9) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Red Happy (FR) 10-1 (11-4) Raced on outside, tracked leader, slow and reminder 3rd, led after 13th, headed when mistake last, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Neville's Cross (12-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Cheltenam De Vaige (FR) 22-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, headway before 5th, not fluent 13th, soon struggling, well beaten from 16th, 5th of 7, 33 1/2l behind Ruthless Article (11-6) at Uttoxeter 3m 2f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
El Paso Wood (FR) 6-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, mistake 4th and 13th, some headway 3 out, no impression 2 out, 5th of 7, 12 1/4l behind Neville's Cross (12-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Oscar Montel (IRE) 9-2 (11-8) In touch, ridden in 3rd after 3 out and no impression, stayed on well final 110 yards on run-in, closing at finish, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Game Socks (11-2) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
