pressed leader, awkward 3rd, pushed along 4th, driven 4 out, chased leader 3 out, kept on but no chance with winner
made all, mistake 4th, pushed clear 2 out, easily
midfield, dropped towards rear 5th, not fluent 3 out, no extra
towards rear, ridden and looked beaten before 3 out, stayed on from 2 out but no chance with leaders
held up in rear, pushed along briefly 5th, ridden before 3 out, one pace from 2 out
restrained towards rear, headway 4 out, ridden in 3rd after 2 out, no extra
prominent, ridden and weakened before 3 out
The stiff hurdles here shouldn’t inconvenience chaser Give Me A Moment but he might not be much of a price. Mangrove River has had a couple of runs in points and has a nice pedigree for jumping but we’ll stick with the hurdling experience of IKE SPORT, who possibly didn’t last home over 2m4f here on his UK debut. Dasher Riley beat the odds-on Dreamweaver over track and trip to make a winning debut under Rules but now carries a penalty.
Dasher Riley 22-1 (11-2) Disputed lead, led 2 out, soon edged right, stayed on flat, ridden out, won at Worcester 2m (4) gd in Jun beating Dreamweaver (11-2) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Give Me A Moment (IRE) 9-5fav (12-0) Handy, took it up approaching 4 out, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 7, 7 1/2l behind Light N Strike (11-11) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in May.
Mangrove River (IRE) 3-1 (11-11) Tr ldr, 1 1/2l 2nd 1/2way, mstk 10th, rdn aftr 4out & drpd to 4th, left 3rd aftr 3out, no ex str, ko bhnd, 3rd of 8, 15l behind Old Page (11-11) at Stradbally 3m mdn gd in May.
Martalmix'jac (FR) 250-1 (11-6) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced 3 out, weakened last, 5th of 8, 11 1/2l behind Striking Out (11-6) at Hereford 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Apr.
Tantoli 33-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, last of 11, dist behind Norton Hill (11-0) at Wincanton 1m 7f (5) gd in Nov.
Ike Sport (FR) 5-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway tracking leaders 4th, disputing well held 2nd when went left last, no extra in 3rd run-in, 3rd of 10, 7l behind San Giovanni (11-4) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Jun.
Lost Connections (IRE) 22-1 (11-0) Close up early, led before 2nd, pushed along and headed over 3 out, weakened gradually from over 2 out, 5th of 6, 26 3/4l behind Pop The Champagne (11-7) at Worcester 2m (4) gs in Jun.
Prince Ali 33-1 (9-3) Held up in mid-division, took keen hold, headway over 5f out, weakened from over 1f out, 5th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Dundory (9-2) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
