held up in rear, jumped right 4th and 7th, headway 8th, switched left approaching 2 out, led soon after 2 out, narrow advantage when blundered and unseated rider last
in touch, ridden approaching 7th, lost place before 9th, struggling when mistake next, soon behind, no danger after, mistake 2 out
prominent, not fluent and reminder 5th, went 2nd 7th, ridden after 3 out, every chance 2 out, weakened last
held up towards rear, blundered 11th, pulled up before next
tracked leaders, lost place 4th, reminders 7th, behind 9th, tailed off
led to 3rd, remained prominent, led 4 out, strongly pressed 2 out, soon headed, left 3rd last, weakened flat
in rear, blundered 3rd, carried right 7th, not fluent next, soon behind, hit 2 out, tailed off
prominent, led 3rd, jumped left 6th and 8th, reminder after 10th, headed 4 out, weakened 3 out
in rear, not fluent 6th, pushed along 8th, headway 4 out, awkward 2 out, soon switched left, left 2nd last, stayed on flat
travelled well in mid-division, went 4th 7th, challenging when left in lead last, ridden out flat
Nonrunner
It's rare for one of Jonjo O'Neill's string to race from out of the weights but BENEFIT GAME showed plenty of promise in winning at Worcester 9 days ago and has hardly been out-faced in this follow up attempt. Pipers Legend and Hareem make the most appeal from the rest. Hareem stays this trip well and should appreciate any cut in the ground. He gets on well with today's pilot, whose 7lb claim can only help if the ground turns heavy. Pipers Legend is hard to get right - one win from 29 previous starts tells its own story. Still, he has been consistent of late and will be hard to keep out of the frame if he runs his usual race. However, the lightly raced Benefit Game has far more scope for improvement and, as he is bred to be effective at a trip, the JP McManus-owned gelding is fancied to rise to the challenge today.
Danny Zuko (IRE) 7-2 (11-8) Mid-division, headway 7th, went 2nd 3 out to 2 out, 3rd when blundered badly last, no chance after, 4th of 10, 34l behind Agglestone Rock (10-7) at Cartmel 2m 1f beg chs (4) gd.
First Boy 10-1 (10-13) Held up mid-division, not fluent 2nd, weakened 6th, last of 9, 39l behind Kikos (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Jun.
Old Peak Road (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Mid-division, badly hampered 9th, soon well behind, tailed off, 7th of 14, well behind Aberdeen Park (10-12) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.
That's An Honour (IRE) 25-1 (11-9) Not fluent early, always behind, 8th of 13, 45l behind Winchester Red (10-11) at Southwell 2m 5f (4) gd.
Bonne Noel's (IRE) 66-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, blundered 3rd, soon lost place, headway approaching 11th, led 13th, hit 2 out, soon ridden, headed approaching last, weakened flat, 4th of 13, 22l behind Present Gale (11-3) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs.
Bennynthejets (IRE) 9-4 (10-8) Led, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 6, 23l behind Come Out Firing (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gf in Jun.
Hareem (IRE) 13-2 (11-4) Prominent, went 2nd after 2nd, led 5th to 6th, ridden after 2 out, weakened approaching last, 5th of 9, 17l behind Tanmeya (9-10) at Worcester 2m nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs.
Morestead (IRE) 28-1 (10-7) Led, headed before 7th, soon lost place and behind, tailed off 3 out, 6th of 7, well behind Rippling Ring (11-8) at Newton Abbot 2m beg chs (5) gd.
Sandy's Legend (USA) 16-1 (10-0) Not fluent, in rear, ridden after 12th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before last, in a race won by Sandhurst (11-12) at Cartmel 3m 2f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd, 9 ran.
Benefit Game (IRE) 17-2 (11-9) Held up, headway on outer over 4 out, led on bit 3 out, ridden flat, kept on well, won at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-85 (5) sft beating Turbo Shandy (11-3) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.
Pipers Legend 22-1 (10-7) Held up, improved 10th, beaten when not fluent 3 out, 3rd of 5, 33l behind Rodrigo Gonzales (10-12) at Bangor 2m 4f nov stks (4) gd.
