held up in rear, reminders after 7th, driven 5 out, never dangerous
tracked leader, weakened 3 out
tracked leaders, weakened from 3 out
held up, chased leaders approaching 8th, went 2nd 5 out, led approaching last, kept on well
held up mid-division, weakened 3 out
held up in touch, weakened between last 2
led, headed approaching last, one pace
held up behind, weakened from 4 out, tailed off
THURSDAY'S KNIGHT may be able to rise to the occasion on debut for his new yard whilst recent winners Roussea and Zorro De La Vega have obvious claims. Thursday's Knight used to reside just down the road at Jim Best's where he won one race over hurdles. The handicapper took umbrage at the manner of that success and he still looks high enough in the weights but the switch to chasing for his new team could see him bring about further improvement. Roussea is a course winner who was scoring for the fourth time when narrowly prevailing at Wincanton. A 6lb rise looks fair enough given that the first two pulled clear of the field and he should run his race. Zorro De La Vega ran on well to win his second race in his last four starts and his first for this yard and he remains well enough treated on his old form for the Pipes despite a 12lb rise. Ursumman has to be feared given his connections whilst Good Old Days is capable of better than he showed last time but we'll take a chance with Thursday's Knight.
Ursumman (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Held up, soon chasing leaders, led 4th, headed approaching 3 out, weakened after last, 4th of 10, 17l behind Thai Vango (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sep.
Good Old Days (IRE) 6-4fav (11-9) Prominent, keen early, blundered badly 6th, not recover, tailed off, 8th of 10, 50l behind Zorro De La Vega (10-12) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs.
Nawow 7-1 (11-1) Held up, headway 7th, chased leaders approaching 3 out, soon ridden, hit last, one pace flat, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Nesnaas (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 2f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Jul.
Zorro De La Vega (FR) 5-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway 5th, went 2nd 4 out, led approaching 3 out, clear before 2 out, mistake last, ridden out, stayed on, won at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs beating Satindra (10-6) by 11l, 10 ran.
Take It There 15-2 (11-3) Held up in touch, ridden and weakened after 4 out, 6th of 8, 30l behind Trotsky (11-2) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Jul.
Roussea (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Held up, headway to lead approaching 3 out, just held on, won at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf beating I'm A Legend (10-4) by ns, 10 ran.
Morestead (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, led approaching 4 out, headed approaching 3 out, weakened approaching next, 5th of 10, 16l behind Roussea (9-9) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf.
Quiditch D'ouxy (FR) 40-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, ridden after 5th, some headway 3 out, never near leaders, 5th of 17, 21l behind Zabeel Palace (11-10) at Fontwell 2m 2f sell hcp hdl 0-85 (5) gf in Sep.
Thursday's Knight (IRE) 22-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, weakened 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 8th, in a race won by Saphire Night (11-5) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Mar, 10 ran.
