chased winner, not fluent 2nd, disputed lead briefly 3rd, jumped right next, lost 2nd 2 out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway 7th, chased winner 2 out, held flat, stayed on
chased leaders on outside, lost place before 2 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, took keen hold, not fluent 1st, mistake 5th, lost place before 7th, well behind 2 out
in touch, outpaced before 2 out, soon weakened
made all, driven flat, stayed on, unchallenged
VICTORIAS PEAK has not been easy to train and is with her fifth handler but she should be far too good for these if anywhere near fully wound-up. Longstone Cowboy was last of three at Sedgefield last month and 14 lengths behind runner-up Mactavish. None of the others make much appeal either.
Bushmill Boy 40-1 (11-2) Held up rear of mid-division, headway before 3 out, no impression, well held by leaders 2 out, 5th of 10, dist behind Onward Route (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m (4) gs in Jul.
Longstone Cowboy (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Chased winner until before 2 out, soon weakened, last of 3, 32l behind Presentandcounting (12-0) at Sedgefield 2m 4f (4) gd in Aug.
Mactavish 25-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, not always fluent, closed 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, no impression, well held before last, 2nd of 3, 18l behind Presentandcounting (12-0) at Sedgefield 2m 4f (4) gd in Aug.
Ile De Memoires 33-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, ran green and dropped to last over 5f out, ridden and soon became detached, tailed off, last of 12, dist behind Fenna's Loss (11-0) at Hexham 2m (5) gd in Jun.
Rocco Molly 125-1 (10-11) Towards rear, pushed along 3 out, jinked right and unseated rider approaching 2 out, at Perth 2m mdn (4) gd in Aug.
Victorias Peak (IRE) 25-1 (11-1) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, went 2nd soon after next, ridden between last two, held when mistake last, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 3 3/4l behind Speech Bubble (11-1) at Newbury 2m 5f (4) gs in Jan.
