held up in last pair, not fluent 7th, ridden and headway after 2 out, pressed winner last, kept on, held closing stages
tracked leader, lost place 3 out, weakened between last 2, pulled up before last
tracked front pair, went 2nd 3 out, driven and lost place before last, soon weakened
mid-division, headway 2 out, led between last 2, pressed last, ridden and ran on closing stages
mid-division, lost place 3 out, behind from next, tailed off when pulled up before last
held up in last pair, headway to chase leaders 2 out, outpaced between last 2, no chance with front pair before last
led, driven and headed between last 2, weakened before last
Petiville has finished in the frame in all four starts over hurdles and Richard Hobson will be disappointed if he can’t go one better than when second in a Class 2 handicap at Cartmel last time. But he is likely to face a strong challenge from the mare TALKOFGOLD (NAP), who was a wide-margin winner of a maiden over 2m4f here on her debut under Rules and has already won over 3m between the flags. Ahead of The Curve, another points winner, looks the pick of the remainder.
Ahead of The Curve (FR) 5-1 (12-2) Trkd ldr in 2nd until 3rd frm 6th, 5l 3rd aftr 4out, prog to ld aftr 3out, 4l adv when mstk last, ko, won at Dromahane 3m mdn gd in Apr beating Duhallow Lad (12-2) by 3l, 10 ran.
All My Friends Say (IRE) 7-1 (12-1) Mid div, 5th 1/2way, rddn in 5th 3out, wknd in poor 4th 2out where lft 3rd, slow last, fin tired, 3rd of 7, dist behind Glenabo Bridge (12-1) at Bandon 3m mdn hvy in Feb.
Auldthunder (IRE) 22-1 (12-6) Held up headway 5 out, weakened 3 out, 6th of 9, dist behind Creevytennant (11-12) at Perth 3m (6) gd in May.
Petiville (FR) 9-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, closed 6th, 2nd before 9th, led before 2 out, headed last, stayed on, held by winner towards finish, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Morning Royalty (10-6) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (2) sft in May.
The Conn (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Always behind, weakened before 4 out, tailed off, pulled up, at Kelso 2m 7f (4) gs in Oct.
Talkofgold (IRE) 8-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, headway before 5th, 4th from 2 out, closed before last bend, led approaching last, soon clear, easily, won at Hexham 2m 4f mdn (5) gd in May beating New List (10-9) by 14l, 9 ran.
Beyondtheflame 20-1 (11-0) Led, headed 6th, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 13th of 14, dist behind River Icon (11-0) at Cartmel 2m 6f mdn (5) gs in May.
Musketeer 33-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, dist behind Sumkindofking (11-0) at Chepstow 2m (6) gd in Nov.
