Not a hot race for the money and Mey Clouds is the suggestion to get the better of Laoch Dubh. We will have an extra form line on Mey Clouds when Rash Moment, who finished well clear of him last time, takes his chance in the 3.55. Whether that form has worked out well or not, Mey Clouds is running consistently well and gets through this ground, so we¿ll stick with him. Laoch Dubh could get them all on the stretch here as he loves to front run. That could either mean that they don¿t get back to him in this ground, or that he comes back to them quicker than usual. Given his preference for faster ground we¿ll side with the latter theory. King Diamond won twice in France on very soft ground and is not in bad form, so he could prove a threat, while Twist Bookie looks best of the rest as he is proven on the going. Preference here though is for Mey Clouds.
Laoch Dubh (IRE) 5-1 (11-7) Raced keenly and led, headed after 5th, chased leader until mistake and lost place 4 out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, well behind Kirby's Vic (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Aug.
Twist Bookie (IRE) 6-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, weakened 3 out, last of 7, 46l behind Elaala (10-1) at Southwell 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gf in Jul.
Salinas (GER) 10-1 (11-1) Chased leaders until weakened 2 out, 5th of 10, 25l behind Another Storm (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Aug.
Mey Clouds (IRE) 8-11fav (11-12) Held up behind leaders, not fluent 10th (water), challenging when not fluent 4 out, led 2 out, headed approaching last, soon beaten, not fluent last, 2nd of 4, 15l behind Rash Moment (10-7) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy in.
Fortune Point (IRE) 22-1 (11-5) Tracked leader, ridden and not fluent 4th, weakened 3 out, 8th of 12, 38l behind Zizou (11-5) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl (5) gf in Jul.
King Diamond (FR) 8-1 (11-4) Held up, mistake 1st, headway approaching 6th, chasing leaders when mistake 3 out, soon ridden and beaten, 3rd of 11, 12l behind Urban Tiger (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf in Aug.
