held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway after 4 out, driven before 2 out, hung right before last, stayed on strongly flat
pressed leader, awkward 2nd, led after 3rd, headed narrowly 4th, led 4 out, ridden 3 out, awkward last and headed, no extra flat
led, headed after 3rd, led narrowly 4th, headed 4 out, ridden before 3 out, weakened 2 out
prominent, ridden before 3 out, chased leader 2 out, weakened before last
towards rear, ridden before 3 out, weakened before 2 out
midfield, headway travelling strongly before 3 out, ridden to chase leader 2 out, led after last, stayed on strongly flat
keen towards rear, progress 3rd, ridden and weakened after 4 out, soon beaten
MADEEH was no match for the odds-on Oslo at Market Rasen but finished well clear of the remainder and the winner has won a handicap since. Phil Kirby’s gelding wasn’t disgraced on the Flat last month and gets a tentative vote in this with Windy Cove granted an easy lead at Warwick last time and now 5lb higher. Beat The Heat has gone up 9lb for easily winning a similar event at Fontwell but can’t be ignored while Mcpherson produced his best run to date when third at Ludlow. Chess Player has placed twice over timber but is now 0-19 in career starts.
Chess Player (IRE) 9-2 (11-7) Towards rear, headway into midfield 3 out, pushed along when bad mistake 2 out, soon beaten, 6th of 8, 23 3/4l behind Limelighter (12-0) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (5) gd in May.
Beat The Heat 5-2 (10-12) Prominent, hit 1st, stumbled and led 4 out, clear when not fluent 2 out, stayed ib, won at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jun beating Diamond Joel (10-3) by 11l, 6 ran.
Ensel Du Perche (FR) 25-1 (11-13) Always towards rear, 12th of 13, dist behind Gerard Mentor (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in May.
Mcpherson 12-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, edged right after 2 out, 3rd and held flat, kept on, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Zucayan (11-11) at Ludlow 2m hcp (5) gd in May.
Hybris (FR) 22-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, well beaten 4th after, 4th of 7, 24 1/2l behind Dasher Riley (11-2) at Worcester 2m (4) gd in Jun.
Canal Rocks 12-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders after 3 out, close 2nd home turn, every chance last, weakened run-in, 3rd of 14, 4 1/4l behind Appreciate (10-10) at Stratford 2m (4) gd in May.
Agent Saonois (FR) 6-1 (10-5) Mid-division on inside, untidy 5th, pushed along and outpaced thereafter, tailed off, 5th of 9, 37 1/4l behind Little Jessture (10-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Windy Cove 15-2 (10-2) Made all, raced freely, drew clear after 2nd, reduced lead 2 out where jumped left and not fluent, went left again and not fluent last, kept on, won at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gd in May beating Maria Magdalena (11-13) by 4 1/2l, 5 ran.
Madeeh 16-1 (8-4) In touch, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Songo (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in May.
