Rowdy Yeats led until after 4 out, shaken up to lead again before next, kept on well from 2 out
Master T held up in rear, outpaced 8th, last when mistake next, good progress soon after to chase winner 3 out, ridden and not quicken 2 out, always held after
Vibe held up in rear, slightly outpaced 8th, progress next, disputed 2nd 3 out, ridden and found nil after
Golly settled in rear, hampered 7th, outpaced 8th, struggling next, some progress 2 out, no impression on leaders after last
Jupon Vert took keen hold early, tracked winner to 4th where not fluent, stayed close up, led after 9th until before 3 out, soon beaten
River Mere dropped to rear and struggling 7th, rallied after 9th, weakened 3 out
Macgyver chased leaders, ridden after 9th, steadily faded before 3 out
Sean Og held up, went prominent after 3rd, close up after 9th, weakened next
Deep King chased winner and not fluent 4th, lost place after 8th, well in rear 3 out, jumped left last
Silvo held up in touch, 6th when fell 7th
Green Gamble in touch until weakened rapidly 5th, pulled up before 7th
Analyis of the race
No strength in depth in a handicap that revolved around the progressive front-running top-weight ROWDY YEATS and how well he handled the ground.
It was expected to be significantly softer than for either of his wins in the spring, or for his recent success at Market Rasen, an 11lb hike for which made him theoretically 4lb well in here with his penalty. However, it was not as soft as had been forecast, and rider David England, who took off a handy 3lb by virtue of the fact that he was riding for his own stable, did not go off too hard in front, which meant there was something left when the six-year-old was headed briefly running down the hill towards the home straight. Back in front before three out, Rowdy Yeats proved very determined in front, although he was helped by the fact that none of his main rivals could be regarded as the most tenacious in the business. He is due a short break and might go over a bit further on his return.
Vibe got into contention at the top of the hill, with three to jump, but he did not look the most genuine under pressure.
Golly is on a long losing run, but on paper, at least, he ran respectably in fourth.
Jupon Vert headed the winner briefly, but he is hard to win with at the best of times and had not run for 143 days.
Tote
Tote Win: 1.8
Tote place (1): 1.2
Tote place (2): 4.4
Tote place (3): 2.7
Exacta: 26.8
CSF: 29.9
Tricast: 129.5
Total SP: 117
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