led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden well over 1f out, never a factor
always towards rear
tracked leaders in 4th, headway over 1f out, led 1f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, kept on
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
held up towards rear, effort 2f out, never dangerous
held up behind, headway and switched left over 1f out, kept on strongly to lead inside final furlong
held up behind, effort over 2f out, never dangerous
with leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
Hogmaneigh is the highest rated of these but his current mark isn't based on anything he's achieved recently. This is a huge drop in class, however, though there must be a big doubt about him getting home over this trip and HANDSOME FALCON has far more going for him. Ollie Pears' seven-year-old has the plum draw and a good record on The Westwood so, with Lee Topliss taking off 5lb, should take all the beating. Kipchak does most of his racing on the all-weather nowadays but Opus Maximus has a chance at the weights, though has been done no favours by the draw.
Kipchak (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Led, driven over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 6l behind Goal (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Jun.
Blue Rum (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Towards rear, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 12, 6l behind Unwrapit (8-11) at Beverley 5f app hcp 0-55 (6) gd in Jun.
Bold Indian (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division on outer, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 24l behind Eijaaz (8-13) at Redcar 1m 2f Claiming Stakes (0-75) (3yo+) (6) gf in Jun.
Eeny Mac (IRE) 20-1 (8-2) Held up towards rear, shaken up over 2f out, headway on outside 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 6th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Positivity (9-1) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Glenmuir (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) Held up towards rear and keen, ridden and headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression, 5th of 14, 12l behind Spring Secret (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Nov.
Govenor Eliott (IRE) 100-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, in rear, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 11l behind Cross of Lorraine (8-7) at Catterick 6f sell stks (6) gd in Jul '10.
Handsome Falcon 16-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden 3f out, edged right over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 6th of 9, 11l behind Fremen (9-5) at Carlisle 1m clm stks (6) gs in May.
Hogmaneigh (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Raced far side, in touch in rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 9l behind Addictive Dream (9-4) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jun.
Loyal Knight (IRE) 20-1 (8-3) Mid-division, weakened from over 3f out, 9th of 13, 22l behind Bollin Freddie (8-13) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun '10.
Opus Maximus (IRE) 66-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders on inner, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 14th of 16, 17l behind Quite Sparky (9-4) at Carlisle 1m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Saxby (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Tracked leader, joined leader 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 19l behind Sinadinou (8-8) at Catterick 7f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gf in May.
Just Sam (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 9th of 12, 27l behind Caelis (9-1) at Doncaster 7f fll hcp (5) gf in Jun.
