took keen hold, held up, headway to chase leaders 6f out, ridden and hung left from 2f out, weakened over 1f out
took keen hold, held up in touch, headway over 2f out, went 2nd 2f out, soon no chance with unchallenged winner
steadied start, held up in rear, driven along 3f out, struggling after
chased winner early, settled 3rd, went 2nd again over 2f out until 2f out, one pace and no impression in 3rd over 1f out
made all, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and stayed on strongly from over 1f out, unchallenged
in touch, ridden and hung left from over 2f out, no impression soon after
stumbled start, held up in rear, pushed along over 4f out, behind and no chance final 3f
pulled hard, soon chased winner until over 2f out, weakened quickly
held up in touch, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
BONA FORTUNA is the selection in the finale with Mr Harmoosh and Dane Cottage plotted as the dangers. Sir Mark Prescott set the handicapper a puzzle last year by running Bona Fortuna down the field on three occasions and he has responded with a rating of 59. The breeding suggests that he might be better over further though one thing that can be assured is that he should be much better for a winter on his back. Ed Vaughan has had a couple of near misses so Mr Harmoosh is worthy of respect. A winner on fast going at Redcar; he endured plenty of trouble at Lingfield next time around. Dane Cottage probably found 1m4f to be a little too far at Leicester. Nevertheless, that was her best run on turf to date and there is probably more to come. Take My Hand has struggled since scoring in a weak Catterick handicap. Tom Wade is from a very decent stable but his handicap debut at Windsor has to go down as a serious disappointment. The market will tell us whether that was a mere bad day at the office. Bona Fortuna is likely to be the subject of some defensive pricing by the bookmakers but seems the most open to progression among this bunch.
Dane Cottage 12-1 (8-12) Held in touch, hampered on bend over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 7l behind Corr Point (8-4) at Leicester 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Mr Harmoosh (IRE) 7-2fav (9-6) Held up in rear, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind D'urberville (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Take My Hand 15-2 (9-2) Behind, headway 3f out, ridden to challenge when hampered 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 11, 4l behind Hathaway (8-8) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Tom Wade (IRE) 7-2 (8-13) Held up in rear, never dangerous, 9th of 14, 16l behind Right Rave (9-0) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Bona Fortuna 100-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 22l behind Judiciary (9-3) at Southwell 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) fbs in Nov.
Cuckoo Rock (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Led 1f, soon chasing leaders, effort when hung light well over 1f out, soon wandered under pressure and beaten, 8th of 14, 13l behind Right Rave (9-0) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Mrs Puff (IRE) 8-1 (8-6) Towards rear, ridden and headway halfway, no impression final 3f, 6th of 11, 18l behind Tiger Hawk (8-11) at Southwell 1m 2yo sell stks (6) fbs in Nov.
My Grand Duke (USA) 12-1 (8-6) Led, headed over 4f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, edged right over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 14, 9l behind Kingsdine (9-1) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) fm.
Vadition (IRE) 200-1 (8-12) Raced wide, mid-division, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 11th of 12, 39l behind Con Artist (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
