close up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, eweakened final furlong
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, led briefly near finish
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and lost two places close home
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, never neaerer
raced wide held up, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
dwelt in rear, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
mid-division, switched right and headway approaching final furlong, ridden to lead near finish
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
awkwardly away in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
Chetan has been mopping up lower grade handicaps on the all-weather but has been raised a further 7lb. Balestra failed to figure in a much tougher race than this at York last time having won a maiden at Bath while Tamayef won at Kempton when dropped back to today’s trip. Casina di Notte scored at Yarmouth a couple of months ago but MUSICAL TERMS has more scope than most now handicapping after opening his account at Ripon and he gets the vote for the Haggas yard. Badenscoth went close at Sandown last time and isn’t out of this either.
Balestra 33-1 (8-3) Tracked leaders, driven and outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 13th of 15, 10 1/4l behind Mojito (9-0) at York 1m hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Carnival King (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Led 2f, remained prominent, rallied and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Essenaitch (8-9) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Toga Tiger (IRE) 20-1 (9-8) Pushed along to track leaders on inside over 7f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 9, 4l behind High End (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Tamayef (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead close home, won at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Sep beating Noble Masterpiece (9-10) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Badenscoth 12-1 (9-4) Behind, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 14, 1l behind Fastar (9-3) at Sandown 1m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Dream Of Summer (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Soon led, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Jalela (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Buckland Beau 16-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Multicultural (9-4) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Kingsley Klarion (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Led early, prominent, lost place over 1f out, last of 12, 10 1/4l behind Rouge Nuage (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Casina Di Notte (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Behind, headway 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, held on near finish, won at Yarmouth 1m hcp (5) gf in Aug beating Patching (9-0) by hd, 7 ran.
Musical Terms 4-6fav (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Ripon 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Aug beating Bombay (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Chetan 3-1fav (10-0) Close up, headway approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, eased near finish, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Prince Jai (8-12) by 2 1/2l, 16 ran.
Wigan Warrior 33-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, last of 12, 26 1/2l behind Heaven's Rock (8-8) at Haydock 1m hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Foie Gras 20-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, never on terms, 9th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Maestro Mac (8-13) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
