close up on outer, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong
tracked leaders, effort 2f out, weakened final furlong
keen in touch, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged right and pushed out
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace
dwelt in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on, not reach winner
held up, switched left and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
keen tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders
Mr Top Hat won at Salisbury before going close again when runner-up at Newbury a fortnight ago. But TATHMEEN was less than a length behind in third on his return from a lay-off and the Hannon colt may well turn the tables in this. Captain Jameson drops down a grade after placing at York on his handicap debut but Excellent Times is upped in class having won at Redcar recently. Yarmouth winner Gangland is another facing a tougher task today while both Biddy Brady and Dawn Breaking were successful in novice events on their respective latest starts.
Tathmeen (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Close up, ridden and edged right over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Airshow (8-1) at Newbury 6f (3) sft in Oct.
Canford's Joy (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Towards rear and outpaced, last of 17, 16 1/4l behind Beatbox Rhythm (9-4) at York 6f (3) gd in Oct.
Captain Jameson (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 17, 3 1/4l behind Beatbox Rhythm (9-4) at York 6f (3) gd in Oct.
Kimifive (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Lady Dancealot (8-9) at Goodwood 6f stks (5) sft in Oct.
Feebs 5-1 (8-12) Dwelt, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 7 1/4l behind Big Les (8-10) at Pontefract 6f (4) sft in Oct.
Excellent Times 3-1fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, headway to lead inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on, won at Redcar 6f (6) sft in Oct beating Istanbul Pasha (8-7) by 2 3/4l, 14 ran.
Dawn Breaking 7-2fav (9-4) Short of room leaving stalls, in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead final strides, won at Pontefract 6f stks (5) sft in Oct beating Fortunate Vision (9-3) by hd, 11 ran.
Gangland 6-1 (9-5) Keen in touch, headway when switched left over 1f out, pushed along and stayed on to lead near finish, won at Yarmouth 6f (5) gs in Oct beating Zabaletaswansong (9-6) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Mable Lee (IRE) 7-2 (8-3) Held up towards rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous, 4th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Diamond Dougal (8-2) at Haydock 5f (2) hvy in Sep.
Biddy Brady (USA) 7-4fav (8-11) Led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, rallied to lead again inside final furlong, ran on, won at Catterick 6f stks (6) sft in Oct beating Emphatic (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Eva Docc (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 4, 5 3/4l behind Marnie James (9-9) at Musselburgh 5f stks (5) sft in Oct.
Mr Top Hat 9-2 (9-2) Raced wide of main group 2f, close up, ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Airshow (8-1) at Newbury 6f (3) sft in Oct.
Picture No Sound (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Chased leaders and always travelling well, 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, ran on well, won at Newbury 6f mdn stks (4) sft in Oct beating George Of Hearts (9-5) by 2 3/4l, 14 ran.
