in touch, pushed along over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, soon switched right, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd close home
in touch, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders
tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
slowly away always in rear, weakened 2f out
slow into stride towards rear, outpaced 2f out, not trouble leaders
led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
Extortion has done nothing wrong, despite three seconds, and with today's trip and ground ideal he'll take some beating. However, DANCE ALONE led for a long way on soft ground at Redcar in July and, as the runner-up and fourth have won subsequently, Kevin Ryan's gelding can make that experience count. With Richard Fahey still in unstoppable form, Piccardo will be expected to step up on a moderate debut at Ripon while Siege Of Boston ran a superb race for a 200/1 chance in a much better race than this at Doncaster.
Dance Alone 14-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Rantan (9-5) at Redcar 6f mdn stks (5) sft in Jul.
Extortion 7-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on same pace, edged right and no impression inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Poet's Prize (9-5) at Beverley 5f mdn stks (5) gd in Sep.
Piccardo 11-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 12 3/4l behind Flying Pursuit (9-3) at Ripon 6f mdn stks (5) sft in Aug.
Siege Of Boston (IRE) 200-1 (8-11) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 6l behind Venturous (8-13) at Doncaster 6f stks (2) gd in Sep.
Sneakin'pete 100-1 (9-5) Very slowly away, always well in rear, last of 8, dist behind Ambriel (9-0) at Ayr 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Sep.
Ticking Away 9-2 (9-2) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden and edged right over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 9, 15 3/4l behind Ahdaf (9-6) at Carlisle 6f (5) gf in Sep.
Dutch Dream 50-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 7l behind Constantino (9-5) at Ayr 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Sep.
Fumbo Jumbo (IRE) 22-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, outpaced and green chasing leaders,headway to go 2nd over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Cuppatee (9-2) at Ripon 6f stks (6) gd in Aug.