tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, headway to lead over 1f out, soon ridden, headed towards finish
went right start held up, headway over 1f out, chased leader entering final furlong, led near finish
slowly away towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on, nearest finish
close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, weakened 2f out, tailed off
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden 2f out, never near leaders
Piazon posted his best effort for a while when third in soft ground at Ripon and Strategic Force has been thereabouts at Windsor of late. But Flexible Flyer remains 6lb higher than when scoring here in July and NEZAR is preferred on last month's second to Speedy Move over track and trip. Gramercy and Maybe Definitely are others to consider dropping down in class but Hoofalong is now 12lb higher than his earlier win over 5f at Pontefract so veteran Grissom makes more appeal.
Piazon 33-1 (9-2) Chased leaders stands side, challenged over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance final furlong, just held, 3rd of 16, nk behind Shipyard (9-3) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) sft in Aug.
Barkston Ash 20-1 (9-1) Raced stand side, outpaced in mid-division, hung left under pressure over 1f out, never dangerous, 17th of 20, 12 1/2l behind Eccleston (9-7) at Thirsk 6f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Compton Park 9-2fav (9-11) Towards rear, driven over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 7th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Right Touch (9-7) at Pontefract 6f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Flexible Flyer 11-2fav (9-6) Midfield, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 9th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Picture Dealer (9-8) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Nezar (IRE) 7-2fav (9-7) Held up, hedaway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, soon every chance, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Speedy Move (9-5) at Haydock 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Art Obsession (IRE) 6-1fav (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Cool Bahamian (9-7) at Newmarket 6f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Harwoods Volante (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Led far side group, effort over 1f out, no chance with stand side group, 9th of 20, 7 1/2l behind Eccleston (9-7) at Thirsk 6f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Gramercy (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on, nearest finish, 3rd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Ballesteros (8-9) at Chester 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Rich Again (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, never nearer, 3rd of 9, 6 1/4l behind Basil Berry (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Maybe Definitely 15-2 (9-3) Held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Cartmell Cleave (9-0) at Newmarket 6f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Ambitious Boy 20-1 (9-1) Behind, headway on inside over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 5th of 9, 3l behind Trojan Rocket (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Kommander Kirkup 28-1 (9-11) In rear, soon outpaced, never dangerous, last of 13, dist behind Whozthecat (9-3) at Thirsk 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Hoofalong 7-4fav (9-9) Raced wide tracked winner, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 11, 3/4l behind Pearl Noir (9-7) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Grissom (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, not clear run over 1f out, kept on same pace when in the clear inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Flyman (9-4) at Ripon 6f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Mutafaakir (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, never on terms, 14th of 15, 8 1/2l behind Maljaa (9-6) at Doncaster 5f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Manatee Bay 9-1 (9-3) Mid-division, pushed along over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Nameitwhatyoulike (9-9) at Pontefract 6f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Strategic Force (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Chased leaders until pushed along and lost place halfway, rallied over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd post but no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Stellarta (9-5) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
