chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden and switched right 2f out, never dangerous
in touch, ridden and lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, no impression after
led, headed 2f out, staying on same pace when short of room inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 1f out, stayed on, went 3rd close home
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
stumbled start, soon mid-division, driven over 1f out, no impression
tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, pushed along 2f out, some progress final furlong, never in contention
held up in rear, headway 2f out, went 2nd and edged right inside final furlong, soon led, readily
Marmalady, Steelriver and the returning Zhiggy's Stardust are all upped in class having won their latest outings. Mission Approved is perfectly capable of going close at this level but is proving hard to win with and returned a losing favourite once again at Ascot last time. A visor replaces cheekpieces on recent Ffos Las third Secondo and he can figure but COUNTER RIDGE (NAP) is preferred. Marco Botti's mare is having only her third start of the year having just failed to catch Shore Step at Doncaster last time - he also makes more appeal than the dropped-in-class Pipers Note.
Pipers Note 20-1 (9-4) Held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, soon weakened, 15th of 18, 17l behind Jamaican Bolt (9-0) at Doncaster 6f hcp 105 (2) gs.
Fairway To Heaven (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, some headway over 2f out, ridden and hung left well over 1f out, weakened soon after, 15th of 19, 12l behind Spinatrix (9-7) at York 6f hcp 105 (2) gs.
Steventon Star 40-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, well beaten over 1f out, last of 12, 14l behind Dutch Art Dealer (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-95 (3).
Mission Approved 11-4fav (9-3) Bumped start, held up in mid-division, not much room 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on, 3rd of 13, 1l behind Dungannon (9-6) at Ascot 5f hcp 0-95 (3) sft.
Marmalady (IRE) 3-1fav (9-2) Made all, pushed clear over 1f out, ran on well, won at Bath 6f app hcp 0-85 (4) fm in Sep beating Salvatore Fury (8-4) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Secondo (FR) 4-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to take 3rd place towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Forest Edge (9-4) at Ffos Las 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.
Zero Money (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) With leader far side, driven and every chance over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra final 110 yards, 6th of 18, 3 1/2l behind Algar Lad (9-4) at Ascot 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Sep.
Counter Ridge (SAF) 66-1 (9-4) In touch, took keen hold, ridden and effort over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran, on, just held, 2nd of 18, nk behind Shore Step (9-7) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Sep.
Money Team (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden halfway, outpaced over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish, 3rd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Caffeine (8-11) at York 6f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Sep.
Zhiggy's Stardust 7-2 (9-3) Tracked leader, driven to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep '13 beating Twenty One Choice (9-5) by 1l, 9 ran.
Links Drive Lady 18-1 (9-5) Steadied start, held up, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 16, 1 1/2l behind Englishman (9-3) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-90 (3) sft.
Steelriver (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Held up mid-division, headway on outer over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on strongly to draw clear inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) beating Plucky Dip (9-0) by 4 1/2l, 11 ran.
