held up towards rear, smooth headway on inside from 3f out, led approaching final furlong, hard driven and strongly pressed near finish, all out
held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, weakened 3f out
held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 3f out, hard driven over 1f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide in touch, ridden to chase leading pair final furlong, no impression and lost 3rd near finish
led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
chased leader, ridden 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
chased leaders, weakened 3f out
held up in rear, slightly hampered 4f out, no danger after
in touch, ridden and losing place on inside when badly hampered 4f out
held up in mid-division, headway on outside inside final 2f, strong run final furlong, just failed
reluctant to go to post, in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
switched left from outside draw, held up in rear, headway 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to take 3rd near finish
The selection in the apprentice handicap is Burgundy, with Cantabilly and Follow The Colours the others to make the short list. Smooth Jazz seemed to show a little more sparkle over course and distance last time and, if he gets back to his form of earlier in the season, he could go well, not least because he is better drawn today. Just a pound higher now than for his Kempton win in June, Burgundy's mark is fair and maybe a break will have freshened him up. Running off the same mark as when winning over course and distance two runs ago, Cantabilly is holding his form well and is respected. Inch Lodge got off the mark at Wolverhampton when stepped up to 12 furlongs last time and the feeling is that ten furlongs will suit him better, so he can go well. Just Fly is on a reasonable mark if recapturing his best from earlier in the year, while Catskill is edging back towards a winning Turf mark but lacks all-weather form. Good Article has had a good year but needs to keep the improvement coming, while Northside Lodge ought to be able to go well from his current mark, but we've been saying that for a while now. Follow The Colours was attracting money earlier in the year and, relatively lightly raced, it would be no surprise to see him go well. Overall, though, we will side with Burgundy.
Lisathedaddy 6-1 (9-3) Held up, driven and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on well, nearest finish, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Cape Diamond (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f app hcp (5) pol in Sept.
Burgundy 7-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, stayed on final furlong to take 3rd final 100yds, 3rd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Strawberry Lolly (8-8) at Kempton 1m 2f app hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Cantabilly (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 17, 4l behind Dium Mac (9-6) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Inch Lodge 20-1 (9-11) Led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, just held on, won at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sept beating Edas (9-11) by a nk, 12 ran.
Catskill 9-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 14, 7l behind She's Our Lass (9-8) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Good Article (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, challenged over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 12th of 17, 21l behind Dium Mac (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Airbound (USA) 17-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 4f out, 14th of 15, 43l behind Captain General (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sept.
Northside Lodge (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear, headway 5f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on, 4th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Captain General (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sept.
