led, ridden and effort when lost position 3f out, weakened over 1f out
midfield, ridden and effort 2f out, switched right and pushed along entering final furlong, kept on to lead final strides, gamely
held up, pushed along 3f out, faded final furlong
midfield, ridden and no impression over 2f out, weakened final furlong
just worse than mid-division on the outer, smooth progress 3f out, led entering final furlong, kept on, collared close home
chased leaders, niggled along 3f out, kept on at one pace inside final furlong
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, pressed leader 2f out, ran on strongly between horses entering final furlong, outpaced final strides
tracked leader, pushed along before 2f out, challenged leader entering final furlong, weakened final strides, lost 3rd close home
prominent, driven and effort 3f out, weakened entering final furlong
just worse than mid-division, driven 3f out, weakened before 1f out
just worse than mid-division, hard ridden and effort 2f out, kept on at same pace inside final furlong
held up, ridden and reminders 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always towards rear
Withdrawn
None of these inspire confidence but FLAMES OF YORK has more scope than most and having slipped down the weights despite making moderate progress in handicaps, he gets a speculative vote. Manzil and Bobba Tee placed before disappointing last time while International Law finished ahead of Trinity Star when sixth over track and trip a fortnight ago. Esspeegee won at Thirsk in June and Ravenscar finished runner-up when last seen over course and distance back in March.
Manzil (IRE) 11-4 (11-0) Prominent, ridden and lost place over 3f out, soon well beaten, 13th of 15, 35 1/4l behind Dance King (10-12) at Ripon 1m 3f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Bobba Tee 15-2 (9-7) Held up, pushed along over 2f out, kept on, never troubled leaders, 5th of 6, 3 3/4l behind Capla Huntress (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Archive (FR) 125-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, headway when hampered on inside 2f out, no impression on leaders, 5th of 10, at Beverley 2m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Trinity Star (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Always behind, 7th of 10, 4 1/4l behind I Can't Remember (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Esspeegee 9-1 (9-13) Close up, lost place over 3f out, not a danger after, 7th of 14, 10 1/2l behind A'shamardi (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Ravenscar (IRE) 50-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 15 3/4l behind Lady Scatterley (11-4) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
International Law 33-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no extra, 6th of 10, 3 1/4l behind I Can't Remember (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Lord Torranaga (FR) 10-1 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, no extra, 8th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Gift Of Kings (9-4) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Desert Dawn 12-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, behind, headway under pressure over 3f out, ridden to chase front pair over 2f out, kept on same pace, no chance with easy winner, 3rd of 6, 9l behind Sea Me Win (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Ho Whole Dream (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Held up, ridden and weakened 3f out, tailed off, 11th of 12, dist behind Cornerstone Lad (9-9) at Catterick 2m hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Sioux Frontier (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Keen in midfield on outside, towards rear halfway, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 15l behind Flash Point (8-13) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Be Perfect (USA) 22-1 (10-0) Raced wide keen, close up, pushed along and lost place 4f out, stayed far side, last of 9, 35 1/4l behind Stormin Norman (10-4) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Zig Zag (IRE) 50-1 (10-3) Mid-division, pushed along 7th, outpaced after next, weakened before 3 out, blundered last, 6th of 8, dist behind Lucky Flight (10-10) at Perth 2m hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Flames Of York 28-1 (9-0) Soon held up last, pushed along over 3f out, effort on outside and driven over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 6 1/2l behind Grinling (9-8) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
