held up in mid-division, pushed along 4f out, no impression, well beaten final 2f
in rear, headway and wide 8f out, lost place over 4f out, pulled up over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led, soon a few lengths clear, reduced lead 6f out, headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leader, driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
took keen hold, chased leaders, led over 2f out, stayed on, ridden out
slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, unable to challenge
mid-division, headway over 4f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on
NonRunner
Ashington was a wide-margin winner at Brighton before finishing second over an extended 1m5f at Chelmsford. A drop back in distance shouldn’t be a problem and he is one for the short-list here. Canberra Cliffs is back in a handicap after a run in Listed company and is also worth considering. Medalla De Oro is two from two here and was taking on strong opposition last time at Leopardstown but Noble Gift and You're Hired have become expensive to follow. PROTECTED GUEST is in the form of his life and Jane Elliott again takes a handy 3lb off George Margarson’s three-year-old, who took a step up in trip in his stride at Yarmouth and was a convincing winner despite meeting trouble in-running. Mr Reckless is preferred to an out-of-sorts Fast Dancer of the others.
Canberra Cliffs (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Last to break, took keen hold in last, ridden over 2f out, no impression, last of 6, 8 3/4l behind Gabr (8-11) at Goodwood 1m 2f lst stks (1) gs in Sep.
Noble Gift 10-1 (9-6) Led, headed over 9f out, chased leader, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 5 1/4l behind Mootasadir (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Protected Guest 10-1 (8-10) Tracked leader, effort when not clear run over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (2) gf in Sep beating Shuhood (8-9) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Bid Adieu (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Set strong pace and soon clear, driven over 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 4l behind Daira Prince (9-5) at Bath 1m hcp (3) fm in Sep.
Medalla De Oro 20-1 (8-11) Soon led, pressed straight, joined over 1f out, soon headed and no extra, 9th of 16, 7 1/2l behind Limini (9-9) at Leopardstown 1m 5f hcp gf in Sep.
Mr Reckless (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Prominent on inside, ridden and not quicken 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 8, 3l behind Spiral Galaxy (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Fast Dancer (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Mid-division on outside, no impression final furlong, 6th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Mukhayyam (9-8) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Hawridge Flyer 7-4fav (11-9) Keen tracking leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out until entering final furlong, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra in 4th close home, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Question Of Faith (11-4) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
You're Hired 13-2 (9-2) Held up disputing 5th, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened, last of 8, dist behind Temple Church (9-9) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (3) sft in Sep.
Ashington 8-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, ridden well over 1f out, chased winner final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Kasperenko (10-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (3) pol in Aug.
