well in rear, never on terms
chased leaders, 2nd 8f out until pushed along over 3f out, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th and held when eased towards finish
held up and behind, steady headway 5f out, chased leaders 2f out, cajoled along over 1f out, ridden and went never nearer 3rd towards finish
always towards rear, never a factor
mid-division, hard ridden on outside and struggling over 2f out, soon behind
chased leaders, 2nd over 3f out until pushed along 3f out, chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after
soon led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, 2nd 3f out, ridden to lead inside final 2f, headed inside final furlong, no extra and dropped to 4th towards finish
held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3f out, travelling well on heels of leaders when squeezed out inside final 2f, soon switched left, went 2nd final 100 yards and closed, just failed
chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, all out
quickly away, took keen hold and tracked leader over 3f, chased leaders, weakened over 3f out
Several of these where last seen in action over hurdles earlier in the year including Mr Fickle. He won over timber at Plumpton in March and is preferred to Argyle and Chestnut Storm. Madame Claud hasn’t raced for over a year now but JOHN CAESAR finished in front of Moojaned when scoring at Beverley last month and he gets a tentative vote having been placed on his latest start. Seventii is another recent winner but is 11lb higher today while Party Royal has come up short in amateur races the last twice.
Mr Fickle (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) Always prominent, pushed along after 8th, led before 2 out but still pressed, driven approaching last, edged right towards finish, headed last strides, 2nd of 8, hd behind Demographic (10-12) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Argyle (IRE) 9-1 (10-7) Held up in touch, headway before 2 out, weakened before last, 8th of 12, 25 1/4l behind Man From Mars (10-13) at Kempton 2m (4) gd in Apr.
Party Royal 18-1 (10-7) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, ridden inside final 3f, no headway, 7th of 9, 20 1/4l behind Firestorm (9-9) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Dakota City 5-1 (9-8) Very slowly away behind until joined rear 8f out, headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, 4th of 7, 15 3/4l behind Azari (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Jun.
Madame Claud 4-1 (9-7) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Work (8-7) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Chestnut Storm (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) In rear, not fluent 4th, well beaten after 4 out, pulled up after, at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) sft in Feb.
John Caesar (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Essenaitch (9-12) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Moojaned (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders in 4th place, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Big Sigh (9-0) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Sep.
Turnbury 33-1 (9-3) In touch, took closer order over 5f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 3rd of 10, 6 1/2l behind Incredible Dream (9-9) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Sep.
Seventii 15-2 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 13, 1/4l behind Esspeegee (9-2) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Betsalottie 8-1 (9-5) Behind, some late headway, never on terms, 5th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Lady Kaviar (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (6) pol in Oct.
Megalala (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Led, headed 5f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, 8th of 9, 18 1/4l behind Intimately (9-10) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gs in Sep.
