in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish, not reach winner
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace and lost 2nd near finish
dwelt, always in rear
raced wide in touch, chased leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out
tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader over 5f out until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always in rear
took keen hold early, in touch, ridden and kept on one pace final 2f
dwelt in rear, ridden halfway, headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
keen tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
Irish import Good Authority went close over 6f here on his first start for new connections and can figure, while Ducal is inching toward that elusive first win and was runner-up at Kempton three weeks ago. CHOKIDAR has also been threatening to get his head in front, hoever, and found only one too good over track and trip last time. He gets a tentative vote to go one better here. The remainder are hard to fancy and breeding suggests newcomer Magic Secret will need a longer trip to show his best.
Good Authority (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, headway and carried right over 1f out, went 2nd well inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Emiratesdotcom (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Chokidar (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Chased winner until 4f out, stayed chasing leaders, rallied to 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on closing stages, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Tanmawy (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Sep.
Dark Pegasus 50-1 (8-5) Mid-division, ridden and lost place on outside 3f out, last of 9, 17l behind Golden Compass (8-12) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sep.
Ducal 9-4fav (9-1) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway halfway, chased leaders over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Dare To Bare (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Laugh Or Cry 25-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 11l behind George Thisby (9-4) at Leicester 7f all hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep.
Gessabelle 66-1 (8-10) Soon in rear, never on terms, 11th of 12, 18l behind Diamond Run (9-3) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Sep.
Anathena 16-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 42l behind Prime Circle (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp 0-55 (6) pol in Sep.
Faith And Hope (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 13, 11l behind Without Prejudice (9-5) at Leicester 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sep.
Goldstorm 33-1 (8-12) Unruly leaving stalls and early reminder, raced wide, always detatched in rear, last of 8, 19l behind Libys Dream (8-12) at Kempton 6f mdn fll (5) pol in Sep.
Skystream (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 30l behind Smart Step (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Sep.
Magic Secret Trade Fair gelding out of Just Devine.
