slowly away, in rear, midfield 3f out, ridden and headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out
midfield, ridden and no impression from 2f out
midfield, headway on near side over 2f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out
pressed leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
rear of midfield, struggling over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
in touch with leaders on outer, smooth headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden, headed and no extra inside final furlong
towards rear, no impression from 2f out
slowly away, in rear, never on terms
took keen hold, led, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon lost position, weakened from 2f out
rear of midfield on outer, ridden and dropped to rear 2f out, soon beaten
midfield, ridden and chased leaders 2f out, weakened final furlong
midfield, ridden and went 3rd over 1f out, kept on but held final furlong
Withdrawn
The going remains in FRANKENDAEL’s favour having scored in testing ground at Beverley on his first start for Ed Bethell’s yard. Mac Ailey placed at the same Beverley fixture and won over a shorter trip at Hamilton subsequently while Bushfire has also won over a mile since scoring on soft going at Haydock in July. Ayr Poet has won five times here and finished in front of both Tilsitt and Bashful over track and trip last week.
Bashful 17-2 (9-11) Slowly away, held up and behind, headway centre over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Hartswood (9-13) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Tilsitt (FR) 7-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, raced centre in home straight, ridden 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, just missed 3rd, not pace to challenge, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Hartswood (9-13) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Bushfire 8-1 (9-11) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Playupskyblues (9-6) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Kentucky Bluegrass 11-4fav (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Shot Of Love (9-0) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Sophiesticate (IRE) 28-1 (8-7) Took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, last of 5, 5 1/4l behind Zarabanda (9-9) at Hamilton 1m hcp fll (3) sft in Oct.
Ayr Poet 5-1 (9-2) Close 3rd on inside, raced more towards inside in home straight, went 2nd inside final 2f until inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Hartswood (9-13) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Nobody Told Me 28-1 (8-11) Soon led, pushed along and headed over 3f out, lost touch quickly, 10th of 12, dist behind September Power (9-11) at York 2m hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Lunacy 9-4fav (9-11) Held up in midfield, ridden over 4f out, kept on same pace 2f out, soon no impression, weakened entering final furlong, 8th of 9, 16l behind Jaminoz (9-6) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Kristal Klear (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders out wide, went 2nd briefly 8f out, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 13 3/4l behind Bear On The Loose (9-11) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Maraakiz (IRE) 80-1 (9-11) Held up in midfield, ridden over 3f out, outpaced 2f out, soon tailed off, last of 8, 32 1/4l behind Jaminoz (8-10) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Mac Ailey 3-1 (8-9) Took keen hold, prominent, ridden and pressed leader over 3f out, every chance 2f out, a length behind entering final furlong, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Arkenstaar (9-5) at Hamilton 1m hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Stockbridge Tap 15-2 (9-11) Bumped and steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 3f out, driven over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 4 3/4l behind Spanish Hustle (10-1) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (6) hvy in Aug.
Frankendael 6-4fav (10-1) Dwelt, headway on outer to press leader after 2 furlongs, ridden and led narrowly 2f out, stayed on and asserted closing stages, won going away, won at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Sep beating Loddon (9-6) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
