slowly into stride, held up, nudged along 5f out, ridden 4f out, headway 2f out, stayed on but never getting to winner
held up, ridden 4f out, headway 3f out, took lead 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, eased final 50 yards
led, nudged along 5f out, ridden 4f out, headed 2f out, stayed on one pace
tracked leader, ridden 4f out, dropped to last 3f out, weakened 2f out, eased
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Mark Johnston trained last year’s inaugural winner and LUCKY DEAL looks to have every chance. He’s not the most consistent but returns to this longer trip having won handicaps off higher marks in the past. Prince Imperial faced a more difficult task at York last time having scored in soft going at Pontefract earlier and it was testing ground when Beechwood Jude last won. Let Me Be is more versatile as regards the going though is raised in class while Haveyoumissedme is upped in distance and penalised for winning at Newcastle.
Lucky Deal 22-1 (9-11) Pushed along early towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Rhythmic Intent (9-12) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Prince Imperial (USA) 22-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden well over 3f out, every chance 2f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Arcadian Sunrise (8-13) at York 2m hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Let Me Be (IRE) 11-2 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened from 2f out, 8th of 10, 13 3/4l behind Glasses Up (9-6) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Beechwood Jude (FR) 14-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden under 2f out, faded inside last, 4th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Emaraty Hero (8-9) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Haveyoumissedme 13-8 (9-7) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep beating Mushirif (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
