raced stand side, chased leaders, led group over 2f out, headed and no extra approaching final furlong
raced stand side, always behind
raced stand side, towards rear, never dangerous
raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced centre, led and over all leader, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
raced centre, in touch, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong
raced centre, mid-division, effort 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
raced centre, in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
raced centre, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong
raced centre, mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
raced stand side, held up towards rear, headway 2f out, led group approaching final furlong, ran on well and edged left to lead over all close home
raced stand side, towards rear, kept on same pace final 2f
raced centre, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced centre, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, chance approaching final furlong, no extra towards finish
raced centre, held up, headway over 2f out, challenging over left out when saddle slipped, soon eased
raced centre, with leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly
raced stand side, led group, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
raced stand side, in touch, headway and effort 2f out, kept on under pressure
raced centre, in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
raced far side, towards rear, never dangerous
missed break, well behind centre, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on final furlong
raced far side, mid-division, headway 2f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home
raced stand side, in touch, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out
raced stand side, in touch, headway to challenge group over 1f out, kept on same pace
raced centre, behind, stayed on over 1f out, not reach leaders
raced stand side, mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, (wore cheek pieces)
A fiercely competitive renewal of this valuable compensation race for those ballotted out of the main event tomorrow and one in which the vagaries of the draw complicate matters further still. However, following a certain D Nicholls has proved a rewarding system for punters in this type of contest and the Sessay handler has no less than six representatives in a bid to repeat the success of Tayif who landed this twelve months ago. The six-year-old is once again in the line up and is able to race off a mark 2lb lower than last year so, having run creditably in defeat in a string of top sprints including a fine dead-heating fifth in the Stewards Cup, he should go well once again. Stablemate Undeterred finished an honourable third in the Goodwood feature despite meeting trouble in running when Peruvian Chief (fifth), Awake (eighth), Doctor Spin (eleventh) and Boanerges (twentieth) all finished behind. The son of Zafonic confirmed the form when a staying-on fifth over the same C&D the following month but then blooted his copybook with a moody display at Redcar last time and now has something to prove. Peruvian Chief has put up a number of consistent efforts of late but has yet to win on turf while Nothing Daunted is an infrequent winner for one of his ability but showed definite signs of a return to form last time and should not be dismissed. Adweb, Brave Burt and Esatto have all been in excellent heart of late but may now be a shade high in the weights so a tentative TEAMtalk vote goes to Night Runner. Tim Easterby's yard has hit a rich vein of form of late and this son of Polar Falcon has added to the tally with recent wins at Beverley and Newcastle and has performed admirably with two placed efforts in competitive company since. Still relatively lightly raced yet proven in the conditions, Night Runner is the choice to plunder another top proze for the Malton handler.
