chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened soon after
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, never involved
mid-division out wide, wide home turn, went towards near side rail in home straight, ridden and weakened final 2f
held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, switched right when driven and unable to quicken over 1f out, switched left and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division, good headway far side of group 3f out, ridden to lead final 100 yards, all out
raced keenly tracking leader, led 2f out, ridden and narrowly headed final 100 yards, lost 2nd towards finish
held up and behind, clipped heels and stumbled after 1f, headway far side of group 2f out, strong run under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish and closed, just failed
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride and bit awkwardly away, always behind
led, brought field towards near side in home straight, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened quickly
raced keenly in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Shallow Hal has run four times over this trip and has yet to place. Merricourt has won over course and distance off a higher mark, however, though was behind Rory at Musselburgh last month. MONHAMMER beat only one home in that contest but wasted a lot of energy getting to the front from an outside draw. He was back to his best at that track last time and also has winning form around here. Cassy O could also feature while the three-year-olds Highfield Viking and Rwenearlytheredad can’t be left out of calculations.
Shallow Hal 14-1 (8-11) Pushed along in rear, never on terms, 9th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Twelfth Knight (10-1) at Ripon 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Rory 7-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear on inside, angled out and headway over 2f out, close 2nd over 1f out, ridden and strong challenge inside final furlong, stayed on, just failed, 2nd of 11, shd behind How Bizarre (9-5) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Cassy O (IRE) 16-1 (8-2) Midfield, pushed along over 3f out, made no impression, 8th of 11, 21l behind Another Batt (9-6) at Thirsk 1m hcp (3) sft in Aug.
Monhammer 14-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, driven and headway over 1f out on inside rail, kept on strongly to press leader inside final furlong, just denied, 2nd of 9, nk behind Showtime Mahomes (9-4) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
End Zone 18-1 (9-10) Switched right start, towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never on terms, 9th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Tobetso (9-11) at Ripon 1m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Rwenearlytheredad 16-5 (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, stayed on, won at Musselburgh 7f hcp (6) gd in Aug beating Keep Me Stable (9-5) by nk, 9 ran.
Highfield Viking 11-8fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden well over 1f out, every chance 1f out, ran on, just held, 2nd of 6, nk behind Vince Le Prince (9-9) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) sft in Sep.
Hoots Toots 16-1 (9-6) Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never in contention, 7th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Silk Bird (9-4) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Merricourt (IRE) 17-2 (9-7) Raced wide, in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Yeeeaah (9-4) at Carlisle 1m hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Camacho Star (IRE) 18-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, soon handy on inside, lost place over 2f out, last of 15, 28 3/4l behind Mutanaaseq (9-12) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Earn Your Stripes 16-1 (8-4) Prominent, driven over 2f out, kept on, one pace final 75 yards, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Giselles Izzy (9-5) at Hamilton 6f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
