slowly away, midfield, led going well over 3f out, pushed along and went clear 2f out, reduced advantage inside final furlong, kept on well
midfield, headway to chase leaders after 3f, ridden over 4f out, soon struggling
chased leaders, soon dropped to midfield, ridden over 3f out, kept on to go third 1f out
midfield, ridden 3f out, weakening when edged right over 1f out
restrained in rear, pushed along over 3f out, beaten when edged right over 2f out
prominent, lost place 7f out, pushed along and lost further ground over 4f out, soon struggling
led after 1f, pushed along and headed over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon faded
chased leaders, dropped to midfield over 9f out, pushed along over 3f out, faded over 1f out
towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, made no impression
mid-division, still plenty to do over 2f out, headway and went second over 1f out, kept on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and went second over 2f out, lost second over 1f out, no extra final furlong
midfield, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, made no impression
mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra 1f out
held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, headway when hung left over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
LUSAKA has won three of his last four starts, including a defeat of Cherry Cola over track and trip last time. The latter represents last year’s winning yard and boosted the form with a subsequent victory over course and distance. Russian Rumour and Greased Lightning are others with something to find with the selection but Zillion bids for a hat-trick having accounted for Endofastorm here last month. Dirham Emirati beat Beggarman by only a head at the track in July while Book Of Tales and Hidden Depths filled the places over 1m5f here earlier.
Lusaka (IRE) 6-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 110 yards, kept on, won at Bath 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Cherry Cola (9-10) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Russian Rumour (IRE) 17-2 (10-2) Front mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no progress, 9th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Lusaka (10-1) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Cherry Cola 5-2 (10-2) Tracked leaders on inside, closer in 3rd over 2f out, good headway and squeezed through on inside to lead over 1f out, soon ridden and stayed on well, won at Bath 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Sep beating Club Manager (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Masterdream (FR) 33-1 (10-0) Raced wide throughout in mid-division, headway tracking leaders 6f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after, 8th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Solution (9-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Hidden Depths (IRE) 13-2 (11-6) Chased leaders, mistake 13th, weakened 2 out, 4th of 5, 21l behind Mole Court (11-2) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Dirham Emirati (IRE) 9-4fav (9-11) Slowly into stride and pushed along from stalls, headway to lead after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, ridden out wide and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Zillion (9-5) at Bath 1m 5f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Book Of Tales 11-2 (11-2) Made virtually all, clear before 2nd, inconvenienced by loose horse before mistake 3rd, reduced lead after, stayed on well and drew clear run-in, won at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn (4) gd in Aug beating Grain Of Hope (10-9) by 6l, 8 ran.
Beggarman 16-5fav (9-9) Held up in mid-division on inside, headway tracking leaders 8f out, switched right over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, every chance until winner quickened on final 100 yards, went 2nd again last stride, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Lunar Shadow (9-9) at Bath 1m 5f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Greased Lightning 9-2fav (9-4) Rear mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, stayed on, not pace to challenge, 4th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Lusaka (10-1) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Zillion (IRE) 17-2 (9-5) Raced keenly in last pair, headway under pressure towards inside 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, held on, won at Bath 1m 5f hcp (6) gs in Aug beating Hashtagmetoo (9-8) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Endofastorm (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Bit keen tracking leaders on inside, ridden and unable to quicken inside final furlong, plugged on but no extra towards finish, 5th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Zillion (9-5) at Bath 1m 5f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Princess T 6-1 (9-6) Prominent, led briefly over 2f out, soon headed, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 4 3/4l behind Send In The Clouds (9-6) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Molliana 13-2 (8-10) Raced keenly towards rear, ridden out wide 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Lunar Shadow (9-9) at Bath 1m 5f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Ladypacksapunch 8-1 (9-0) Steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, good headway out wide chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden and one pace in 4th over 1f out, 4th of 9, 5l behind Beat The Heat (9-8) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
