in rear, went 5th 8f out, pushed along and outpaced 4f out, ridden and headway to go 3rd over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
led 2f, tracked leader until 9f out, tracked leaders, pushed along 6f out, weakened 4f out
tracked leaders, chased clear leader 9f out, closed 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong
raced wide early, headway to lead after 2f, clear 9f out, pushed along and reduced lead 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on
close up, tracked leaders 7f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
in touch, pushed along and outpaced 8f out, tailed off 4f out
NonRunner
It was soft ground when TAJANIS (NAP) won over today’s trip at Yarmouth in first-time blinkers. There looks more to come from the Haggas charge in the headgear and he can defy a 6lb rise. Campaign Trail struggled over the longer trip in the trial race for the Cesarewitch but should fare better today while Spartan Army has won twice over hurdles since joining Alan King and is unexposed on the Flat. Order Of Malta and Flower Of Dubai were both beaten by the same horse on their respective latest starts but Percy Jones won over today’s trip on the all-weather in August.
Spartan Army (IRE) 1-2fav (11-7) Made all, not fluent 3rd, ridden before 2 out, hit last, driven out, won at Taunton 2m (4) sft in Mar beating Jilaijone (11-7) by nk, 7 ran.
Merveillo 18-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, soon dropped away and tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Cool Party (8-12) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (4) hvy in Sep.
Campaign Trail (IRE) 3-1fav (8-7) Midfield, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off 2f out, 6th of 10, 19 1/4l behind Grand Providence (8-9) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Flower Of Dubai 5-1 (9-6) Restless in stalls, in rear, pushed along over 2f out, some headway on inside final furlong, soon outpaced and no extra, 3rd of 5, 4l behind Urban Outlook (9-1) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (3) sft in Sep.
Order Of Malta 4-1jfav (9-5) Dwelt held up, pushed along when not clear run and hampered over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Urban Outlook (9-6) at Chester 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Regency Boy 100-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden well over 2f out, soon well behind, 8th of 9, 24 1/2l behind Iron Lion (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f stks (5) sft in Aug.
Percy Jones 8-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final 100 yards, 5th of 11, 5l behind Diamond Bay (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Tajanis (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Made all, pushed along 3f out, ridden and joined from 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on, won at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (4) sft in Sep beating Sailing On (8-7) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
