held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, no chance with winner who raced alone on inside rail final 4f
in rear, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, no chance of catching winner who raced alone on inside rail final 4f
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner who raced alone on inside rail final 4f
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, driven over 3f out, well beaten over 1f out
prominent, took keen hold, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, outpaced over 1f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, led 5f out, soon went alone to inside rail, clear over 3f out, even further ahead over 1f out, in no danger after, ridden out
led, headed 5f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
BLACK DAVE won off this mark the last time he raced in this lowly grade. He handles all types of going and it's safe to ignore his latest run at Leicester where the leaders went off much too quickly and stopped quickly. Plough Boy has to be interesting if transferring his form on the Polytrack to Turf as he won off a 3lb higher mark at Kempton in August - Kieren Fallon's booking is a positive. Claude Greenwood is a pound out of the handicap but won and was then second here last month and makes more appeal than maidens Swilken and Aristocratic Duty. Byrd In Hand is another regular here but turned in a shocker last time.
Dana's Present 8-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, not much room 5f out, headway 2f out, no impression when short of room inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 9l behind Fruit Pastille (8-10) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep.
Black Dave (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 19l behind Faure Island (9-4) at Leicester 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.
Alphabetique 12-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, under pressure well over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 14l behind Ana Shababiya (9-6) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep.
Tax Reform (IRE) 7-2 (9-6) Held up towards rear, never a factor, last of 13, 19l behind Sweet P (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
Swilken 11-4 (9-5) In rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms, 6th of 8, 9l behind Resonated (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn auc stks (6) in Sep.
Aristocratic Duty 9-2 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden to chase leaders on outside over 2f out, never on terms, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 23l behind Marmarus (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) in Sep.
Byrd In Hand (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 15l behind Emman Bee (9-7) at Brighton 1m app hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Plough Boy (IRE) 5-2fav (9-0) Held up in touch in mid-division on outside, headway over 1f out, pressed for 2nd 100 yards out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Fruit Pastille (8-10) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep.
Claude Greenwood 8-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, led 6f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Lutine Charlie (8-9) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Sep.
Djinni (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Not much room soon after start, soon mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 8th of 13, 7l behind Trinity Star (9-13) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sep.
