raced wide, tracked leader 9f out, pushed along 4f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed towards finish
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
in rear, wide and headway 3f out, ridden to chase leader 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt and slow into stride, in touch, headway and close up 6f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, tailed off
in touch, lost action 8f out, soon pulled up
raced wide in touch, dropped to rear 6f out, headway approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, lost place 6f out, weakened over 2f out
NonRunner
Mancini went close over 2m here last time and represents last year’s winning yard. Hochfeld slips further down the weights and drops down in class but Arrow Of Gold is proving hard to train having his first start since finishing runner-up at Thirsk on his seasonal debut back in June. MR CURIOSITY has plenty of scope despite a moderate effort at Newcastle on his handicap debut and, with improvement expected over this longer trip, he gets the vote. Gabrial The One was due to run here yesterday while Nuits St Georges missed an engagement at Doncaster.
Hochfeld (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Mid-division, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, went left 1f out, eased briefly inside final furlong, no extra, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Island Brave (9-4) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Nuits St Georges (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Led, pushed along over 2f out and soon pressed, headed 2f out and soon hung right, weakened from over 1f out, 8th of 12, 14 1/2l behind Prince Alex (8-9) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp (2) sft in Jul.
Mr Curiosity 11-2 (9-10) Held up off the pace towards rear, ridden inside final 2f, no response, 8th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Pearl Beach (8-13) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Supakalanistic (IRE) 50-1 (10-1) Steadied towards rear 6f out, never on terms after, 6th of 11, 12 1/4l behind Mo'assess (9-9) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Aug.
Hasanabad (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden 2f out, some late headway, 5th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Uber Cool (9-4) at Chester 1m 5f hcp (3) gs in May.
Au Clair De Lune (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Chased leader 3f, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, went 2nd 3f out, every chance inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Land Of Winter (9-4) at Ripon 2m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Gabrial The One (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never a threat, 4th of 7, 11 1/4l behind Solent Gateway (9-2) at Chester 2m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Red Derek 4-1 (10-7) Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened from 2f out, 7th of 10, 9l behind Great Colaci (10-8) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Mancini 9-4fav (10-3) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Solent Gateway (9-2) at Chester 2m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Arrow Of Gold (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Held up last, closer out wide over 3f out, pushed along chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Tricorn (9-5) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
