prominent, soon pushed along, driven over 4f out, soon behind
prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
mid-division, effort over 3f out, no impression
mid-division, driven over 4f out, never on terms
prominent, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final 2f
prominent, reminders over 4f out, soon beaten
never better than mid-division
made all, pushed along 3f out, clear over 1f out, pushed out final furlong
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division, driven over 4f out, never on terms
towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, some late headway, never near to challenge
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final 2f
towards rear, never a factor
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace final 2f
dwelt, soon mid-division, effort when switched right over 3f out, never on terms
towards rear, never dangerous
in touch, driven over 3f out, one pace until weakened final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
towards rear, driven over 4f out, some late headway, never near to challenge
Withdrawn
Ebtikaar gets the vote over Gold Gun, with Lets Roll, Group Captain just two more with claims. Three-year-olds have a good record in the November Handicap, and it would appear that Ebtikaar has all the right credentials to land the final big handicap of the Turf Flat season. He goes on soft ground and caught the eye in no uncertain terms when scoring on his latest outing at Newmarket. He stayed on really strongly to beat Soulacroix and has only been raised three-pound by the handicapper. John Dunlop's charge is closely matched with Group Captain who actually beat the selection at Goodwood in July, but is slightly worse off at the weights now. Nevertheless, Sylvester Kirk's runner also goes well in soft ground and is a danger. Gold Gun is definitely worth keeping on the right side as well as he had the distinction of beating Kong at Newbury in May. Very lightly raced, he could be a Group horse in the making and must not be left out of calculations either. Chris Thornton has won this race in the past with the likes of Path Of Peace and Flossy, so Lets Roll has to be respected. He was a disappointment in the Cesarewitch but may do better over this shorter trip. Lightweights Dance To My Tune and Torrid Kentavr are just two more with place claims at least, but Ebtikaar has plenty going for him though and has leading claims.
Wunderwood (USA) 9-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, hard driven 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 16l behind Mamool (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 4f lst stk (1) gs in Jul.
Akarem 16-1 (9-7) Mid-division, 8th halfway, no impression straight, 11th of 16, 6l behind Essex (8-9) at Naas 1m 4f hcp gd in Oct.
Red Lancer 50-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 8, 40l behind Day Flight (9-3) at Newbury 1m 4f Grp 3 (1) gs in Oct.
Artistic Style 9-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 15, 7l behind Khyber Kim (8-10) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Oct.
Tarandot (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Always prominent, chased leader over 1f out, led 1f out, ridden out, won at Yarmouth 1m 6f lst fll stk (1) hvy in Oct beating Autumn Wealth (9-3) by a nk, 11 ran.
Lets Roll 16-1 (7-13) Behind, hampered over 1f out, never dangerous, 14th of 34, 17l behind Sergeant Cecil (9-8) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Gold Gun (USA) 20-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Kerashan (9-0) at Leicester 1m 4f 3yo hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Rawdon (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Held up, headway to lead over 2f out, ran on final furlong, won at Haydock 1m 3f hcp (4) gs in Sept beating Toparudi (8-2) by 3l, 16 ran.
Come On Jonny (IRE) 9-2fav (9-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 17, 14l behind Soulacroix (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Sept.
Jeepstar 9-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden and headed over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 12l behind Group Captain (8-5) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) hvy in Oct.
Ebtikaar (IRE) 7-2 (8-4) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead near finish, won at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Oct beating Soulacroix (8-11) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Nessen Dorma (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) Towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, rallied towards finish, 6th of 10, 14l behind Group Captain (8-5) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) hvy in Oct.
Group Captain 20-1 (8-5) Held up behind leaders, smooth progress to lead over 1f out, ran on final furlong, eased close home, won at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) hvy in Oct beating Wingman (8-4) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Protective 66-1 (8-8) Prominent, pushed along over 4f out, soon beaten, 16th of 24, 44l behind Carte Diamond (9-6) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-110 (B1) sft.
Estepona 3-1fav (9-11) Slowly into stride, behind, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well, won at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Tritonville Lodge (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Ryan's Future (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 11, 4l behind Bobby Charles (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) hvy in Oct.
Grooms Affection 16-1 (9-1) Held up, never dangerous, 16th of 17, well behind Sendintank (8-0) at Newmarket 1m 7f hcp 0-95 (C) sft in Aug '04.
Wellington Hall (GER) 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, held when hampered approaching final furlong, 6th of 20, 3l behind Kingsholm (8-9) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Oct.
Wingman (IRE) 12-1 (8-4) In touch, pushed along over 4f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, rallied towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Group Captain (8-5) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) hvy in Oct.
Sirce (IRE) 6-4fav (8-13) Always in touch, ridden over 1f out, ran on on outside final furlong to get up on line, won at Bath 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Oct beating Montecito (8-6) by a shd, 12 ran.
Torrid Kentavr (USA) 11-2 (9-4) Held up, headway 2f out, chased easy winner over 1f out, kept on well for 2nd but no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 5l behind Kindling (8-6) at Epsom 1m 4f app hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Frank Sonata 12-1 (9-0) Soon pressed leader, hard driven 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 8l behind Day Flight (9-3) at Newbury 1m 4f Grp 3 (1) gs in Oct.
