bit keen, held up tracking leaders, pushed along halfway, hung left over 1f out, went 2nd 1f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace, no chance with winner
edgy, tracked leader, led halfway, shaken up and came clear over 1f out, ran on strongly
wore hood to post, raced keenly, held up in rear, some headway out wide under pressure over 1f out, no impression final furlong
held up in touch near side of group, pushed along halfway, weakened inside final 2f
chased leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f until 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in last pair, headway far rail 3f out, pushed along halfway, 3rd and no impression inside final furlong
led until pushed along and headed halfway, ridden and lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened quickly
A couple of these drop down in class including Rogue Spirit, who made his handicap debut in a tougher race at York. But maiden winner AL DASIM wasn’t disgraced in a Listed contest in France last month and may well make a winning start in handicaps for George Boughey having switched yards subsequently. Raven's Up is another handicapping for the first time having landed a novices' race at Ripon while Lingfield winner Queen Of Uplands and Kuwait City having been competing in a lower grade.
Al Dasim (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Missed break, headway to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened, 6th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Ocean Vision (9-1) at Deauville 5f lst stks gs in Aug.
Rogue Spirit 11-1 (9-3) Disputed lead, took keen hold, led over 3f out, driven along and headed over 1f out, battled back to dispute lead final furlong, ran on but headed towards finish, 7th of 18, 3 3/4l behind Streets Of Gold (9-6) at York 6f (2) gd in Aug.
Kuwait City (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Wore hood to post, steadied and switched right start, soon badly outpaced in rear, pushed along halfway, headway and hung left over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 9, 3/4l behind Safari Dream (9-7) at Windsor 5f (4) gd in Sep.
Raven's Up (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Tracked front pair, pushed along and pressed leaders over 1f out, led final 110 yards, kept on well, won at Ripon 5f fll stks (4) gd in Aug beating Girl Magic (9-9) by 1 3/4l, 4 ran.
Queen Of Uplands (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Pressed leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, all out, won at Lingfield 5f (5) pol in Aug beating Thunder Ball (9-8) by hd, 6 ran.
Storm Venture 18-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out no impression and bit short of room over 1f out weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Alpha Capture (9-7) at Carlisle 6f stks (4) gd in Aug.
Boom Boom Pow 7-4fav (9-11) Awkward start and bustled along early, soon in touch on inside, lost place 4f out, headway over 1f out, not clear run and switched right, no impression, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Zephina (9-9) at Wolverhampton 6f fll (5) pol in Aug.
Radio Goo Goo 11-4 (9-2) Handy on inner, going well approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside last, headed final 100 yards, no extra, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Harry Brown (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
