dwelt, raced keenly in mid-division, pushed along and struggling towards rear 5f out, switched right over 4f out, plugged on final 3f
chased leaders on inside, shaken up to lead over 3f out, came clear final 2f, stayed on strongly
chased leaders out wide, weakened over 4f out, tailed off
soon lost place and in last pair, never on terms, tailed off
raced wide throughout, led until headed 8f out, chased leader, pushed along 5f out, lost 2nd over 4f out, chased leaders, weakened over 3f out
raced out wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4f out, hard ridden and beaten in 4th 3f out, went modest 3rd final 100 yards
mid-division, good headway on inside to lead 8f out, led field inside in home straight, headed over 3f out, lost 2nd 3f out, plugged on into 2nd again final furlong, no chance with winner
slowly away, behind, good headway out wide chasing leaders 4f out, went 2nd 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, lost 2nd final furlong, weakened into 4th final 100 yards
slowly into stride, soon recovered to race prominent, weakened over 3f out
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LADY ISABEL was beaten over a longer trip at York last time but won under today’s amateur at Brighton before that so gets the vote. Seventeen O Four hasn’t raced since completing a double back in May but Ruskin Red finally opened his account with last month’s victory at Kempton. Das Kapital and Amy Collier scored at Haydock before beaten off today’s mark but Percy Prosecco is 8lb lower than when finishing runner-up in last year’s renewal.
Silastar 2-1 (10-12) Led to halfway, headed 4f out, ridden and faded final furlong, 9th of 10, 14 1/2l behind High Tech (10-7) at ParisLongchamp 1m 4f stks hvy in Jun.
Lady Isabel (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Midfield, ridden and some headway over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 14 1/4l behind Goobinator (9-7) at York 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Stamford Raffles 40-1 (9-1) Held up in 4th, dropped to last over 4f out, some headway into 4th under 4f out, pushed along 3f out, ran on same pace until lost ground under 2f out, soon held, 4th of 5, 14l behind Boltaway (9-1) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Seventeen O Four (IRE) 15-8fav (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden and led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, cajoled along and led again inside final furlong, gamely ran on, won at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (5) sft in May beating Betty Grable (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Frozen Waters (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Behind and struggling 8f out, never a factor, tailed off, last of 7, 35 1/4l behind Flying Dragon (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Ruskin Red (IRE) 9-2cfav (9-4) Ridden away from stalls, soon in touch, closed from 2f out, led well inside final furlong, hard pressed, joined post, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Rumi (9-6), 14 ran.
Das Kapital 6-1 (10-4) Raced mid-division, ridden 3f out, stayed on one paced, 4th of 14, 3l behind Wots The Wifi Code (10-5) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Percy Prosecco 6-1 (10-6) Slowly away, headway to track leader after 2f, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 25 1/4l behind My Brother Mike (11-0) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Grandscape 25-1 (10-10) Slowly away, in rear, wide and headway over 3f out, ridden and kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 15 1/2l behind Polar Cloud (11-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Proton (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Midfield, ridden over 3f out, well beaten over 2f out, 9th of 11, dist behind Overhaugh Street (8-9) at Chester 1m 5f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Nabhan 20-1 (10-7) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 12, 20 1/4l behind My Brother Mike (11-0) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
