raced stands side group, chased leaders, led that group over 1f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong
held up stands side group, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
chased leaders far side group, led that group over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
chased leaders stands side group, weakened over 2f out
held up far side group, never dangerous
behind far side group, headway 1f out, led that group well inside final furlong, no impression on stands side winner
in touch stands side group, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
behind far side group, never dangerous
with leader far side group, weakened entering final furlong
tracked leaders and keen stand side group, led over 1f out, driven out
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders stand side group, stayed on inside final furlong
led stands side group and raced keen, hung left and headed by that group over 1f out, soon weakened
behind far side group, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
chased leaders far side group, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
led far side group, headed over 1f out by that group, soon weakened
slowly into stride, in touch far side group, led briefly inside final furlong in that group, one pace
GLASSHOUGHTON who was noted staying on well at Warwick recently can land this; Artsu and Avontuur at the foot of the weights are put forward for the placings. Without a win in twelve outings this season, Glasshoughton's handicap mark has dropped an aggregate of 8lb in the process and could just be about to strike once again off his mid 70s mark. The test of stamina will be to his liking given the fact he has twice scored at Carlisle. Artsu will be suited by the prevailing ground conditions and has been dropped a total of 4lb from the 78 mark which she was allotted when she last won. Avontuur scored last time at this venue and given his running style, will be suited by running through tiring horses in this ground. Zabeel Tower drops back to six furlongs having been campaigned predominantly over seven furlongs and a mile. It could be that he is a touch high in the weights at the moment while Woodsley House was found out by the step up in grade last time.
Bravely (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased when beaten inside final furlong, 16th of 18, 38l behind Middlemarch (9-1) at Redcar 1m clm (4) gs in Sept.
Glasshoughton 8-1 (8-7) Steadied start, held up, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2l behind Mullein (9-5) at Warwick 6f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Cornus 16-1 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furong, 9th of 14, 8l behind Wyatt Earp (9-1) at Chester 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sept.
Zabeel Tower 5-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on until headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 13, 1/2l behind Minority Report (8-11) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Sept.
The Twelve Steps 11-2 (8-9) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, 5th of 12, 5l behind Errigal Lad (8-12) at Leicester 6f 3yo hcp (4) sft in Sept.
Charles Parnell (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Chased leaders stand side, ridden along halfway, driven and one pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Rocker (8-10) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Balakiref 9-1 (9-2) Held up, headway when hampered over 2f out, stayed on, 6th of 12, 6l behind Keys of Cyprus (9-3) at Ayr 7f hcap (5) hvy in Sept.
Artsu 9-2 (8-8) Steadied and awkward leaving stalls, held up, switched sharply right 2f out, driven and ran on to chase winner well inside final furlong, kept on, always held, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Princess Valerina (8-9) at Folkestone 6f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Woodsley House (IRE) 7-2fav (8-7) Held up, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 6th of 12, 5l behind Makshoof (8-8) at Haydock 6f hcap (4) hvy in Sept.
Steel Blue 11-1 (9-5) Held up behind leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Woodsley House (8-13) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Sept.
Lap of Honour (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 5l behind Barkass (9-0) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-70 (5) hvy.
Shotley Mac 20-1 (7-12) Chased leaders 3f out, every chance over 2f out, no extra from 1f out, 6th of 23, 7l behind Charlie Tipple (8-9) at Redcar 1m hcap (2) gd.
Sea Salt 17-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders, lost place well over 2f out, 13th of 17, 16l behind Prince Golan (8-6) at Leicester 7f app hcp (5) gd in Sept.
Captain Macarry (IRE) 150-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, 20th of 23, 15l behind Dubai Dynamo (9-2) at Redcar 6f 2yo lst stk (1) gd in Oct '07.
Bid For Gold 7-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 5l behind Haajes (9-1) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Sept.
First Swallow 12-1 (8-13) Hampered start, behind, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 10th of 18, 5l behind Ingleby Star (8-8) at Redcar 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Sept.
Avontuur (FR) 6-1 (8-9) Chased leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed briefly inside final furlong, held on well towards finish, won at Ayr 6f hcp 0-70 (5) hvy beating Lambrini Lace (8-5) by 1l, 11 ran.
