took keen hold, tracked leaders, close up 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
last to break, always behind
mid-division, lost place and no where to go from over 2f out until over 1f out, no chance
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, hard pressed, held on
prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
took keen hold, mid-division, headway over 2f out, challenged from over 1f out, stayed on, just held
chased leaders, outpaced when not much room over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, lost place when not much room over 1f out, soon weakened
in touch in mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, led over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, 3rd and held towards finish
held up towards rear, effort on outside over 2f out, 4th and unable to quicken inside final furlong
Both the top weights went close on their latest outings. Black Friday was beaten only a neck at Carlisle though has yet to win a race and SMUGGLERS CREEK is preferred. The latter was beaten the same distance at Musselburgh last time and includes a course and distance success in four previous wins. Dandy Highwayman finished in front of both Kentuckyconnection and Mudawwan at Thirsk earlier and was placed again at Beverley last month while Rock Boy Grey has plenty of scope and makes more appeal than the likes of Bobby Joe Leg and Beverley Bullet.
Black Friday 3-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd 6f out until over 1f out, went 2nd again inside final furlong, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 6, nk behind Knowing Glance (9-4) at Carlisle 7f hcp (5) hvy in Aug.
Smugglers Creek (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Led until over 2f out, led again over 1f out, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 12, nk behind Donnelly's Rainbow (8-5) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Impulsive Force (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Soon outpaced in rear, some late headway, never nearer, 6th of 11, 15 1/2l behind Equilateral (9-5) at Doncaster 6f stks (5) gf in May.
Kentuckyconnection (USA) 8-1 (10-0) Towards rear, struggling 4f out, no impression until ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 15, 2 3/4l behind Red Seeker (9-9) at Beverley 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Insurplus (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, last of 13, 9 1/4l behind Valley of Fire (9-3) at Redcar 7f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Mudawwan (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Led 1f, prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 14th of 17, 15 1/2l behind Red Seeker (9-9) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Rock Boy Grey (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, driven and effort 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra and lost place inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Mochalov (8-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Bobby Joe Leg 14-1 (10-7) Outpaced in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 17, 7l behind I'll Be Good (9-8) at Thirsk 6f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Dandy Highwayman (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Raced wide close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Twin Appeal (10-3) at Beverley 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Beverley Bullet 11-2jfav (9-10) In touch, every chance 2f out, edged left over 1f out when weakening, soon eased, 12th of 16, 9 1/2l behind Royal Shaheen (9-11) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Duke Cosimo 8-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on into 4th, never nearer, 7th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Mujassam (10-0) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (6) pol in Aug.
