led, ridden and effort over 3f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out
just worse than midfield, pushed along and brief headway 3f out, outpaced 2f out, kept on well again inside final furlong, up for 3rd closing stages
always towards rear
tracked leader, kept to far side rail and led over 2f out, ridden and headed soon after, kept on at one pace entering final furlong
midfield, went 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden and headed, kept on at one pace inside final furlong
just better than midfield, pushed along and headed over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out
held up last of all, niggled along and progress over 3f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, niggled along to lead 2f out, quickened well over 1f out, pushed out, easily
NonRunner
ISPAHAN went close on his handicap debut and ran well enough for fourth over today’s trip in a handicap at York last time. David Simcock’s colt will find this easier and can open his account. Cadeau D'Or has been narrowly beaten the last twice now and steps up in trip after placing at Ascot. He’s weighted to beat Ripon runner-up Tinnahalla but Tao Te Ching looks no nearer winning after finishing last of six in a handicap last month. Push The Tempo and Shall We Go Now have both been hurdling with the former preferred on his debut on the Flat.
Push The Tempo (IRE) 5-1 (10-6) Keen in midfield, mistake 5th, headway last (usual 2 out), moved into modest 3rd past bypassed final flight, no extra close home, 4th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Tea Clipper (10-13) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (1) gd in Oct.
Shall We Go Now 13-8fav (11-8) Chased leader, hit 3 out, soon weakened rapidly, tailed off and eased, 9th of 11, dist behind Rock On Rocco (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m (4) sft in Feb.
Welsh Rarebit 100-1 (9-8) Keen tracked leader until 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 6, 21 1/2l behind Last Look (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f stks (5) sft in Aug.
Cadeau D'Or (FR) 3-1 (9-2) Pressed leader, headway to dispute lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on, lost second close home, 3rd of 5, 1/2l behind Tyson Fury (9-8) at Ascot 1m 4f stks (3) sft in Oct.
Tinnahalla (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Led, gradually pulled clear to lead by 6 lengths halfway, reduced advantage when ridden over 2f out, headed narrowly over 1f out, kept on and almost upsides inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Jacinta De Vega (8-11) at Ripon 1m 4f stks (5) gs in Sep.
Appletart (IRE) 200-1 (9-0) Always rear-division, never a factor, 13th of 14, 28 1/4l behind Angel Fairy (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f fll stks (5) gf in Aug.
Little Tipsy 40-1 (10-5) Towards rear, pushed along 5th, ridden 3 out, never on terms, 5th of 8, 30 1/2l behind Overpriced Mixer (10-12) at Kempton 2m (3) gd in Oct.
Tao Te Ching (IRE) 7-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, challenged on outside and every chance 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 6 1/2l behind Grinling (9-8) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Ispahan 8-1 (8-4) Last to break, held up in rear, not much room over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, never on terms with leaders, 4th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Prince Alex (8-4) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.