midfield, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, stayed on same pace
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3 out, ridden to challenge next, not pace of winner
prominent, led 2nd, not fluent next, headed approaching last, no extra flat
behind, smooth headway 3 out, led after 2 out, jumped badly left last, ran on strongly
midfield, headway 3 out, weakened before next
tracked leaders, weakened quickly before 4 out, tailed off
always in rear, blundered badly 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off
behind when blundered and unseated rider 1st
led until 2nd, remained prominent, weakened after 3 out
in touch, slow 3rd, soon lost place, blundered 4 out, soon beaten
in rear, under pressure 3 out, soon beaten
Theinval was only placed three times in 10 starts in France and may do better when going chasing. THE BROCK AGAIN is another French import but has much stronger credentials and it would be no surprise to see him get off the mark at the first time of asking for new connections. Dubawi Island, Tornado In Milan and Carry On Sydney are returning from a break but Kashmir Peak is fit from the Flat and Exitas won a Listed handicap at Market Rasen in September and is improving, though has been raised 12lb since. Mystery Drama needs to improve on her second at Stratford and may find this ground too testing.
Dubawi Island (FR) 6-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, not fluent, ridden and lost place after 3 out, weakening when mistake next, 11th of 13, 49l behind Ballyglasheen (10-10) at Haydock 2m hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) sft in May.
Kashmir Peak (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) Led until after 2nd, remained prominent, ridden after 5th, soon lost place, rallied 2 out, faded before last, 3rd of 4, 15l behind Ittirad (10-13) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gd in Aug.
The Brock Again 9-2 (10-5) 2nd of 9, 4l behind Malineglaces (10-1) at Cagnes-sur-Mer(FR) 2m 1f 4yo lst hdl hvy in Jan.
Exitas (IRE) 6-1 (9-11) Mid-division, headway after 3 out, driven and stayed on to lead last, ridden clear flat, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f Listed hcp hdl (1) gd in Sep beating Purple 'n Gold (10-0) by 6l, 17 ran.
Theinval (FR) (11-0) 2nd of 8, 3l behind Beware (10-5) at Compiegne(FR) 2m 1f 4yo chs sft in Apr.
Tornado In Milan (IRE) 3-1 (10-6) Tracked leading pair until mistake 4th, soon dropped to rear and pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Sound Investment (10-9) at Taunton 2m nov hcap ch (3) hvy in Feb, 5 ran.
Carry On Sydney 8-1 (11-2) Pulled hard in mid-division, weakened after 3 out, 8th of 12, 14l behind Raven's Tower (11-9) at Ascot 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Mar.
Mystery Drama 13-8fav (11-7) Held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, led before last, headed last, kept on and always well held, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Tender Surprise (10-6) at Stratford 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Valid Reason 16-1 (11-9) Raced wide, in touch until dropped to last before 5th, soon struggling, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Berkeley Barron (11-12) at Sandown 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Mar, 9 ran.
Rhamnus 5-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, outpaced in 4th on long run between last 2, no chance with front trio, 4th of 11, 28l behind Foxtail Hill (10-9) at Stratford 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Oct.
Secret Dancer (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) In rear, ridden after 5th, well behind from 2 out, 8th of 9, 49l behind Smart Ruler (10-12) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Aug.
