chased leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened well before 2 out
raced in rear, headway to chase leaders after 3 out, pressed leader 2f out, led before last, pushed out well inside final furlong, readily
mid-division, dropped to rear 5 out, hit 3 out, soon ridden and weakened quickly, pulled up before last
towards rear, headway after 4 out, chased leaders before 2 out, ridden and one pace 2 out
towards rear, weakened 3 out, never in contention
led, tracked leader halfway, not fluent 5th, ridden 2 out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, led halfway, ridden and pressed after 2 out, headed before last, not fluent last, not pace of winner
Babajan, third at Plumpton just nine days ago, has more scope over hurdles than either Irish raider or RAMURE but the latter was well backed and clear of the remainder when runner-up to The Yellow Mini on her UK debut at Fontwell so is probably the one to beat. We Still Believe has won twice on the Flat and looks the pick of the newcomers.
Babajan (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, ridden and kept on before 2 out, ran on well on to take third after last, 3rd of 11, 15 3/4l behind Impulsive One (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 2f (4) gd in Sep.
Knight Salute 28-1 (8-8) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 5 1/2l behind You're Hired (10-0) at Bath 1m hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Wee Dracula (IRE) 66-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, gradually weakened, 7th of 9, 13 1/4l behind Trusty Scout (8-9) at Hamilton 1m 1f stks (4) sft in Sep.
We Still Believe (IRE) 7-2 (9-9) Awkward start and dwelt, held up, headway under 3f out and soon switched left, kept on until lost ground over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 8 1/2l behind George Bancroft (9-3) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Williewinamillion 50-1 (9-4) Edgy in stalls, slowly into stride, soon recovered to lead, pushed along and headed inside final 3f, lost 2nd 2f out, weakened soon after, 9th of 12, 22 1/2l behind Oot Ma Way (8-12) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Alice Kitty (IRE) 22-1 (10-3) Towards rear and 14th halfway, pushed along from 3 out and no impression in 10th from next, 9th of 15, 15 1/4l behind Realist (10-10) at Down Royal 2m 1f gd in Aug.
No Escape 25-1 (10-5) Jumped slowly in rear, closed 4th, struggling from next, well beaten before 2 out, tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Langafel (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (4) gd in Aug.
Ramure (FR) 2-1 (10-5) Mid division, mistake 2nd, not fluent 4 out, headway before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, 2nd of 7, 3 1/4l behind The Yellow Mini (10-5) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gd in Sep.
