raced wide, tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, headway stand side over 2f out, staying on when short of room towards finish
raced wide in touch, headway 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
slow into stride, towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, ran on
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide in touch, lost place halfway, pushed along 4f out, rallied approaching final furlong
led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly away, towards rear, wide and headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, staying on when edged right towards finish
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
soon behind, never on terms
close up, every chance over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, edged right and ran on towards finish
dwelt, towards rear, never on terms
NonRunner
Bascinet has placed at Wolverhampton recently looking still looking for a first win but KNIGHT’S GAMBIT remains unexposed having won at Brighton before finding one too good on heavy going at Leicester last week. He gets another chance debuting on the all-weather. Siofra went close at Newcastle earlier and Master Grey won under today’s amateur at Lingfield in August though that was over 2m. Habanero Star has a shout but was due to race at Wolverhampton yesterday.
Winklevi (FR) 22-1 (9-9) Prominent in chasing group, pushed along over 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened into 5th final furlong, 5th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Divine Comedy (9-8) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Siofra (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway towards inside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Central City (9-9) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Whitwell 15-2 (10-6) Tracked leaders, went close 3rd on inside 4f out, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, 4th and one pace towards finish, 4th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Quercus Robur (9-13) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Master Grey (IRE) 22-1 (8-5) Rear mid-division, ridden 3f out, never on terms, 9th of 16, 11 3/4l behind Fred Bear (8-5) at Ffos Las 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Knight's Gambit 11-2 (10-5) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Fen Tiger (10-6) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (6) hvy in Oct.
Chief Craftsman 15-2 (9-13) Towards rear, outpaced 3f out, 7th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Tynwald (11-2) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Menin Gate (IRE) 11-2 (10-3) Always towards rear, 12th of 13, 19l behind Quercus Robur (9-13) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Prince Achille 28-1 (10-2) Pulled hard early, soon steadied rear, never involved, 11th of 13, 14 3/4l behind Quercus Robur (9-13) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Bascinet 17-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride and towards rear, headway out wide over 5f out and chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went second inside final furlong, kept on but no match for winner, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Another Odyssey (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Bigbadboy (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Mid-division on inside, switched out and headway tracking leaders 4f out, went 3rd over 3f out until inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, lost modest 4th towards finish, 5th of 13, 7 1/2l behind Quercus Robur (9-13) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Go On Gal (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) In touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Gold Standard (9-2) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Alioski 40-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out, 4th of 12, 15 3/4l behind Presentandcounting (11-9) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Dizzy Ed (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon struggling and beaten, behind over 1f out, burst blood vessel, 6th of 7, 28 1/2l behind Timestamp (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Habanero Star 8-1 (9-13) Prominent, led 2f out, hung left over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon no impression on winner, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Aldbourne (9-11) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
