dwelt always in rear, behind halfway
raced wide in touch, headway over 4f out, tracked leaders over 3f out, ridden and kept on same pace final 2f
towards rear, outpaced 5f out
towards rear, headway over 4f out, soon ridden, no impression from over 2f out
raced wide close up, tracked leader over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
slow into stride in rear, headway over 7f out, ridden and outpaced over 5f out
raced wide towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden 3f out, no impression final 2f
in touch, pushed along and lost place 7f out, soon in rear
close up, ridden and weakened over 4f out
in touch, tracked leaders over 4f out, led over 1f out, ridden clear
in touch, tracked leaders over 4f out, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f
led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
A handful of course winners to consider but a chance is taken on a Fibresand debutant in DANUBE RIVER. She has the best recent form with a narrow margin defeat at Leicester last week having won at Bath earlier in the month. A half-sister to a winner on this surface, she gets the nod ahead of Cape Explorer and the lightly-raced Sun Seal. Saaboog won over a mile here in July but C&D winner Mazij looks in the handicapper's grip now and so does Honest Deal, who was beaten a head over track and trip in August. The unpredictable Veloso could prove best of the remainder.
Agglestone Rock 7-2 (8-7) Pulled hard tracking leader, led over 3f out, clear well over 1f out, very easily, won at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr '11 beating Nemo Spirit (9-7) by 15l, 7 ran.
Mazij 25-1 (11-7) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms, 9th of 12, 31l behind Follow The Flag (11-1) at Nottingham 1m 2f am hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Honest Deal 5-2fav (9-13) Led, raced keenly, headed well over 4f out, soon lost place, eased over 2f out, virtually pulled up, last of 8, well behind Gosforth Park (8-11) at Pontefract 1m 4f app hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Sep.
Crystal Rock (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out to chase leaders, one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 4l behind Stormy Weather (9-9) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Sep.
Souter Point (USA) 40-1 (9-0) Raced wide in rear, ridden 3f out, some late headway, never near leaders, 5th of 10, 9l behind The Lock Master (9-8) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Cape Explorer 4-1 (9-5) Keen led after 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Sky Khan (9-3) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Danube River 7-2 (9-5) Keen tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden 2f out, led 1f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied near finish, 2nd of 10, hd behind The Lock Master (9-8) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Sun Seal 15-2 (9-5) Held up in touch, pushed along and weakened over 3f out, 12th of 13, 43l behind Bold Cuffs (9-5) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Full Speed (GER) 40-1 (9-3) Led, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 21l behind Ukrainian (9-4) at Musselburgh 1m 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Sep.
Rayvin Black 14-1 (9-3) Pulled hard in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 11, 10l behind Instrumentalist (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Saaboog 6-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, chased winner, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Outpost (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Jacobs Son 25-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, driven along and some headway 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 13, 12l behind Albonny (8-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
Honoured (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, not clear run on inside and lost place over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Peachez (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Veloso (FR) 6-1 (9-4) In touch, headway to chase leading pair over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f, 4th of 8, 11l behind Cape Safari (9-1) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Aug.
