held up in rear, headway on outside after 7th, went 2nd after 3 out, unable to challenge winner, stayed on
made all, jumped right 1st, edged right before last, driven out
prominent, raced keenly, hit 6th, lost place 3 out, soon weakened
mid-division, not fluent 3rd, closed after 5th, 2nd briefly 3 out, no extra next
chased leaders, closed after 5th, went 3rd 2 out, no extra flat
mid-division, closed after 5th, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened
towards rear, not fluent 5th, ridden and headway before 3 out, weakened 2 out
towards rear, not fluent 5th, pushed along and weakened before 3 out
always behind, tailed off 3 out
held up in rear, effort 3 out, no impression, weakened next
prominent, hampered and mistake 1st, ridden 3 out, weakened from next
Ask Paddington was a very easy winner at Sedgefield last month but faces a 12lb hike in the ratings. Presence Of Mind is unexposed having made a winning start over hurdles at Catterick at the start of the year but this is not an easy start in handicaps. Storm Goddess is much respected under Brian Hughes having ended the last campaign with a smooth victory over a similar trip at Doncaster, though is 9lb higher today. CERVARO MIX won over this trip at Huntingdon earlier this year and made a pleasing reappearance in a strong 2m handicap at Southwell, travelling strongly until outpaced in the straight. That should have blown away the cobwebs and the top weight won’t be far away here. Theclockisticking continues to disappoint while Flashing Glance is hard to catch right nowadays.
Cervaro Mix (FR) 6-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, headway before 2 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Highly Prized (11-1) at Southwell 2m hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Flashing Glance 14-1 (11-3) Tracked leader, slow 4 out, led before 2 out, headed after 2nd last, kept on strongly, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Beyond The Clouds (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Ask Paddington (IRE) 9-4 (11-12) Prominent, led before 3 out, clear when veered left last, veered right flat, stayed on, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Cousin Oscar (11-10) by 10l, 11 ran.
Elysees (IRE) 7-2fav (11-5) Chased leaders, lost place 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 26 3/4l behind Dear Sire (11-4) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Storm Goddess (IRE) 7-2 (12-0) Raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, led going well after 3 out, clear next, easily, won at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Mar beating Trapper Peak (11-12) by 8l, 12 ran.
Theclockisticking (IRE) 17-2 (11-10) Led until after 2nd, led 6th, headed 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 8th of 13, dist behind Fleeting Visit (10-13) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Misty Bloom (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, weakened soon after 3 out, 13th of 17, 17 1/4l behind Downtown Getaway (11-8) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Presence Of Mind (IRE) 5-4 (11-2) Prominent main group, close up 4th, left in narrow 2nd turning in, ridden between last 2, stayed on to lead approaching last, drew clear flat, won at Catterick 2m 3f (4) gs in Jan beating Tango Boy (11-2) by 6l, 6 ran.
Dawn Raider (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Always towards rear, ridden and weakened after 4 out, pulled up before next, at Galway 2m 5f hcp Yielding - Soft in Jul.
Voodoo Doll (IRE) 13-2 (11-9) Held up last, outpaced and struggling before 2 out, never a factor, 5th of 7, 18l behind Tel'art (11-4) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
The Steward (USA) 11-4 (10-8) Chased leader, led 3 out, ridden and headed last, lost 2nd 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Beeno (11-8) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (3) sft in Aug.
