held up towards rear, ridden before last, never dangerous
tracked leaders, headway before 3 out, ridden and mistake last, no extra
held up mid-division, headway before 4th to chase leaders, weakened before last
held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, went 4th before last, one pace
held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, one pace
led, pushed along before 3 out, headed 3 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear and keen, headway 4th, lost place next
tracked leaders in 3rd, mistake 5th, led 2 out, held on well
in rear, ran out 3 out
held up mid-division, pushed along and mistake 4 out, headway before 2 out, kept on well to take 2nd place towards finish
with leader, led 3 out, headed 2 out, ridden before last, lost 2nd place towards finish
Chloe's Image finished ahead of Hazza The Jazza and Duchess Of Dreams when fifth at Kelso 10 days ago but that form doesn't look good enough for this. Nellie Forbush was still beaten 33 lengths when third at Bangor while Tinctoria was pulled up at Perth after finishing second on debut at Sedgefield. Ravens Nest weakened quickly when fourth at Huntingdon so we'll concentrate on the newcomers with MIXED MESSAGE preferred to Eton Rambler. Brian Ellison's filly won over 6f and 1m on the Flat and may have more speed than George Baker's gelding, who may also prefer more ease in the ground. It would be no surprise should Attansky prove the pick of Tim Easterby's pair.
Attansky (IRE) 20-1 (8-1) Led, ridden and pressed 2f out, soon headed, chased winner until approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 10l behind Calculated Risk (9-9) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Sep (flat).
Eton Rambler (USA) 15-8fav (9-2) Tracked leading pair, ridden and hung left well over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 10l behind Gabrial The Master (9-7) at Chester 1m 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep (flat).
Green Special (ITY) 10-1 (9-0) In touch, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 20l behind Secret Rebel (9-7) at Chepstow 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun (flat).
Hazza The Jazza 12-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, weakened from 5th, 6th of 10, 41l behind Kitchapoly (11-12) at Kelso 2m 3yo hdl (4) gd.
Ravens Nest 20-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, chase winner 4th until ridden 3 out, weakened next, blundered last, 4th of 9, 39l behind Hanga Roa (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m 3yo hdl (4) gd.
Chloe's Image 20-1 (10-5) With leader, led from 1st, soon headed, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 10, 35l behind Kitchapoly (11-12) at Kelso 2m 3yo hdl (4) gd.
Duchess Of Dreams 66-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, led after 1st and raced wide,jumped left 4th, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, well behind Kitchapoly (11-12) at Kelso 2m 3yo hdl (4) gd.
Mixed Message (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, ridden on outside over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, went 4th in closing stages, 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Artful Prince (8-13) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Sep (flat).
Multilicious 14-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 10, 8l behind Taxiformissbyron (8-12) at Hamilton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Sep (flat).
Nellie Forbush 16-1 (10-5) Held up in touch, not fluent 4th, good headway 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, modest 3rd, 3rd of 5, 33l behind Dispour (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f 3yo hdl (4) gd.
Tinctoria 14-1 (10-5) Led, went left and badly bumped 3rd, given reminder, headed 3 out, weakened and pulled up before next, in a race won by Estinaad (10-8) at Perth 2m 3yo hdl (4) gs in Sep, 8 ran.
