held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd well inside final furlong
led, soon clear, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no impression
dwelt, in rear, never dangerous
tracked leaders, soon chased clear leader, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear and keen, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd towards finish
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well
Carcinetto keeps threatening to score without actually doing so and patience has worn thin with David Evans' charge, but ISTIQDAAM has no such problem having won three of his last four starts. He's been placed over today's longer trip before and is taken to follow-up his latest win over 7f at Carlisle. Needwood Ridge also won over 7f at this track in August but was well beaten off today's mark last time, while Barista and Aussie Blue are others to consider on last month's placed efforts.
Istiqdaam 7-2fav (9-11) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on to lead closing stages, won at Carlisle 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug beating Ellies Image (8-13) by nk, 11 ran.
Lockantanks 12-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 16, 9l behind Invincible Hero (11-5) at Doncaster 1m stks 0-70 (5) gd in Sep.
Caldercruix (USA) 15-2 (9-10) Mid-division, effort 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 7l behind Yensi (9-7) at Leicester 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sep.
Moheebb (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Mid-division, driven 3f out, kept on under pressure to 4th inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 16, 7l behind Oriental Scot (9-1) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Sep.
Hip Hip Hooray 25-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden on outside 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 13, 11l behind Daneside (8-5) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Sep.
Barista (IRE) 7-4fav (8-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven and edged left inside final furlong, no extra and headed last strides, 2nd of 7, hd behind Opus Maximus (8-6) at Chepstow 7f Claiming Stakes (0-75) (3yo+) (6) sft in Sep.
Mr Chocolate Drop (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, moderate late headway, never a factor, 7th of 10, 5l behind Beautiful Lando (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
Aussie Blue (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Led early, prominent, ridden to challenge 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 8th of 16, 6l behind Adorable Choice (9-5) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sep.
Carcinetto (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out to chase winner, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Count Bertoni (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Needwood Ridge 12-1 (9-3) Dwelt, held up towards rear, took keen hold, effort over 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 11, 9l behind Khajaaly (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep.
Jumeira Field (USA) 5-1 (9-3) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, not quicken 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 12l behind Eclipseoftheheart (8-12) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
