led early, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong
soon led, headed over 5f out, soon ridden and weakened
held up, never near leaders
slowly away, headway to chase leader after 2f, led over 5f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon beaten
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
in rear, headway over 3f out, no impression final 2f
in rear, headway to chase winner over 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon went 3rd, no extra and lost 3rd inside final furlong
in touch, good headway to lead over 3f out, ridden and hung left 1f out, ran on
It would have been disappointing to connections that Sir Mark Prescott's well laid plan for NEZHENKA was denied twice but in all likelihood he is still well treated. Upped in trip for his handicap debut he was well beaten off at Sandown but looked much better when only just held by a well-handicapped subsequent winner last time. He is still unexposed and should take advantage of what looks an easier opportunity. That said Palio Square is only up 3lb for his win on his first run here and he should get the longer trip just fine and Royal Rivera doesn't look under a insurmountable load for his handicap bow. An intriguing race but Nezhenka is given another chance.
Just Lille (IRE) 18-1 (9-9) Held up behind, switched right and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reached leaders, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Licence To Till (8-6) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Sep.
Callisto Moon 25-1 (10-0) Chased leader, ridden and weakened 3f out, 13th of 15, 32l behind Simonside (9-0) at York 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.
Akbabend 17-2 (9-11) Soon led, headed over 6f out, weakened quickly, last of 8, well behind Fantino (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep.
Nezhenka 20-1 (9-1) Soon led, quickened clear over 3f out to over 2f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, kept on same pace, held on for 2nd, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Activate (8-9) at Haydock 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Sep.
Royal Riviera 8-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden over 2f out, flashed tail and kept on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 9, 8l behind Plato (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 4f mdn stks (4) gs in Aug.
My Mate Max 13-2 (9-3) Driven to try to lead, tracked leader, ridden 4f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off, 6th of 7, 35l behind Chilly Filly (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Aug.
Bivouac (UAE) 7-2 (9-12) Held up, headway to track leaders over 8f out, joined leader 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, ridden out, won at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Aug beating Lastroseofsummer (9-4) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Quinsman 5-1 (10-0) In rear, wide and headway 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 7l behind Never Can Tell (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sep.
Palio Square (USA) 7-1 (9-2) Held up in touch on outside, switched inside 3f out, chased leading pair over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, edged right near finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep beating Herostatus (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Jeer (IRE) 16-1 (9-12) Steadied start, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden over 2f out and weakened soon after, 11th of 14, 10l behind Home Advantage (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sep.
Calculating (IRE) 28-1 (9-1) Held up, ridden and outpaced 4f out, 5th of 8, 18l behind Fantino (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep.
Never Can Tell (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, led 3f out, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sep beating Country Road (9-5) by 1l, 9 ran.
