in touch, driven 6f out, chased leaders 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
in touch, ridden and headway 3f out, led 2f out, pushed out
towards rear, headway on inside 3f out, soon ridden, chased clear winner inside final furlong
held up in touch, ridden and lost place 2f out
held up, in touch, led 5f out, weakened and headed 3f out, eased
led, headed 5f out, soon weakened
held up in touch, ridden to chase leaders 3f out, weakened and eased
held up rear, ridden 4f out, stayed on but no chance with leading trio
held up towards rear, ridden 4f out, headway to lead briefly and hung right over 3f out, one pace
tracked leader, weakened 4f out, weakened and eased
towards rear, headway on outside 3f out, one pace approaching final furlong
Nonrunner
Woolstone Boy is at the top of his game at the moment and will be hard to beat, however Head To Kerry is going the right way and is taken to land the spoils, Gabor may do best of the others. The selection finished third to the well handicapped Whispering Death at Catterick last time, which was an improvement on his previous effort. He did run well on his two prevoious visits here and he should go close here at a decent price. Woolstone Boy landed the hat-trick when beating Taxman at Southwell recently and must be involved in the finish again today. Gabor returns from a spell over hurdles, and has claims on his August run at Beverley when second to Ellway Heights. Pharaoh Prince is another worthy of respect in this company, however Head To Kerry does appear to be on the upgrade and just edges the decision.
Woolstone Boy (USA) 7-2fav (8-13) Held up, smooth progress over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on final furlong, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs beating Taxman (8-12) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Pharaoh Prince 7-1 (9-8) Prominent, effort to track leader over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, not quicken, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind So Elegant (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 5f stk (7) pol.
Star Welcome 10-1 (8-9) Led over 1f, chased leader, led 7f out, headed over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 12, 20l behind Ti Adora (9-6) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sept.
Head To Kerry (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 17, 3 1/2l behind Whispering Death (8-9) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Listen To Reason (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, weakened quickly over 4f out, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Ocean Rock (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 4f stk (7) pol in Sept.
Gabor 4-1 (8-2) Led, driven along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong until headed post, 2nd of 10, hd behind Ellway Heights (8-7) at Beverley 2m sll hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Zoripp (IRE) 14-1 (8-6) Dwelt and towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 16, 3 1/2l behind Granary Girl (8-7) at Nottingham 1m 2f app sll hcp (6) gd.
Iamback 8-1 (8-11) Held up in mid-division, headway approaching final furlong, soon every chance, not pace of winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind So Elegant (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 5f stk (7) pol.
