chased leaders on inside, bit short of room on rail 2f out, rallied over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on
behind, came very wide on home turn, never on terms
pulled hard, held up towards rear, came wide on home turn, never on terms
stated very slowly, rapid headway on outside chasing leaders 4f out, led over 2f out, hung right entering straight, ridden and hung left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened soon after
chased leaders, not clear run over 1f out, switched right and no impression inside final furlong
steadied start, raced keenly, held up and behind, headway when not clear run over 1f out, running on when badly hampered clipped heels and almost fell inside final furlong, not recover, eased
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, not clearest of runs inside final furlong, ran on
awkwardly away, held up and towards rear, headway on outside and hung left over 1f out, kept on towards finish, not trouble leaders
keen, led over 1f, chased leader, every chance inside final furlong, weakened well inside final furlong
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
soon chasing leader, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, chased leader, ridden and every chance when crowded over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon towards rear on inside, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
NUTINI won an amateurs race at Windsor recently and a 3lb rise is negated by an apprentice’s allowance. Rated much higher when trained in Ireland last year, he can go in again. Rapid Ranger has also slipped down the weights and finally opened his account when scoring at Leicester last time while Indian Affair has been thereabouts of late and is back on a winning mark. Castlerea Tess seemingly has two ways of running and is due one of her better efforts though hasn’t raced since July now.
Indian Affair 5-1 (9-12) Held up in rear, ridden and struggling over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 12, 13 1/2l behind Hurricane Rock (8-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Sophisticated Heir (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Chased leaders on outside, pushed along halfway, soon weakened, last of 13, 14 3/4l behind Bounty Pursuit (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Round The Island 9-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead final furlong, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 9th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Athollblair Boy (9-3) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Santafiora 9-2 (8-11) Pulled hard, went to race alone towards far side, led until ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 8 3/4l behind Heartstone (9-10) at Chepstow 1m hcp fll (5) gf in Jul.
Conqueress (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Slight lead until halfway, chased leader until led again over 2f out until ridden inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Castle Hill Cassie (9-6) at Newcastle 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Sep.
Rapid Ranger 3-1 (8-11) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway going well when not much room over 2f out, 2nd over 1f out, stayed on, led towards finish, won at Leicester 6f hcp (5) sft in Oct beating General Alexander (9-9) by nk, 10 ran.
Maureb (IRE) 66-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden and lost place 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 15 1/2l behind Sakhee's Return (9-2) at Catterick 7f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Zavikon 6-1 (9-10) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon hung left, no impression, 6th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Wotadoll (9-0) at Brighton 5f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Big Amigo (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Behind and outpaced, 15th of 18, 9 1/4l behind Nuns Walk (9-4) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
First Excel 8-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 2f out to chase leaders, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 19 1/2l behind Soaring Spirits (10-0) at Nottingham 6f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Castlerea Tess 9-4fav (9-5) Raced keenly, pressed winner until halfway, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong, last of 7, 6 1/4l behind Oeil De Tigre (9-6) at Chepstow 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Malcolm The Pug (IRE) 28-1 (8-7) Quickly away, led on rail, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened quickly, 13th of 14, 10 1/4l behind Paddy Power (9-6) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Nutini (IRE) 11-10fav (11-4) Tracked leaders, 2nd 3f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Windsor 6f hcp (6) gs in Oct beating Louis Vee (10-7) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
