chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on
behind, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, ridden 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, kept on well
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
towards rear, stayed on final furlong
behind, driven halfway, soon beaten
with leaders, weakened final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong
always towards rear
slowly into stride, behind, stayed on well final furlong
behind, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong, no impression
chased leaders until lost place over 1f out
slowly into stride, behind and outpaced, stayed on final furlong
mid-division, never nearer
slowly into stride and hampered start, some headway halfway, one pace final furlong
chased leaders, weakened 2f out
Despite an absence from the track of over a year, Sir Mark Prescott's Nottingham maiden winner Rock Dove has to be of interest on his return racing off a mark of 74 on his debut in this grade but a safer bet looks to be Dixieanna who is preferred to Polar Force. The last mentioned has shown improved form of late winning three of his last four starts but has paid the penalty at the hands of the handicapper as a result and may now be a shade high in the weights. Kings College Boy has been running consistently well and should again run his usual good race but he is creeping up the handicap now and may be booked for a place at best. Similar comments apply to Extremely Rare and of more interest may be Milton Bradley's Harrison's Flyer for who the booking of the promising Greg Fairley takes the eye. Meikle Barfil seemed to appreciate the drop to this trip when a close third at Sandown last month and has to be respected but the Barry Hills-trained Dixieanna has a 3lb pull for a length on running that day and having met trouble in running at the Esher course, is taken to reverse the form.
Johnny Parkes 33-1 (8-10) Led far side to over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 20, 4 1/2l behind Beaver Patrol (9-2) at Goodwood 6f hcp (4) gf in Sept.
Divine Spirit 12-1 (8-12) Held up behind, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final 2f, 4th of 13, 2l behind Grigorovitch (8-13) at Ayr 5f hcp (4) gd in Sept.
Chinalea (IRE) 9-1 (8-9) Always behind, 8th of 12, 6l behind Angel Sprints (9-4) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp (4) gs in Sept.
Piccled 25-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 7l behind Grigorovitch (8-13) at Ayr 5f hcp (4) gd in Sept.
Harrison's Flyer (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, outpaced 2f out, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 4th of 9, 1l behind Matty Tun (9-1) at Newmarket 5f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Meikle Barfil 7-1 (8-0) Narrow leader, ridden approaching 1f out, edged left and headed well inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1/2l behind Angel Sprints (9-4) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp (4) gs in Sept.
Catch The Cat (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 7th of 17, 4l behind Harrison's Flyer (9-9) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (2) gd in May.
Rock Dove (IRE) 11-4jt-fav (8-9) Dwelt, soon prominent, pushed along over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on to lead post, won at Nottingham 5f 2yo mdn (D2) gf in Sept '04 beating Disguise (9-0) by a shd, 15 ran.
Rancho Cucamonga (IRE) 9-1 (8-8) Raced on inside, slowly into stride, always behind, last of 9, 17l behind Sabrina Brown (8-7) at Pontefract 6f hcp (4) gs in Sept.
Savile's Delight (IRE) 11-2 (8-8) Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, kept on, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Trinculo (9-4) at Chester 5f hcp (4) sft in Sept.
Extremely Rare (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Made most, ridden and edged left final furlong, driven and kept on well until headed close home, 3rd of 13, 1/2l behind Holbeck Ghyll (8-0) at Sandown 5f hcp (4) gd in Sept.
Dixieanna 14-1 (8-6) Mid-division, not clear run from 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Angel Sprints (9-4) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp (4) gs in Sept.
Disguise 13-2 (8-10) Led over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 5l behind Wrighty Almighty (8-11) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Salviati (USA) 14-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, held up, headway on far rail over 1f out, never reached leaders, 9th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Holbeck Ghyll (8-0) at Sandown 5f hcp (4) gd in Sept.
Convince (USA) 20-1 (8-6) Held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 5th of 13, 1l behind Holbeck Ghyll (8-0) at Sandown 5f hcp (4) gd in Sept.
Polar Force 13-2jt-fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden and drifted left over 1f out, held on towards finish, won at Redcar 6f app hcp (5) gd in Sept beating Val de Maal (8-11) by 1/2l, 19 ran.
Kings College Boy 11-2 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Grigorovitch (8-13) at Ayr 5f hcp (4) gd in Sept.
Flur Na H Alba 8-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 7l behind Trafalgar Square (8-13) at Redcar 7f stk 0-75 (4) gf in Sept.
Clove (USA) 16-1 (9-3) Chased leading pair, ridden halfway, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 6l behind Special Lad (9-1) at Folkestone 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Sept.
Smiddy Hill 33-1 (8-7) Led 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Great Fox (8-6) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (4) gd in Sept.
