tracked leaders, keen, weakened over 4f out
held up, effort over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
slowly away, mid-division, lost place over 4f out
mid-division, weakened over 3f out
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway on outer over 2f out, took 2nd inside final furlong, held towards finish
with leader, lost place over 2f out
chased leaders, weakened well over 2f out
chased leaders, lost place over 6f out
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, kept on well
held up, behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
held up, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up, mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, one pace, no impression
tracked leaders, lost place over 5f out
This is a really competitive finale and we will side with Bollin Derek to get the better of Let It Be and Jeepstar. The selection is running really well at present and he deseves to get his head in front after a string of consistent efforts. If he reproduces his latest run he will not be far away at the finish. Let It Be was a fortunate winner at Catterick last time and the suspicion is that she is better on a faster surface so for that reason we will oppose her today. Jeepstar is interesting as he hails from a shrewd yard and he was well-backed when finishing second behind Linden Lime last time. If there is mareket support again today then it could pay to take the hint. Aleron is always capable of getting competitive in these type of events and he could go well at a price, but for the winner we will stick with Bollin Derek.
Gandalf 9-2 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 7f out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, 36l behind Numero Due (9-8) at Warwick 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Sept.
Neutrino 16-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off, last of 6, well behind Valance (9-12) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug.
Berkhamsted (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Held up in last place, ridden over 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 9, 10l behind Chocolate Caramel (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jun.
Gifted Musician 14-1 (9-12) Held up in mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 6l behind Spinning Coin (10-0) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Sept.
Sharp Reply (USA) 66-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden along and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 16, 5l behind Tees Components (10-0) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Sept.
Best Of The Lot (USA) 5-1 (9-7) Led, headed after 3f, remained in touch, driven over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 16, 10l behind Sforzando (9-4) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sept.
Duroob 10-1 (8-13) Held up, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Sforzando (9-4) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sept.
Bill Bennett (FR) 25-1 (8-13) Soon pushed along and behind, driven over 4f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, 8th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Charlie Kennet (9-3) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in May.
Let It Be 14-1 (9-10) Held up, headway over 2f out, driven when left in front over 1f out, kept on gamely final furlong, won at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sept beating Esprit de Corps (10-3) by 1l, 15 ran.
Bollin Derek 7-2fav (8-1) Prominent, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Tees Components (10-0) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Sept.
Halland 12-1 (9-11) Behind, headway over 5f out, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 5th of 10, 12l behind Madiba (9-2) at W'hampton 2m 1f app hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Chronomatic 16-1 (8-13) Always behind, 7th of 8, 10l behind Juniper Girl (8-11) at Nottingham 2m 3yo hcp (4) gd in Sept.
Ransom Strip (USA) 7-1 (10-7) Towards rear, kept on under pressure from over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 5th of 10, 12l behind Dark Charm (10-13) at Pontefract 1m 2f amt hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Danzatrice 7-2 (8-8) Held up in touch, headway halfway to chase leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 10l behind To Tiger (8-8) at Ayr 2m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Sept.
Pukka Tique 25-1 (9-6) Behind, outpaced 3f out, never dangerous, 13th of 15, 23l behind Sa Nau (8-10) at Newcastle 2m 3yo hcp (5) gd in Sept.
Cripsey Brook 28-1 (8-10) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon beaten, 15th of 16, 19l behind Brief Goodbye (9-5) at Haydock 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sept.
Jeepstar 7-1 (9-7) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Linden Lime (9-0) at Chester 1m 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sept.
Aleron (IRE) 9-1 (11-3) Led early, remained in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 11, 18l behind Ramsgill (10-11) at Chester 1m 4f amt hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Billich 10-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 7l behind Dream Champion (8-7) at Folkestone 1m 4f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Sept.
Calcutta Cup (UAE) 33-1 (9-4) Chased leaders far side, weakened halfway, last of 14, well behind Orpen Wide (9-2) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sept.
