raced keenly pressing leader, led on inside 6f out, headed 4f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
steadied start, raced keenly towards rear, plugging on in well held 5th and no impression when hung left over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway on inside chasing leaders 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong
awkwardly away, never going well in rear, passed two late on, never involved
chased leaders, ridden inside final furlong, weakened soon after
unseated rider in paddock, mid-division, good headway out wide chasing leaders 3f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
led for 1f, pressed leader, led gain narrowly 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final fjurlong
mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, kept on
mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders 3f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out
Birkie Boy has placed over 6f here but recent efforts over today’s longer trip fail to inspire confidence and he finished behind fourth-placed HEAD’S GONE PAL at Chelmsford last time. That was the latter’s first outing in cheekpieces and any further progress can see him off the mark. An apprentice’s allowance helps the cause of Eyes Closed, who is less exposed than both Search and Lady Showcasing.
Lady Showcasing 66-1 (9-8) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Cherry Hill (9-7) at Kempton 7f (6) pol in Sep.
Search 9-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened, 8th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Desert Raider (9-10) at Chelmsford City 7f (6) pol in Sep.
Eyes Closed (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Held up, ridden 2f out, ran on, 5th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Super Schwartz (9-0) at Chelmsford City 6f (6) pol in Sep.
Miss Dubai 66-1 (9-0) Never better than mid-division, 8th of 10, 13 3/4l behind Rocket Warrior (9-5) at Bath 1m mdn stks (4) gs in Sep.
Tres Chic (IRE) 250-1 (9-2) Always struggling towards rear, 12th of 13, 14 1/2l behind Military Artist (9-7) at Kempton 7f stks (4) pol in Sep.
Birkie Boy (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Always towards rear, 7th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Desert Raider (9-10) at Chelmsford City 7f (6) pol in Sep.
Head's Gone Pal 40-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, ran on, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Desert Raider (9-10) at Chelmsford City 7f (6) pol in Sep.
Clear Justice (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Held up and switched left from stalls, ridden 2f out, rallied to make modest headway inside final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Tropical Air (9-4) at Lingfield 7f (6) pol in Sep.
Tea Leaf Ted (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 16 3/4l behind Band Of Joy (9-0) at Windsor 5f mdn stks (4) gf in Jul.
