with leader, ridden and lost place 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong
tracked leaders, effort on outside over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged left and kept on towards finish
led narrowly, ridden 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
slowly into stride, always outpaced in rear
chased leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden and kept on under pressure inside final furlong, not quite reach front pair
This tougher than the race Dazzling Des finished second in at Chelmsford while novice winner Vintage Times was well beaten under a penalty last time. Praxeology’s earlier double came over 6f while Hot Heels and Ainsdale makes their handicap debuts along with RAAHY but the latter has the stronger form. He struggled in a valuable sales race at York last time but a repeat of an earlier effort in the Group 3 Molecomb over today’s trip at Goodwood would see George Scott’s charge go very close in this company and first-time headgear may also bring further progress.
Raahy 7-1 (9-0) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 21, 13 1/4l behind Mums Tipple (9-5) at York 6f stks (2) gd in Aug.
Praxeology (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Led, driven and headed over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened well inside final furlong, 11th of 20, 6 1/4l behind Owney Madden (8-8) at York 6f (2) gd in Aug.
Vintage Times 5-2fav (9-5) Raced wide close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Auckland Lodge (9-5) at Catterick 5f stks (5) gf in Sep.
Dark Optimist (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Close up, ridden just over 2f out, weakened well inside final furlong, last of 4, 6l behind War Storm (9-7) at Yarmouth 6f (4) fm in Aug.
Hot Heels 6-4 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind He's A Laddie (9-9) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (6) pol in Aug.
Ainsdale 4-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 7l behind Amaysmont (9-5) at Carlisle 6f mdn stks (5) gs in Aug.
Dazzling Des (IRE) 9-2 (9-11) Stumbled start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 2 1/4l behind She Can Dance (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f (4) pol in Aug.
