slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden over 5f out, headway over 4f out, no impression on winner, weakened from over 1f out
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 3f out, 3rd over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no impression
steadied start, held up in rear, headway from 3f out, went 4th 1f out, stayed on same pace, no impression
towards rear, remote 6th and driven over 3f out, no chance
towards rear on outside, closed over 7f out, ridden and weakened over 4f out
made virtually all, clear 4f out, ridden and reduced lead inside final furlong, being closed down towards finish, held on
led early, chased leaders, lost place over 5f out, soon well behind
NonRunner
Gakku failed to land the odds when runner-up at Ripon recently and encounters soft going for the first time. A chance is taken on SONG MAKER improving back on today’s ground given she was narrowly beaten by subsequent Group 3 winner Shutter Speed at Yarmouth last year and should be sharper for a reappearance run at Newmarket. Wolverhampton second Pretty Passe is not out of this and Meccabah went close at Goodwood earlier while recent hurdles winner River Icon is rated higher over timber than last month’s runner-up over 1m4f here, Clemency.
Clemency 16-1 (9-6) Soon tracking leader, ridden over 4f out, every chance 1f out, no impression on winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Sable Island (9-2) at Chester 1m 4f mdn stks (4) gd in Aug.
River Icon 5-2fav (11-12) Held up in rear, slow 4th, not fluent next, headway 7th, challenging when bumped last, led final 100 yards, stayed on, won at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp (4) gs in Aug beating A Touch Of Sparkle (11-1) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Ebqaa (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, towards rear, shaken up and plugged on inside final furlong, never on terms, 7th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Annie Fior (9-0) at Chelmsford City 7f mdn fll stks (4) pol in Nov.
Ejabah (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, driven halfway, never on terms, 4th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Jabbarockie (9-7) at Southwell 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Gakku 1-3fav (9-0) Dwelt ran in snatches in touch in rear, closed 3f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, driven inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Ludorum (9-5) at Ripon 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Sep.
Just Heather (IRE) 100-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened, last of 7, dist behind Sable Island (9-2) at Chester 1m 4f mdn stks (4) gd in Aug.
Song Maker 9-4 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 5 1/4l behind Pretty Asset (9-0) at Newmarket 1m mdn fll stks (5) gd in Jul.
Zarkavon 200-1 (9-0) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, 23 1/4l behind Dance Teacher (9-0) at Thirsk 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Aug.
Meccabah (FR) 9-4 (9-0) Tracked leaders, went towards far side in straight, every chance 2f out, soon edged left, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Lawless Secret (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn fll stks (5) gs in Aug.
Pretty Passe 7-2 (9-0) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, effort when edged left inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Great Court (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Aug.
