midfield in touch, dropped to rear and ridden over 2f out, kept on entering final furlong, stayed into 4th near finish, no danger
awkward start, midfield, headway 2f out, soon ridden, kept on one pace approaching final furlong, weakened close home
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, kept one same pace inside final furlong
led, a length ahead 2f out, soon ridden, maintained advantage entering final furlong, soon no extra, headed close home, weakened near finish
held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, disputed 2nd entering final furlong, stayed on well inside final furlong, led close home, held on near finish
prominent, ridden over 2f out, disputed 2nd entering final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, no extra near finish
close up in touch, ridden 2f out, disputed 2nd entering final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, edged left close home, chased winner near finish where held
raced alone in centre, ridden over 3f out, no impression 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
BURJ MALINKA has done all his winning here, including last week’s convincing success. He remains on a winning mark with today’s penalty negated by his rider’s allowance. The Gay Blade finished behind the selection having also been beaten by Giselles Izzy over track and trip before that but the latter remains 6lb higher. Gentle Ellen won at Carlisle three runs ago while Corinthia Knight has been threatening to take advantage of a slide down the weights.
Mark's Choice (IRE) 14-1 (10-4) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, kept on final furlong, never on terms, 5th of 10, 3l behind Havana Pursuit (9-11) at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Giselles Izzy (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Hampered start, led narrowly, pushed along and headed well over 1f out, ridden and rallied 1f out, ran on and every chance final 110 yards, just held, 2nd of 6, nk behind Iris Dancer (9-0) at Hamilton 6f hcp fll (4) gs in Sep.
Burj Malinka (IRE) 9-2jfav (9-0) Prominent, led narrowly halfway, ridden over 1f out, ran on well and forged clear inside final furlong, won at Hamilton 6f hcp (5) gs in Sep beating Selby's Pride (9-4) by 2l, 10 ran.
Object 22-1 (9-6) Close up, pushed along 2f out, impeded by rival and short of room 1f out, not recover and dropped to sixth inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind J R Cavagin (9-4) at Redcar 5f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Gentle Ellen (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Dwelt, in rear, not clear run on rail under 2f out, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and went 3rd 110 yards out, held closing stages, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Havana Pursuit (9-11) at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Corinthia Knight (IRE) 3-1 (9-11) Led, ridden and faced challenge from over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind On Edge (9-8) at Salisbury 6f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
The Gay Blade 13-2 (8-4) Close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Burj Malinka (9-0) at Hamilton 6f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Dodgy Bob 28-1 (9-11) Chased leaders out wide, weakened home turn, 6th of 7, 18 3/4l behind Give It Some Teddy (10-4) at Chester 1m hcp (4) gs in Sep.
