went right start, held up in rear, headway and switched left approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish
always in rear
hampered and squeezed out start, held up, headway over 1f out, led and soon hung right inside final furlong, headed towards finish
close up, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
close up, switched left approaching final furlong, ridden and soon every chance, ran on, just held
pressed leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
close up, ridden and weakened final furlong
Nonrunner
MINCE looked ahead of the handicapper when scoring by five lengths on her handicap bow at Pontefract last week. She's due to go up 11lb in the future so today's 6lb penalty looks lenient if she handles the going. Ballesteros also carries a penalty for his recent win at Windsor but will need to improve again to follow up, while Planet I T has claims having won his maiden at Kempton in good style last month. Chooseday drops back a furlong after going close at Ayr recently, but that shouldn't be too much of a problem in the prevailing ground, while it would be no surprise to see a better effort from Impassive.
Ballesteros 3-1fav (9-7) Held up, switched left to outside and headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on to challenge inside final furlong, edged right, led near finish, won at Windsor 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf beating Blanc De Chine (8-7) by shd, 10 ran.
Signifer (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Mid-division, chased leaders over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace, no impression, 8th of 16, 6l behind Ponty Acclaim (8-11) at Ascot 5f 2yo Grp 3 (1) gd.
Planet I T (IRE) 10-3 (9-3) Tracked leaders, switched left over 1f out, headway to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Sep beating Lupo D'Oro (9-3) by 2l, 10 ran.
Chooseday (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Chased leaders centre, headway over 1f out, soon challenged far side group, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Deepsand (8-12) at Ayr 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Sep.
Key Ambition 11-1 (8-10) Steadied start, took keen hold, held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, still every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 20, 6l behind Red Quartet (8-3) at York 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Impassive 16-1 (7-13) Tracked leaders, under pressure halfway, weakened over 1f out, 18th of 25, 12l behind Charles The Great (8-11) at Newbury 5f 2yo aut (2) gd in Jul.
Mince 2-1fav (8-6) Dwelt, held up towards rear, good headway over 1f out, soon led, quickened clear inside final furlong, soon eased, won at Pontefract 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf beating See Clearly (8-11) by 5l, 11 ran.
Middleton Flyer (IRE) 16-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 6l behind Free Zone (8-8) at Chester 5f 2yo hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Just Like Heaven (IRE) 5-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Ashpan Sam (8-9) at Beverley 5f 2yo mdn aut (4) gf in Sep.
Beau Mistral (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, lost 3rd closing stages, 4th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Al's Memory (9-2) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-75 2yo (5) gs in Sep.
