chased leaders on inside, no extra well inside final furlong
held up in touch, wide on bend over 4f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd towards finish
made all, clear over 1f out, kept on strongly
held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish
tracked winner, pushed along over 2f out, no extra and lost two places towards finish
held up towards rear, wide on bend over 4f out, never dangerous after
slowly into stride, held up, not much room 2f out, soon switched right, no progress
chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders on inside, weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, some headway on inside 2f out, no impression when hung right and weakened over 1f out
At the age of 10, Jebel Tara is in the form of his life. But all of his recent victories have come over 6f. Qaffaal has his ground for the first time since winning at Thirsk in July while Opt Out had Nelson's Bay behind when winning over a mile here last month. It's about time SALTARELLO was winning again and he wasn't beaten far in a better race at Thirsk last time when the mile trip probably stretched his stamina. Lopito de Vega and Gypsy Major need to bounce back from recent poor efforts.
Jebel Tara 5-2fav (9-12) Tracked leaders, driven to lead well over 1f out, ridden and hard pressed inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep beating Pickle Lilly Pearl (8-13) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Qaffaal (USA) 5-2fav (9-8) Took keen hold, held up tracking leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Pageant Belle (9-11) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Azrur (IRE) 18-1 (9-11) Midfield, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Rodrigo De Torres (9-13) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Nelson's Bay 12-1 (8-11) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 8th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Fantasy Gladiator (9-10) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Saltarello (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Framley Garth (9-12) at Thirsk 1m hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Wink Oliver 3-1fav (9-6) Held up, headway when not clear run 1f out, kept on final 75 yards, 5th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Monna Valley (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Opt Out 14-1 (8-10) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Fantasy Gladiator (9-10) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Lopito de Vega (IRE) 11-2fav (9-1) Hampered start, always in rear, last of 13, 18 3/4l behind Desire (8-9) at Leicester 7f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Gypsy Major 10-1 (9-2) Hampered start, always in rear, 11th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Desire (8-9) at Leicester 7f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Artist Cry 9-2 (9-7) Raced keenly, led early, chased leader over 1f, chased leaders, ridden on inside and not quicken over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Pyrocumulus (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Circuitous 20-1 (8-8) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Ralphy Boy (9-3) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Risk 'n' Reward (IRE) 66-1 (9-6) Dwelt, always behind, last of 9, 23 1/4l behind Black Truffle (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
