held up in rear, ridden halfway, no impression
led over 4f
held up in touch, not clear run and edged left over 1f out, shaken up to lead just inside final furlong, ridden out
with leaders, ridden and led over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, no extra
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
held up, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong
with leader, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
The Snatcher, Fullandby and Lidbergh are the three for the shortlist here and The Snatcher is taken to fly the flag for the two-year-olds. Lindbergh won at Newbury and has run respectably when upped in class at Chester and Goodwood since but may find the weight concession to the selection too much. A similar remark applies to Fullandby who has also been running well, winning at Ayr in August and just touched off at Musselburgh last time. The Snatcher is the one to be on. Richard Hannon¿s juvenile is taking on his elders here but he is a tough individual and can win his fourth race. A winner at Windsor and Ripon earlier in the season he defied top weight to land a Newmarket nursery last time and can resume winning ways. The Snatcher is the selection.
Aggravation 7-2fav (8-11) Held up in rear, effort and not clear run 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Night Wolf (8-10) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) frm in Sept.
Lindbergh 13-2 (9-2) Chased leaders on outer, kept on under pressure final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Abientot (8-1) at Goodwood 5f 3yo hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Fullandby (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Held up in mid-division, switched right and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 16, hd behind King's Gait (9-4) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Kempsey 40-1 (8-7) Chased leaders over 3f, 12th of 16, 7l behind Semenovskii (8-11) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Our Fugitive (IRE) 50-1 (8-6) Led centre group, headed over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten, 17th of 21, 16l behind Reverence (8-5) at Doncaster 5f hcp 0-100 (2) hvy.
Perfect Story (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 20, 1 1/2l behind Dig Deep (8-8) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Sept.
The Snatcher (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, headway to challenge 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Advanced (9-1) at Salisbury 6f 2yo stk (2) gd in Sept.
Sofinella (IRE) 8-1 (8-0) Chased leaders, headway 2f out, soon ridden and kept on, 5th of 10, 2l behind Triskaidekaphobia (9-5) at Musselburgh 5f 2yo hcp 0-95 (2) gd.
