held up, driven over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some late headway, never near to challenge
towards rear, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead briefly inside final furlong, no extra close home
mid-division, driven and outpaced 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
mid-division, pushed along halfway, never dangerous
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon beaten
tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up behind leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
held up, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on well
took keen hold behind leaders, effort when weakened over 2f out
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, was never a factor
held up, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong
Hinterland is at the top of his game and is hard to ignore in this contest, Zarabad and Malcheek are two others that should go well. Michael Jarvis has his string in great form at present and Hinterland is unbeaten in two outings. He was still a bit green when beating Skidrow in a handicap last time and there should be plenty more to come. Sir Michael Stoute's Zarabad is making a belated seasonal debut having had just one outing as a two-year-old. It came in a Wolverhampton maiden, which he won fairly decisively. The handicapper will have found it very hard to assess this one and he is one to keep on the right side. Malcheek looks the pick of the two Tim Easterby runners having landed two races at Thirsk earlier in the season, before running well in some compettive handicaps. Of the others Breaking Shadow is weighted to go close, but Hinterland has any amount of improvement to come and looks the one to beat.
Hinterland (IRE) 4-1fav (8-13) Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gs in Sept beating Skidrow (8-10) by a hd, 17 ran.
Claret And Amber 25-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 16l behind Cashier (8-10) at Ayr 1m hcp (2) gd in Sept.
Capable Guest (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Held up, never dangerous, last of 7, 7l behind Kamanda Laugh (9-0) at Newmarket 1m hcp (2) gd in Sept.
Gloved Hand 10-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, headway to challenge over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Spirit of France (8-5) at Musselburgh 1m 3yo hcp (2) gd in Sept.
Postgraduate (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 17, 5l behind Hinterland (8-13) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gs in Sept.
Thunderwing (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 8th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Cashier (8-10) at Ayr 1m hcp (2) gd in Sept.
Mineral Star (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 8th of 17, 6l behind Hinterland (8-13) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gs in Sept.
Oligarch (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Led, stayed on well until headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 3l behind Clueless (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Sept.
Best Prospect (IRE) 6-1 (8-5) Prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Isidore Bonheur (8-10) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in Sept.
Zarabad (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, shaken up to lead 1f out, ran on well, ran green, won at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn (D3) pol in Nov beating Resplendent Prince (9-0) by 1l, 12 ran.
Rio Riva 13-2 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 15th of 18, 33l behind Lord of The East (8-11) at Ayr 7f hcp (3) gd in Sept.
Banba (IRE) 28-1 (8-8) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 3l behind Miss Provvidence (8-8) at Doncaster 1m 2f stk 0-85 (3) gf in Sept.
Game Lad 20-1 (7-13) Mid-division, driven and headway over 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 10, 6l behind Red Racketeer (8-12) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo hcp (2) gd in Sept.
Malcheek (IRE) 7-4fav (9-1) Raced keenly, tracked winner, effort well over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Love Palace (9-5) at Catterick 7f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Bowness 5-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders throughout, ridden 2f out, kept on, never troubled winner, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Angel Sprints (9-4) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp (4) gs in Sept.
Breaking Shadow (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 13, 3l behind Red Romeo (9-3) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (4) gf in Sept.
