towards rear, ridden 2f out, some late headway, never nearer
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace
in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, lost 3rd close home
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, effort 2f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out
raced wide close up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
led, headed over 6f out, tracked leader, led again over 1f out, ridden and ran on
raced wide until led over 6f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced wide close up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 3rd close home
keen held up, ridden and weakened 2f out
raced wide towards rear, ridden over 1f out, some late headway, never a factor
steadied start, towards rear, never on terms
NonRunner
Garden Oasis, Locked N' Loaded and ULSHAW BRIDGE occupy the stalls nearest the inside rail and that should be an advantage in this big field if they get away on terms. Preference is for the latter, who hasn’t won for a while but has dropped to a very winnable mark and found only one too good in a similar race at Ayr last month having travelled strongly throughout. Garden Oasis’ stablemate Little Ted needs to take a further step forward as he looks held by Striding Edge on course and distance running in July. Dancin Boy and Alfred Richardson are other track and trip winners but Smeaton would have been more interesting had his stable been in better form. Destroyer’s second at Leicester is working out well but he loves to hear his hooves rattle.
Irv (IRE) 80-1 (9-2) Raced wide early, always towards rear, 14th of 19, 17 1/4l behind Mr Carpenter (9-0) at York 1m 2f hcp stks (3) gd in Sep.
Ulshaw Bridge (IRE) 11-2 (9-10) Tracked leader, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, not pace of winner final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Hajjam (9-10) at Ayr 1m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Alfred Richardson 18-1 (9-9) A little slow into stride, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, driven over 2f out, soon held, went modest 4th well inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 6 1/2l behind Fishable (9-5) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Twin Appeal (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Mid-division, headway on inside when not clear run over 2f out, never troubled leaders, 5th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Moretti (8-4) at Thirsk 7f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Dancin Boy 6-1 (9-12) Restrained in midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased, last of 10, 11 1/4l behind Bottom Bay (9-8) at Beverley 1m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Locked N' Loaded 5-2fav (9-6) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and headed close home, 2nd of 12, nk behind Bavardages (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Striding Edge (IRE) 14-1 (9-8) Raced wide soon tracked leader until pushed along 5f out, weakened 3f out, soon eased, tailed off, last of 11, dist behind Tafish (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Garden Oasis 4-1 (9-0) Led, driven over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 7l behind Scottish Summit (9-9) at Redcar 1m hcp (3) sft in Aug.
Saisons D'Or (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Not much room start, mid-division on outside, headway 6f out, went 2nd over 5f out until over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 14, 7l behind Amadeus Grey (9-3) at Beverley 1m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Smeaton (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 9 1/2l behind Delph Crescent (8-5) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Helovaplan (IRE) 40-1 (9-6) Behind, some headway towards stands side over 1f out, no impression, 10th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Amadeus Grey (9-3) at Beverley 1m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Little Ted 6-5fav (9-10) Held up towards rear, switched left over 4f out, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 1/2l behind Jupiter Road (9-11) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Dawn Breaking 17-2 (8-9) Prominent, not much room over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 6th of 14, 5l behind Moretti (8-4) at Thirsk 7f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Hammer Gun (USA) 20-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden along over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 20, 16 3/4l behind Goddess Of Fire (9-2) at Doncaster 1m stks (5) gd in Sep.
Destroyer 28-1 (8-3) Raced wide early, led 6f out, ridden and strongly pressed from 2f out, headed and not pace of winner last 100 yards, 2nd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Enigmatic (9-4) at Leicester 1m hcp (4) gf in Aug.
