tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, kept on under pressure closing stages
chased leaders, hard driven over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
led until 4f out, led again over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
chased leaders, lost place over 2f out
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer
outpaced in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, stayed on strongly
always in rear, eased over 1f out
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never a threat
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leader, under pressure 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, led 4f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
midfield, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, stayed on well closing stages
behind, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out
midfield, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, lost place over 2f out
behind, headway over 1f out, ran on, never nearer
tracked leaders, hard ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
midfield, some late headway, never dangerous
towards rear, never nearer
ARMELLE just came up short when bidding for a hat-trick over track and trip last week when White Flag was behind. Louis Steward takes off 3lb today and, if a draw against the stands' rail doesn't prove a disadvantage, Scott Dixon's filly can recapture the winning thread. McCarthy Mor is still a maiden but has prospects at this level while Brighton second Ecliptic Sunrise should go well. Thirsk scorer Liliargh, Ad Vitam and Pull The Pin are others likely to be thereabouts if getting the run of the race.
Armelle (FR) 7-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd place close home, 2nd of 18, 1 1/4l behind Another Royal (8-13) at Redcar 6f app hcp (6) gd in Oct.
White Flag 20-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 18, 4l behind Another Royal (8-13) at Redcar 6f app hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Lord Buffhead 20-1 (8-9) Mid-division, faded inside final furlong, 12th of 18, 8l behind Another Royal (8-13) at Redcar 6f app hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Emily Davison (IRE) 12-1 (8-3) In touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Feel The Heat (9-3) at Hamilton 6f clm stks 0-70 (6) gd in Sep.
Settle For Red (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 1f out, squeezed through inside final furlong, ran on under pressure, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Backstage Gossip (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f app hcp (6) in Oct.
Ad Vitam (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Held up, headway far side under pressure over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten, 6th of 20, 3 1/2l behind Chiswick Bey (9-2) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Sep.
Rioja Day (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Soon led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, no impression after, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 11, 4l behind Royal Duchess (8-11) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct.
Ecliptic Sunrise 10-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, challenged 2f out, led 2f out, edged right inside final furlong, rider lost whip and headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Telegraph (9-3) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct.
Aspirant 11-1 (9-7) Always behind, 13th of 14, 14l behind Pavers Star (9-1) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Oct.
Lucky Surprise 7-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, outpaced in last pair, never a factor, last of 10, 15l behind Bubbly Bailey (9-7) at Kempton 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Pull The Pin (IRE) 5-2 (11-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Busy Bimbo (10-4) at Catterick 5f am hcp 0-55 (6) gs in Oct.
Masked Dance (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 5l behind Lord Buffhead (8-10) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Oct.
Mccarthy Mor (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 17l behind Trinity Star (9-2) at Ayr 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep.
Lendal Bridge 16-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 11l behind Mission Impossible (9-10) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Aug.
Sleeping Star 33-1 (8-2) Stumbled and went right start, soon in touch, ridden over 3f out, no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 8l behind Comino (9-4) at Thirsk 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug.
Bondi Beach Babe 7-1 (8-7) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Methaaly (8-10) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) in Oct.
Liliargh (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, challenged inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Thirsk 6f ladies hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Aug beating Cahal (9-10) by hd, 14 ran.
Amis Reunis 4-1 (8-9) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no progress over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 10l behind Secret City (9-7) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Sep.
Very First Blade 16-1 (8-13) Unseated rider and ran loose before start, held up, switched right over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 16, 4 1/2l behind No Refund (8-11) at Leicester 7f app hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Oct.
Captain Scooby 9-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, headway on inside over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on into 2nd well inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Gypsy Rider (8-8) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) in Oct.
