led, not fluent 8th, headed 13th, ridden 3 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened
tracked leader, not fluent 7th, led 13th, ridden after 2 out, narrow advantage last, pushed out
in rear but in touch, steady headway 9th, dropped towards rear and pushed along briefly 4 out, ridden 2 out, one pace from before last
held up in touch, in rear 9th where not fluent, awkward 11th, headway 4 out, ridden to chase leader before 2 out, stayed on
Instant Replay is something of a standing dish around here and was hampered when unseating his rider over 2m1f last week in a race in which River Frost finished tailed off. He shouldn’t be ignored but Luckofthedraw lacks a recent run and would have preferred easier going so this can go to the improving PARDON ME (NAP), despite another 5lb rise.
Luckofthedraw (FR) 50-1 (11-12) Mid-division and raced freely, headway to dispute the lead after 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened and held before the last, 6th of 11, 15l behind Soyouthinksoagain (11-1) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Instant Replay (IRE) 4-1 (11-3) Towards rear when hampered and unseated rider 5th, at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
River Frost 12-1 (11-3) Held up, mistake 2nd, went third 8th, detached approaching 3 out, soon struggling, 3rd of 6, 37l behind El Borracho (11-3) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Pardon Me 11-4jfav (11-12) Close up, dropped to 3rd before 6th, pushed along in 4th over 3 out, closed from under 2 out, challenged last and soon led, ran on well flat and in full control closing stages, won at Perth 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Printing Dollars (11-10) by 4 1/4l, 7 ran.
