towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
with leader, ridden over 1f out, no extra towards finish
held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, no extra
slowly away, behind, weakened over 2f out
slowly away, in rear, headway over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish
tracked leaders in 3rd place, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
led, ridden inside final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
Firesnake and Gaelic Wizard are recent winners who remain on viable marks and are likely to be thereabouts given the poor recent form of many in this. Rose Eclair has claims if able to race more prominently than was the case last time . Le Manege Enchante has each-way claims judged on his promising run at Doncaster and he gets the strong handling he needs. ETIENNE GERARD makes most appeal judged on a Redcar second two weeks ago which showed he was finding the form he displayed to win off a higher mark at this stage of 2016. His last run was not the first time he had underperformed on an AW track and he can claim this under his talented young rider.
Etienne Gerard 10-3fav (9-7) Held up in touch, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Lucky Lodge (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Rose Eclair 4-1 (9-9) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Melaniemillie (8-12) at Catterick 6f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Firesnake (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Held up, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Aug beating See You Mush (9-0) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Gaelic Wizard (IRE) 15-2 (9-2) Mid-division far side group, headway 2f out, led final furlong, kept on, won at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gs in Aug beating Rose Eclair (9-10) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.
Le Manege Enchante (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Behind, ridden halfway, some late headway, never nearer, 7th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Danish Duke (9-12) at Thirsk 6f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Excellent World (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Outpaced in rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Llewellyn (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in May.
Bingo George (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Chased leaders centre group until merged with far side group 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 14, 6l behind Gaelic Wizard (9-2) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Mighty Bond 40-1 (8-10) Close up, led halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Yes You (9-1) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
George Bailey (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, no impression, 8th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Roaring Rory (9-11) at Beverley 5f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Nefetari 50-1 (8-12) With leader, ridden and edged right over 1f out, lost place inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards, 9th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Ambitious Icarus (9-9) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Reflation 66-1 (9-9) Mid-division, weakened 2f out, 7th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Our Place In Loule (9-6) at Carlisle 5f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
