slowly into stride, held up and always in rear
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, lost place 2f out
steadied start, always behind
slight lead, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
held up behind leaders, ridden and carried left over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
chased leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in rear, effort on far rail and driven along over 2f out, soon no impression on leaders
close up, ridden to challenge and hung badly left over 1f out, kept on to chase winner final furlong, no impression
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, led 2f out, clear when edged right over 1f out
hampered start, always behind
in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
with leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Top-rated Realt Na Mara has form at this level, but may prefer more cut in the ground, so we'll look elsewhere, with our shortlist headed by SOLEMN ahead of Golden Rosie and Chasca. Milton Bradley's gelding has won over five and six furlongs, notching up four wins in five runs earlier in the year. He's consistent and despite a moderate draw doesn't look to have much to beat here. He's never won off his current mark, but having a claimer on board helps and he pays his way at this sort of level. Golden Rosie's raced at a better level than this but hasn't followed up a win of more than a year ago. A drop to this sort of level could reap dividends though. She's less exposed than some, and there may be some more to come from her. Chasca started the year well but has been disappointing since. A return to her efforts at the start of the campaign, when she won twice in three outings, could be enough to land this moderate event. These are at this level for a reason though; Dressed To Dance and Style Award are the only runners with winning form over this trip here and both are now racing off a lower mark.
Realt Na Mara (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Ridden to lead, headed over 4f out, remained prominent, weakened well inside final furlong, 9th of 15, 6l behind Johnstown Lad (9-5) at Bath 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sep.
Ken's Girl 11-1 (8-13) Soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 7l behind King's Colour (8-13) at Epsom Downs 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.
Dressed To Dance (IRE) 15-2 (9-4) Slowly away, always in rear, eased over 1f out, last of 11, 23l behind Speedy Guru (8-9) at Leicester 6f fll hcp (5) gf.
Kipchak (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Raced wide, mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 8l behind Bahamian Lad (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Ben's Dream (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Went slightly right start, prominent, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 12l behind Fantasy Gladiator (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Top Town Girl 16-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 9l behind Fantasy Gladiator (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Golden Rosie (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 7l behind Fesko (9-1) at Leicester 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.
Solemn 8-1 (8-10) Chased leaders on rail, pushed along halfway, driven 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind We Have A Dream (9-4) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Sep.
Chasca (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, weakened well inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 2l behind Billy Red (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep.
Fyelehk (IRE) 11-2 (8-12) Chased leaders, one pace from 2f out, 10th of 12, 10l behind Charles Darwin (8-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep.
Style Award 14-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, headway on inside rail and squeezed through over 1f out, kept on into 3rd inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Simple Rhythm (9-0) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sep.
Pinball (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Held up in touch, no extra inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 3l behind Sam's Cross (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
Mugeba 40-1 (9-1) Always in rear, eased over 1f out, last of 12, 28l behind La Gifted (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Sep.
Bermondsey Bob (IRE) 11-1 (8-9) Went right start, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 11, 5l behind Boho Chic (8-10) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Sep.
