slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway and edged left over 1f out, stayed on, went 3rd well inside final furlong, nearest finish
led early, prominent, driven along 2f out, no extra and lost 3rd well inside final furlong
reluctant to leave stalls and lost many lengths, always well behind
prominent, led over 1f out, stayed on well, eased close home
in touch in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no impression, well held over 1f out
soon led, edged right and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, soon weakened
in rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon well beaten
held up towards rear, outpaced and well held from over 2f out
NonRunner
Four times course winner Ice Age slips further down the weights but he’s clearly not the force of old and was behind Eye Of The Water when only fourth last time, though will handle conditions. Indian Creak has been running over 7f this season but will likely be staying on in the closing stages and enters calculations but Colouring is having only a second run on Turf and hasn’t raced since December. Big Les won a better race than this at Ayr and a 4lb rise is not insurmountable but LOVE POWERFUL hosed up when last encountering soft ground at Haydock and was a winner over track and trip around this time last year. With Silvestre De Sousa taking over the reins from a claimer, Richard Hannon’s filly can get back to winning ways as Heer We Go Again has a lot more to do than when successful at Bath.
Split Down South 11-1 (9-11) In touch, headway and edged left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 5 1/4l behind My Style (8-10) at Newmarket 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Big Les (IRE) 40-1 (9-1) Steadied start, held up towards rear, good headway near side of group over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish, won going away (hand timed), won at Ayr 6f hcp (3) sft in Jul beating John Kirkup (8-12) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Love Powerful (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Went left start, driven to sit mid-division, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 11 1/4l behind May Sonic (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp (3) pol in Aug.
Ice Age (IRE) 5-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, went towards far side over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/4l behind May Sonic (9-8) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Indian Creak (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) Hampered start, chased leaders on inside, pushed along halfway, led inside final 2f, ridden clear over 1f out, headed and weakened towards finish, 6th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Northernpowerhouse (9-11) at Haydock 7f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Nefarious (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 8 1/4l behind Chatham House (9-0) at Newbury 7f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Eye Of The Water (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Led and brought field far side over 2f out, soon joined, headed inside final 2f, soon ridden, stayed on same pace final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind May Sonic (9-8) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Beauty Choice 10-3 (9-9) Prominent on near side, pushed into contention halfway, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Intrinsic Bond (9-8) at Doncaster 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Heer We Go Again 12-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, led halfway, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Bath 5f hcp (5) gf in Aug beating Shoot To Kill (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Colouring 5-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 6f (5) pol in Dec beating Taste The Nectar (9-7) by shd, 10 ran.
Sir Roderic (IRE) 17-2 (9-11) Tracked leader, every chance 2f out, weakened quickly inside final 2f, 13th of 14, 13 1/2l behind Colonel Whitehead (9-2) at Sandown 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
A Sure Welcome 14-1 (8-11) Reared in stalls, broke well to lead, pushed along for effort 2f out, headed over 1f out, rallied to grab third final 50yds, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Typhoon Ten (8-13) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
