tracked leader, led 8f out, ridden clear over 1f out, readily
led, headed 8f out, tracked winner until ridden 3f out, soon weakened
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
dwelt, keen raced, wide towards rear, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f
tracked leaders, pushed along over 7f out, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace
very slowly away in rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms
Adalene and GOING UP look likely to fight this one out. The former went close over 1m4f at Lingfield a fortnight ago while the latter was beaten less than a length over a similar trip to this when third at Chelmsford last month - Rae Guest’s colt may just edge things on today’s terms. Ten Rocks has a stack to find at the weights, the newcomer The Grey Hobbit makes no appeal and the remainder have yet to show any worthwhile form.
Going Up (IRE) 2-1fav (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, almost got 2nd, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Lord Topper (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Mackiri (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Held up, pushed along 5f out, never on terms, 5th of 9, dist behind Timekeeping (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 4f mdn stks (5) sft in Oct.
Tayaar (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, under pressure over 4f out, never on terms, 6th of 7, 20 1/4l behind Flower Of Love (9-0) at Chester 1m 2f mdn stks (4) gs in Sep.
Ten Rocks 14-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 14 1/2l behind Tadaawol (9-5) at Newcastle 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Adalene 5-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, effort when not much room on inner inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Brodie (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Bossa Nova 66-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, last of 17, 13 3/4l behind Materialistic (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn fll stks (2) gs in Oct.
The Grey Hobbit Shirocco filly out of Princess Pivotal.
