chased leaders, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
raced keenly, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders near side of group, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
slowly into stride, behind, headway near side of group over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on but never going pace to challenge
raced keenly in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
chased leader, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
George Bowen, once rated 107, was racing in better company for most of last season and on his latest start at Newmarket where he wasn't beaten far and didn't get the run of the race. However, BIELSA won on his racecourse debut and on his next two starts after a break. He performed well in top handicaps last autumn and can make a successful reappearance. Glory Fighter won three times last season, all at Class 4 level, while Commanche Falls has a similar profile though he completed a Haydock double in September with a victory in this grade. Cold Stare is only 1lb higher than when landing a Class 2 handicap at Goodwood in August though appears to need give in the ground and was well beaten at Haydock on Saturday.
Bielsa (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Raced towards near side, chased leaders, kept on towards finish, not pace to challenge, 5th of 21, 4 1/4l behind Gulliver (9-7) at York 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Glory Fighter 12-1 (9-11) Prominent, ridden 2f out, led 1f out, ran on well, won at Musselburgh 5f hcp (4) sft in Oct beating Economic Crisis (8-10) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Commanche Falls 6-1 (8-13) Mid-division towards stands side, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 14, 5l behind Air Raid (9-10) at Haydock 6f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
George Bowen (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Held up in mid-division, pushed along halfway, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace and no impression final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Count Otto (8-13) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Call Me Ginger 13-2 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, no headway, 9th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Astro Jakk (9-4) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Never In Paris (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Pushed along in rear, outpaced halfway, 7th of 9, 11l behind Lincoln Park (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Cold Stare (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, 11th of 13, 11 1/4l behind Persuasion (9-8) at Haydock 7f hcp (2) gf in Apr.