held up in rear, ridden 3f out, soon no chance
always prominent, ridden to lead and hung right from well over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
soon lned, headed over 6f out, led over 4f out until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always prominent, ridden to ch allenge over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner
led early, in touch, progress to lead on stand side over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly, soon pressing leader, led over 6f out, ran slightly wide on bend and headed over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
in rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
in rear, pushed along 3f out, never near leaders
Nonrunner
RIVER CAPTAIN stepped up on the form he had shown previously in maidens when landing a nursery at Salisbury in August, being by mudlark Captain Rio, the testing ground should not inconvenience Sylvester Kirk's colt and he gets the vote ahead of Penton Hook and Musical Maze. The last mentioned has shown her liking for soft ground, notably when landing a Beverley nursery last time and Mark Brisbourne's filly has to be respected, although she has more to do off a 5lb higher mark today. Bright Enough was good value for her win at Kempton last time but she has disappointed on testing ground before so she looks best watched. Richard Hannon's runners continue in good heart so Arushore is worthy of a mention but he would need to improve on all known form to trouble the judge. Peter Winkworth's Penton Hook has shown a reasonable level of form in all three starts, including on a soft surface, and he could be of interest on his debut in a nursery but River Captain has solid claims and he is preferred.
In Transit (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 12, 4l behind Highland Storm (8-7) at Newmarket 1m 2yo hcp (4) gd in Aug.
River Captain (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, driven to lead over 1f out, in command final furlong, stayed on well, won at Salisbury 7f 2yo hcp (5) gs in Aug beating River Dee (9-0) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.
Bright Enough 5-1jt-fav (9-5) Made all, drew clear final 2f, driven right out, won at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp (6) pol beating Hold The Bucks (9-1) by 8l, 14 ran.
Musical Maze 6-1 (8-4) Made virtually all, ridden over 2f out, kept on gamely final furlong, won at Beverley 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug beating Digger Derek (8-8) by 1l, 10 ran.
Arushore (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance from 1f out, no extra near finish, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Red Reef (8-8) at Salisbury 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.
Daily Planet (IRE) 66-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders until weakened 2f out, 11th of 18, 17l behind Orsippus (8-10) at Goodwood 1m 2yo mdn auc (5) sft in Aug.
Cherry Belle (IRE) 15-2 (7-13) Towards rear, soon ridden along, some late headway but never reached challenging position, 6th of 11, 7l behind Dougie Peel (8-11) at Catterick 7f 2yo sll (6) gs in Aug.
Lyonesse 16-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, 14th of 16, 22l behind Dark Lane (8-11) at Newmarket 6f 2yo aut (2) gf in Aug.
Penton Hook 6-1 (8-9) Led far side group to 1f out, rallied gamely near finish, just failed, 2nd of 14, shd behind Tombov (8-8) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) gs in Aug.
