tracked leader, tracked winner over 2f out, soon pushed along, well held and no chance over 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
chased leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
held up in mid-division, some headway towards inside over 2f out, soon beaten
held up and behind, some late headway, no threat
raced keenly towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, plugged on in well held 3rd final 2f
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
mid-division, ridden inside final 3f, weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, clear when shaken up over 1f out, easily
held up in last pair, pushed along over 3f out, plugged on in 4th final 2f
soon led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced keenly in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, plugged on final 2f
slowly away, detached throughout, tailed off
GAMESTERS ICON won a shade cosily at Ayr at the start of the month and has his ground again. He’s 5lb higher but has a 3lb claimer on board again and a follow-up could be on the cards. Lady Alavesa looks a big danger as she’s overdue another success but she has been racing over further in general this year. Top weight Capriolette is not out of this while hurdler Hijran could figure if fully wound-up. Jungle Juice is another to consider but last week’s Leicester winner was engaged yesterday at that track.
Capriolette (IRE) 11-4fav (9-10) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden to challenge when hampered twice inside final furlong, weakened and eased, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Mandocello (9-4) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Rollicking (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Awkwardly away, raced keenly and always towards rear, never on terms, last of 11, 7 1/2l behind Bobby Biscuit (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Jungle Juice (IRE) 28-1 (8-6) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish, 7th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Dutch Treat (9-5) at Newmarket 7f hcp fll (3) gs in Oct.
Lady Alavesa 11-2 (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Fannie By Gaslight (9-3) at Chester 1m 2f hcp fll (4) sft in Sep.
Incentive 20-1 (9-12) Chased leaders on outside, pushed along 3f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 10, 7l behind Espresso Freddo (9-6) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Vixen (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Prominent, led 6f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Purgatory (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Hijran (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway before 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 16, 15 1/4l behind Cubswin (11-6) at Haydock 2m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Diamond Shower (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Keen close up in 4th, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, last of 4, 3 1/4l behind Amorously (9-7) at Bath 1m hcp fll (5) fm in Sep.
Gamesters Icon 4-1fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Ayr 1m hcp (6) sft in Oct beating Highway To Heaven (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Triple Nickle (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) In touch, headway on outside over 3f out, weakened over 1f out,, 7th of 12, 26 1/2l behind Fannie By Gaslight (9-3) at Chester 1m 2f hcp fll (4) sft in Sep.
Milan Reef (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Made all, ridden over 2f out, pressed briefly inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Leicester 7f hcp (6) hvy in Oct beating Field of Vision (8-13) by 2l, 10 ran.
Born To Please 33-1 (10-7) Headway to lead after 1f, pushed along and headed entering final 3f, soon lost 2nd, weakened inside final 2f, lost modest 4th towards finish, 5th of 7, 11l behind Lightly Squeeze (11-9) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Plissken 50-1 (8-11) Held up, struggling over 4f out, well behind final 2f, 9th of 10, dist behind Milan Reef (9-3) at Leicester 7f hcp (6) hvy in Oct.
J'ouvert (IRE) 40-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, quickly lost place over 2f out, eased, 11th of 12, dist behind Fannie By Gaslight (9-3) at Chester 1m 2f hcp fll (4) sft in Sep.
