tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, no impression from over 1f out
held up in rear, driven over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, took modest 4th towards finish, no chance with leaders
soon behind, struggling over 5f out, never involved
held up off the pace in 5th, ridden 2f out, headway under pressure on outside over 1f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, led narrowly inside final 100 yards, kept on
tracked leaders, driven and outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, not quite reach front pair
raced keenly, led, driven 2f out, ridden 1f out, headed narrowly inside final 100 yards, kept on
tracked leader, driven 3f out, soon ridden, every chance 2f out to over 1f out, no extra and beaten inside final furlong, lost modest 4th towards finish
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The handicapper finally took revenge over Dutch Coed last time after the Tinkler charge rattled up a hat-trick but it would be folly to exclude the Dutch Art gelding from calculations as he's gone really well here on both previous starts. Go Fox got off the mark at the 12th time of asking when scoring at Yarmouth but this looks tougher and the trio of three-year-olds at the foot of the weights look more interesting. Langholm and Melgate Majeure finished first and fourth here last month but the latter is 7lb better off now and has won since. However, FANTASTIC MS FOX has enjoyed a consistent campaign and this drop in class from a recent Sandown run could prove just the ticket.
Placebo Effect (IRE) 9-2 (9-12) In touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 15, 3 3/4l behind Mr Coco Bean (10-0) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Showboating (IRE) 20-1 (9-11) Held up off the pace in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 4th close home, no threat, 4th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Classic Charm (9-4) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Spirit Of Lund (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Behind, driven and outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, never involved, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 12 1/2l behind Northernpowerhouse (9-6) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Dutch Coed 4-1 (9-4) Led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 8 1/2l behind Four Kingdoms (9-9) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Fantastic Ms Fox 16-1 (8-5) Led after 1f, pushed along and headed over 2f out, soon outpaced, plugged on, 4th of 5, 8 1/2l behind Young Merlin (8-11) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Langholm (IRE) 11-2 (8-4) Pulled hard, led, soon clear, raced alone on inside rail in straight, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 19 1/2l behind Baasem (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Melgate Majeure 2-1fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, driven and headway over 2f out, soon ridden, led over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Sulafaat (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Briardale (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Held up and behind, progress on inside over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 19 3/4l behind Cockalorum (9-11) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Go Fox 4-1 (10-1) Close up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul beating Hidden Dream (8-9) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Lucy's Law (IRE) 14-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 4f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Indomeneo (9-5) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
