dwelt towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never nearer
held up, ridden 2f out, never nearer
soon pushed along towards rear
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no impression final furlong
switched left start in rear, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
made all, ridden and ran on
held up, ridden 2f out, never a factor
keen in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, effort entering final furlong, kept on one pace
quickly away, tracked winner until ridden approaching final furlong, soon weakened
towards rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor
NonRunner
Secret Potion isn’t badly treated but Wotadoll hasn’t won since landing this 12 months ago off a 6lb lower mark, though she has been knocking on the door and it will be a surprise if she’s not in the firing-line again. ESSAKA meets Storm Lightning on the same terms as when beaten a length at Wolverhampton last month. The latter has won off a higher mark here in the past but does most of his racing nowadays on the all-weather and Tony Carroll’s charge can reverse that recent form and record a third win here ahead of Lingfield scorer Impart and course and distance winners Ask The Guru and Dusty.
Dusty 14-1 (9-4) Raced centre, held up, never dangerous, 8th of 16, 6 1/2l behind Angel Force (9-4) at Redcar 5f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Spanish Star (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Swanton Blue (9-6) at Epsom 6f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Secret Potion 4-1 (9-6) Reared start, mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders entering final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 15, 3l behind Union Rose (9-7) at Bath 5f hcp (6) gf in Oct.
Wotadoll 11-4 (8-8) Held up, headway in centre 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Captain Lars (9-10) at Goodwood 5f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Archimedes (IRE) 7-2fav (9-2) Very slowly away, detached in rear, tailed off, last of 15, dist behind Union Rose (9-7) at Bath 5f hcp (6) gf in Oct.
Essaka (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, travelled well when not clear run and switched outside 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Storm Lightning (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Firenze Rosa (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Chased leader until halfway, chased leaders, hung right inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Captain Lars (9-10) at Goodwood 5f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Impart 6-1 (9-2) Made all, driven clear over 2f out to over 1f out, soon ridden and hard pressed, stayed on gamely when joined inside final 100 yards, just held on, won at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Prominna (8-13) by ns, 9 ran.
Frank Cool 5-2 (9-6) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 4l behind Dr Doro (9-10) at Bath 6f hcp (6) fm in Sep.
Ask The Guru 20-1 (9-1) Chased winner, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong, just held, 3rd of 9, shd behind Impart (9-2) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Rebel Heart 10-3fav (9-3) Prominent, led halfway, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 16, 2l behind Fantasy Justifier (8-10) at Chepstow 6f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Storm Lightning 33-1 (8-12) Soon outpaced in rear, ridden 2f out, still plenty to do over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, finished strongly to lead final strides, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Red Stripes (9-3) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Haveoneyerself (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, last of 11, 11 1/2l behind Broadhaven Honey (9-7) at Brighton 5f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
