chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace to threaten leaders
chased leading trio on outside, ridden 2f out, sustained run from over 1f out, driven and stayed on to lead final 150 yards
soon pushed along in 5th, under pressure halfway, weakened soon after
led, strongly pressed and kept on from 2f out, kept advantage until headed inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards
held up in last trio, outpaced halfway soon struggling in rear, tailed off and eased
raced wide in last trio, ridden and weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, some headway on inside 2f out, never in contention
steadied start, held up in 6th on inside, some headway under pressure 2f out, never going pace to get competitive
A tricky little maiden to judge were LABORE is given a tentative vote. Marco Botti's charge has improved in two starts and wasn't that far off at Redcar on the latest of those and the same amount of improvement might be enough. Rowan Ridge sets the standard and should handle this track having run well at Epsom previously. The form from his last race looks good so a big run is expected. Ralph Beckett's Norse Wing showed promise on debut and should come on for the run while Captain Sharpe is given a chance on the pick of his runs but might be exposed in this company. A race with more questions than answers but Labore is at least progressive.
Captain Sharpe 100-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, driven and stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Fly By White (8-12) at Brighton 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) gd.
Labore 28-1 (9-3) Held up in touch and keen, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Lady Gar Gar (8-12) at Redcar 7f 2yo mdn (4) gs.
My Vindication (USA) 28-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace, 6th of 17, 9l behind Fulgur (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2yo mdn (4) sft.
Rowan Ridge 66-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind John Biscuit (9-3) at Epsom Downs 7f 2yo mdn aut (4) gd in Aug.
Street Band (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Tracked leader far side, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 6th of 17, 7l behind Earl Of Leitrim (9-3) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sep.
Awesome Asset (USA) 6-1 (9-0) Always in rear, 10th of 12, 17l behind Sweet Cecily (9-0) at Newmarket 6f 2yo fll mdn (4) gf in Jun.
Norse Wing 15-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, behind, headway on outside 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 10, 5l behind Masaraat (9-0) at Bath 1m 2yo flls mdn auc stks (5) gd in Aug.
Plug In Baby 100-1 (8-11) Always towards rear, 9th of 12, 19l behind Flood Plain (9-0) at Salisbury 7f 2yo fll mdn (5) gs.
Sandtail (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 10th of 13, 7l behind Zing Wing (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) pol in Sep.
King Cobra (IRE) 17-2 (9-5) Dwelt, raced centre, behind, pushed along before halfway, weakened soon after, 15th of 16, 37l behind Prophet In A Dream (9-7) at Nottingham 6f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) sft.
