towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong
prominent, ridden over 1f out, no extra
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, one pace
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt, always behind
led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well
towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon led, headed inside final furlong, no extra
prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Transferring form from National Hunt to the Flat and vice versa can be a difficult aspect of punting but if FRIGHTENED RABBIT can display a reasonable percentage of the ability he's revealed over hurdles during the summer then he'll be hard to beat here off such a lowly perch. He's notched two wins and a second over timber in that period and will have no problem with the soft ground. He is a risk worth taking. Majeste has been in good form this season and the course winner always seems to enjoy his days out here and rates a leading contender. Gravity Wave and Imogen Mathias are proving a useful combination and complete the shortlist along with Bollin Ted.
Gravity Wave (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) hvy in Aug beating Elsie Violet (10-10) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Bollin Ted 6-1 (11-0) Prominent, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Rosy Ryan (9-11) at Beverley 1m hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Majeste 9-1 (10-0) Mid-division, headway 9f out, switched left 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Near Kettering (9-11) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Grandscape 16-1 (10-3) Slowly away, in touch 8f out, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 16, 8 1/4l behind Breathable (10-6) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Knightly Spirit 20-1 (9-13) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 15 1/2l behind Kwanza (9-4) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Can Can Sixty Two 15-2 (9-2) Raced keenly, led early, prominent, lost place over 2f out, last of 8, 13l behind Three Castles (8-6) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Aug.
Iolani (GER) 7-1 (9-12) In touch, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 4th of 16, 3 3/4l behind Breathable (10-6) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Bold Statement (IRE) 100-1 (9-8) Raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened inside final 3f, tailed off, last of 5, 26 1/2l behind First Flight (9-8) at Catterick 1m 4f stks (6) sft in Aug.
Hugoigo 3-1jfav (9-3) Held up in rear, outpaced over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Clearance (9-6) at Ayr 1m 7f hcp (6) hvy in Aug.
Excalibur (POL) 33-1 (9-2) In touch, headway 3f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 17l behind Stormin Norman (9-9) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Frightened Rabbit (USA) 3-1 (11-6) Disputed lead until went on 4th, soon clear, made rest, ridden after last, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Jul beating Richard Strauss (11-12) by 10l, 11 ran.
Lucky Icon (IRE) 20-1 (10-9) Tracked leader, disputed after 2nd and led next, pushed along after 2 out and 2 lengths lead last, kept on well run-in, won at Galway 2m hcp gd in Aug beating Lever Du Soleil (10-11) by 3 1/2l, 14 ran.
