held up, pulled hard early, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, soon one pace
held up, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, weakened over 3f out
mid-division, never on terms
behind, headway over 4f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
held up, headway over 6f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, soon weakened
in touch, lost place over 3f out
held up mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, stayed on same pace
mid-division, headway over 4f out, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra
prominent, lost place over 3f out
in touch, effort over 3f out, soon faded
held up, never dangerous
Royal Melbourne gets the vote here with Lake Wakitipu and Parchment rating the main dangers. The selection was a fair second behind Fossgate last time out, looks sure to be suited by the longer trip and off the same mark here he looks the value bet in an open affair. Parchment rates the main danger on his latest third behind Let It Be but that form has since been let down and with this in mind he looks worth taking on. Lake Wakitipu is another that could go well on his best form but he just gave the impression the handicapper had caught up with him when fifth behind Merrymaker. Planters Punch was fourth behind Cleaver last time and is another with place claims but he is very one paced. Of the remainder Dan's Heir has dropped to a handy mark and could go well at a price but for the winner we return to Royal Melbourne to small stakes.
Parchment (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, driven 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Let It Be (9-10) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sept.
Royal Melbourne (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Fossgate (9-10) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug.
Lake Wakatipu 9-2 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 2f out, every chance 1f out, no extra towards finish, 5th of 8, 3l behind Merrymaker (9-9) at Chester 2m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Planters Punch (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, one pace final 2f, 4th of 14, 7l behind Cleaver (9-11) at Hamilton 1m 3f app hcp (6) gs in Sept.
Jumeirah Scarer 14-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, no impression approaching final furlong, 7th of 15, 10l behind Esprit de Corps (9-1) at Redcar 1m 6f hcap (5) gf in Sept.
Dan's Heir 40-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along, headway over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 7th of 15, 10l behind Let It Be (9-10) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sept.
Onyergo (IRE) 11-1 (9-4) Prominent, ridden along over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 15, 12l behind Let It Be (9-10) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sept.
Whoopsie 28-1 (9-1) Led 1f, remained in touch, ridden over 4f out, soon lost touch, 14th of 16, 49l behind Desert Storm (9-10) at Yarmouth 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sept.
Valeureux 66-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 15, 16l behind Esprit de Corps (9-1) at Redcar 1m 6f hcap (5) gf in Sept.
Next Flight (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Pressed leader 8f out, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 10l behind Jackie Kiely (9-11) at Southwell 1m 6f banded stk (7) fbs in Feb.
Three Boars 50-1 (9-0) Behind until kept on final 2f, never nearer, 8th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Master Nimbus (9-3) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Aug.
True (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Held up, headway over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 5th of 15, 5l behind Let It Be (9-10) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sept.
Urban Freeway (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) Prominent, ridden along over 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 15, 19l behind Let It Be (9-10) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sept.
Zeydnaa (IRE) 28-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden and weakened over 3f out, tailed off, last of 11, well behind Incursion (9-7) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Sept.
Dimashq 14-1 (8-12) Prominent, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, 20l behind Fair Spin (8-12) at Ripon 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Aug.
