tracked leaders, outpaced 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up behind in touch, headway to track leaders 4f out, went 2nd 3f out, joined leader inside final 2f, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, pushed out
slowly into stride, held up behind in touch, outpaced 4f out, never dangerous
pressed leader, driven and lost place 3f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division in touch on inside, lost place over 6f out, outpaced 4f out, kept on under pressure final 2f, no chance with leaders
led, driven over 2f out, ridden when joined inside final 2f, headed inside final furlong, kept on but always held
mid-division, driven 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
held up behind in touch, headway 4f out, driven to chase leading pair over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on, no impression
tracked leaders, driven 3f out, ridden and one pace 2f out, no impression after
ROCKWEILLER is a soft-ground specialist who showed himself in excellent heart when staying on strongly over slightly shorter at Ayr. He's only been raised 2lb and a follow-up looks on the cards. Funky Munky won this a year ago on very heavy going and with conditions again likely to be testing he has to be on the short-list. First Sargeant has never run over the trip and may find this too taxing but Voice From Above stays and isn't badly treated if she can show the same kind of form as when successful at Hamilton in the summer.
Rockweiller 11-2 (9-4) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden to lead 3f out, driven out, won at Ayr 1m 5f hcp 0-65 (6) sft beating Harrison's Cave (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Bulas Belle 9-2 (9-1) Held up in rear, driven and outpaced over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 6, 4l behind Sov (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Sep.
First Sargeant 7-4fav (9-4) 7th of 12, 22l behind Sexy Secret (8-8) at Kempton 1m 2f stks 0-55 (6) pol in Sep.
Voice From Above (IRE) 20-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, lost place well over 4f out, 10th of 12, 7l behind Titus Bolt (8-10) at Musselburgh 1m 5f hcp (3) gd.
Omid 10-1 (9-4) Soon detatched in rear, never a factor, 8th of 10, 37l behind Barnacle (8-7) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jun '13.
Funky Munky 9-2 (9-0) Led, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 7l behind Father Shine (9-0) at Ayr 1m 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in May.
Think 13-2 (10-1) Held up mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 19l behind Tamayuz Magic (10-4) at Beverley 1m 2f am hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Sep.
Fickle Feelings (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 3f out, ridden well over 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 16l behind Tete Orange (9-1) at Yarmouth 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Jul.
Sound Of Life (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, driven over 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f, 3rd of 6, 10l behind Leaderene (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jul.