in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out
slowly away in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, nearest finish
headway to track leaders after 2f, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
keen close up until taken back after 2f, in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, outpaced and dropped to rear over 3f out, ridden and rallied over 2f out, not trouble leaders
tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong
soon led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out, tailed off
raced wide towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
keen tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
held up, pushed along over 3f out, never a factor
Queen Adelaide didn’t appear to enjoy the give in the ground at Yarmouth earlier this week but is preferred to Echo of the three-year-olds. Richard Strauss has been thereabouts lately but is another for whom conditions may be too testing, though he did finish ahead of Echo over 1m4f at the start of the month. Betancourt arrives in good form and was ahead of Falcon's Fire over 2m here last time but could also struggle on the ground. JAN DE HEEM was second in this last year on similar going. He’s not won this season so is 3lb lower and gets the vote.
Zig Zag (IRE) 15-2 (9-10) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 11, 21 1/4l behind So Near So Farhh (8-3) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp (6) hvy in Sep.
Jan De Heem 7-2 (9-9) Held up behind, headway over 3f out, driven to chase leaders when not clear run and switched right inside final 2f, soon ridden, went 3rd over 1f out, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 10, 5 1/4l behind Ice Galley (9-12) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Richard Strauss (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Raced wide in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leader entering final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Flower Power (9-10) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Oct.
Betancourt (IRE) 15-2 (9-5) Dwelt, mid-division, headway to lead over 1f out, caught post, 2nd of 15, shd behind Flower Power (10-4) at Catterick 2m hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Echo (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) In touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, kept on, not trouble leaders, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Flower Power (9-10) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Oct.
Falcon's Fire (IRE) 22-1 (9-6) Chased leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 6th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Flower Power (10-4) at Catterick 2m hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Foxy Lass 50-1 (11-3) Soon led, joined from before 3 out where slight mistake, soon headed and weakened next, 17th of 20, dist behind Storm Rising (11-12) at Galway 2m 1f hcp gd in Jul.
Fillydelphia (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Valkenburg (9-6) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Oct.
Legalized 4-1 (8-13) Held up behind, outpaced over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, never a threat, 9th of 11, 13 1/2l behind Betancourt (9-1) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Queen Adelaide 5-1fav (8-11) In touch, headway over 4f out to track leaders, not clear run and switched right entering final 2f, weakened final furlong, 7th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Lily Ash (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Sincerely Resdev 10-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders 5f, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, never able to challenge, 7th of 11, 8 1/4l behind General Zoff (9-7) at Beverley 2m mdn hcp (6) gf in Jul.
