tracked leaders, went 2nd home turn until over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
off the pace and always towards rear, behind and struggling home turn, tailed off
steadied start, held up towards rear, ran wide on paddock bend, taken very wide in back straight, headway tracking leaders after halfway, went 2nd 4f out until home turn, went to near side rail in home straight, soon hampered and lost place, no chance after
tracked winner, pushed along and lost 2nd home turn, chased leaders, went 2nd again over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace no chance with winner
steadied start, held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, went modest 3rd inside final 2f
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, some headway in centre and driven along 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
made all, led field towards near side in home straight, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on gamely, unchallenged
mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, towards rear and no chance after
held up towards rear of mid-division, headway centre course over 2f out, hung left and weakened inside final 2f
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Brian Ellison sent out last year’s winner and THE DANCING POET has now won four times here after scoring on soft going over track and trip last time. A 4lb rise is reduced by and apprentice’s allowance and he can go in again. Squeezebox and Shazam have winning form over 1m2f and the latter has gone close over this longer trip in the past while Sanction also scored over 1m2f at Nottingham on her handicap debut. Ring Fenced and Heathen have won on the all-weather this year and Molinari slips further down the weights.
Molinari (IRE) 18-1 (9-13) Tracked leaders, ridden well over 1f out and edged left, stayed on same pace, 4th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Invisible Friend (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Ring Fenced 4-1 (9-8) Raced wide, tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 3l behind Thefastnthecurious (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Jan.
Heathen 18-1 (9-12) Slowly away, detached in rear early, headway and ridden 2f out, no extra 1f out, 6th of 8, 8l behind Circuit Breaker (9-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Squeezebox (IRE) 3-1fav (9-12) Keen, soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Forest Demon (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Don't Look Back 20-1 (9-13) Prominent, ridden 2f out, rallied from 1f out, took eighth in bunch finish behind front four, 8th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Fleur De Mer (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
The Dancing Poet 10-3jfav (10-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along and went 2nd well over 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on to lead final 110 yards, won going away, won at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Sep beating Tiberio Force (9-1) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Sanction 9-2 (9-9) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, challenged inside final furlong, ran on, readily, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Aug beating Anieres Girl (9-5) by 1l, 11 ran.
Peripeteia 13-2 (9-13) Mid-division, pushed along into 4th 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon faded, 4th of 11, 8 1/2l behind The Dancing Poet (10-0) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Sep.
Mascani (IRE) 11-2 (9-11) Held up in mid-division, some headway 2f out, no impression, 6th of 11, 11l behind Sanction (9-9) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Shazam (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Tracked leader, led approaching 2f out, shaken up and quickened 2 lengths clear approaching final furlong, soon edged left, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Wynter Wildes (10-1) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp fll (4) gd in Sep.
Tommaso (IRE) 22-1 (8-13) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never on terms, 9th of 11, 16 3/4l behind Atacama Desert (9-12) at York 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
