always in rear, eased 3f out, virtually pulled up
raced wide held up, pushed along 4f out, never on terms
close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
led, clear with one other 8f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
held up, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, chased clear winner entering final furlong
tracked leader, clear with leader 8f out, led over 2f out, soon clear, hung left over 1f out, comfortable
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Robert Fitzroy showed real battling qualities when fighting back to score by a short-head at Yarmouth and loves the fast ground. STORMIN TOM had dropped to a lowly mark when landing a Class 4 handicap over this trip at Ripon and with just 1lb extra to contend with can gain his ninth career victory. Kensington Art has yet to win and was beaten 8l in a Class 6 at Beverley last time while Maghfoor is 1-24 though has dropped to his lowest ever mark as a consequence. Ninepin Bowler won a Class 6 at Hamilton in June but hasn't run well subsequently.
Moving Forward (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, hard ridden 4f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 9, 25 1/4l behind December Second (9-9) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Paris Protocol 15-2 (10-10) Always behind, lost touch 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 8, dist behind Beyondtemptation (10-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Stormin Tom (IRE) 13-2 (8-8) Led, clear 10f out, ridden and joined over 1f out, headed narrowly entering final furlong, rallied gamely to lead again final strides, won at Ripon 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Aug beating War Brigade (8-10) by ns, 6 ran.
Ninepin Bowler 8-1 (9-9) Soon led, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 7 3/4l behind Near Kettering (9-11) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Maghfoor 12-1 (9-4) Dwelt towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, nearest finish, 5th of 15, 5 1/4l behind Mr Coco Bean (10-0) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Robert Fitzroy (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) In rear, pushed along over 4f out, headway under pressure on outside 2f out, soon ridden, led narrowly entering final furlong, kept well, just held on, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Aug beating Verify (9-7) by shd, 9 ran.
Kensington Art 10-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, soon outpaced by clear winner, 2nd of 8, 8l behind Platform Nineteen (9-7) at Beverley 2m mdn hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Midnight Warrior 16-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 8 3/4l behind Metronomic (8-8) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Jul.