steadied start, waited with in rear, headway out wide over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, edged left and led towards finish
held up off the pace in last pair, pushed along and outpaced as pace lifted 4f out, headway on inside over 1f out, plodded on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
raced in 4th, pushed along and outpaced in 5th over 2f out, weakened soon after
raced wide early, headway to lead after 2f, quickened pace 4f out, strongly pressed from over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, headed final 100 yards, soon no extra in 3rd
led for 2, tracked leaders, headway between horses over 1f out, led final 100 yards, headed and not pace of winner towards finish
tracked leader, strong challenge from over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened soon after
held up in 5th, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced keenly in last trio, never on terms
Most of these step up in distance, including Southwell winner Artisan Dancer, but CLUB MANAGER was having only his second outing of the year when scoring over 1m4f at Kempton last month and most of a 4lb rise is negated by an apprentice’s allowance. Philos completed a double before a below-par effort last time while Yarmouth runner-up Who Loves You Baby debuts on the all-weather.
Artisan Dancer (FR) 13-2 (9-3) Held up, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Eloped (9-7) by 1l, 10 ran.
Club Manager 9-4fav (9-3) Towards rear of midfield, headway 3f out, shaken up 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, cosily, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Geelong (9-13) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Gino's Girl (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to chase clear winner entering final furlong, 2nd of 3, 11l behind Red Danielle (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 2f stks (5) gf in Aug.
Philos (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) Prominent, led after 2f, headed home turn, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 6th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Robusto (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Grand Duchess Olga 15-2 (9-7) Not much room start, towards rear, driven on outside over 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Lechro (9-13) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Who Loves You Baby 13-2 (9-11) Raced wide, held up towards rear, headway 3f out, pushed along and edged left to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Churchill Rose (9-9) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Expert Bear 250-1 (9-2) Off the pace and always towards rear, 10th of 13, 14 3/4l behind Endless Power (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Jul.
Wilpena Pound (IRE) 125-1 (8-3) Tracked leaders, weakened over 4f out, tailed off, 8th of 10, dist behind Manxman (8-13) at Nottingham 2m hcp (6) hvy in Aug.
