took keen hold, held up in last pair, dropped to last halfway, switched right to outside over 1f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, no chance with leading duo
made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on
chased winner throughout, ridden inside final furlong, kept on but always held
raced wide, chased leaders, driven into well held 3rd inside final furlong until well inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 4th
chased leaders, squeezed for room over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders on inside, ridden approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, held when hampered and snatched up well inside final furlong
restrained leaving stalls and awkwardly away, pulled hard and held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders halfway, ridden disputing 3rd when edged left over 1f out, weakening when hung left well inside final furlong
CULLODEN finally got off the mark at Musselburgh last time. He returned a clear winner and a 5lb rise may not be enough to anchor him in this modest company. Manipura went close in soft ground at Leicester recently with Andalusite three lengths behind and can race off the same mark while Tasaaboq’s win at Wolverhampton earlier this year remains his only success in 33 starts. Wattaboutsteve was narrowly beaten over 6f last month and Ryan Style is having his first start of the year.
Tasaaboq 8-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and no impression final furlong, 4th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Vincenzo Coccotti (9-8) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Culloden 4-1 (9-2) Made all, hard driven when challenged over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Musselburgh 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul beating Thornaby Princess (8-12) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Andalusite 3-1 (8-10) Led, headed over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 5, 3 3/4l behind Lady Joanna Vassa (8-9) at Leicester 5f hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Ryan Style (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Raise A Billion (8-7) at Hamilton 6f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Manipura 14-1 (8-6) Dwelt, in rear, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Lady Joanna Vassa (8-9) at Leicester 5f hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Wattaboutsteve 6-1 (8-7) Led until ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 12 1/2l behind Secret Look (9-7) at Windsor 6f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Go Charlie 14-1 (8-13) Slowly away, raced near side and behind, headway to lead near side group over 1f out, no chance with far side, 7th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Quantum Dot (9-2) at Chepstow 5f hcp (6) gf in Jul.