tracked leaders out wide, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear on inside, steady headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led close home
pulled hard in mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders over 7f out, led over 6f out, headed 2f out, came wide and lost 2nd turning in, 4th and no impression final furlong
raced keenly, held up towards rear, ridden and some headway between horses over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, never involved
never closer than mid-division
slowly away, raced keenly in last pair, never involved
mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd turning in, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed close home
chased leader until 7f out, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakening when hung left over 1f out
started very slowly, behind, headway on inside over 1f out, plugged on final furlong, never threatened
led over 3f, tracked leader, led again on inside 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd and weakened towards finish
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Cryptos Dream won at Brighton before reverting to her more usual moderate form while El Royale’s best efforts so far have been over a mile and he finished behind third-placed Egoiste over track and trip back in May. The latter has a shout on that form but a chance is taken that LIGHTNING SPARK improves further after a much better effort at Wolverhampton on a recent handicap debut.
Iftikhaar (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Close up, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, dist behind Silastar (9-9) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Apr.
Egoiste (USA) 28-1 (11-2) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened from 2f out, 7th of 12, 19 3/4l behind Always Fearless (11-5) at Salisbury 1m hcp (6) gd in Aug.
El Royale 13-2 (9-6) Close up, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon headed, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Bo Taifan (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Young Winston 5-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, soon outpaced, never dangerous after, 4th of 10, 9l behind Cryptos Dream (9-1) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Lightning Spark 33-1 (9-4) Raced wide in touch, pushed along and effort 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Lawmans Blis (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Anna Aurelia 50-1 (9-8) Prominent, outpaced 3f out and lost touch, last of 14, dist behind The Pug (9-8) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Our Land 100-1 (9-3) Towards rear, never on terms, last of 12, 19 1/2l behind Thewaytothestars (10-0) at Windsor 1m hcp (6) gd in Aug.
James Bradley 10-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Bo Taifan (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Lady Clemmie 11-1 (9-2) Took keen hold, held up rear of mid-division, well beaten over 1f out, 9th of 12, 11 1/4l behind Frankfreya (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Two Plus Two (IRE) 22-1 (8-9) Pulled hard, close-up, nudged along 3f out, lost position and eased 2f out, 8th of 9, 27 1/4l behind Send In The Clouds (9-6) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Trackman 200-1 (9-5) In rear, asked for effort 3f out, weakened from over 1f out, 14th of 15, 28 3/4l behind Crack Shot (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Cryptos Dream (IRE) 9-4fav (9-4) Raced wide, tracked leaders after 2f, headway and prominent 3f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 7 1/2l behind We Still Believe (9-3) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
