broke well, led early, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
son led, made rest, clear inside final furlong, kept on well
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
close up, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders in 5th place, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, no chance with winner
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
in rear, headway over 1f out, no impression
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out on outer, weakened inside final furlng
Nonrunner
JOE’S SPIRIT has the proven form in handicaps with a cosy two-length win over 7f here last month and gets the nod on that form. Cool Spirit, Yafta and Shaya all won novice races on their latest starts while Pilkington made a winning debut at Newcastle and has faced tougher assignments than this subsequently. Declarationoflove and Ghayadh also drop in class while the likes of Faraasah, Jupiter and Moseeb all go handicapping for the first time and may well improve.
Joe's Spirit (IRE) 15-8fav (9-2) Made all, ridden 2f out, clear inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Chelmsford City 7f (4) pol in Aug beating Kit Marlowe (9-7) by 2l, 6 ran.
Yafta 4-5fav (9-2) Raced keenly, made virtually all, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on well, won at Bath 6f stks (5) gd in Aug beating Expecting (9-2) by 3l, 8 ran.
Declarationoflove (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden and lost touch over 2f out, 7th of 8, 13 3/4l behind Invincible Army (9-1) at Kempton 6f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Sep.
Faraasah (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 22, 7 1/2l behind Laugh A Minute (8-12) at Doncaster 7f stks (2) gs in Sep.
Amazing Alice 7-1 (9-3) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 6, 3 3/4l behind Cape Bunting (9-3) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (2) pol in Sep.
Mraseel (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, effort when not clear run over 1f out, switched right, ran on, never reached winner, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Tulip Fever (9-6) at Yarmouth 6f (4) gf in Aug.
Ghayadh 28-1 (8-6) Mid-division, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, never on terms, 10th of 17, 9 1/4l behind Demons Rock (9-2) at York 6f (2) gs in Aug.
Jupiter 5-1 (9-5) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Society Power (9-5) at Lingfield 6f mdn stks (5) gs in Sep.
Guzman (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Nobleman's Nest (8-13) at Doncaster 7f (2) sft in Sep.
Milton Road 8-1 (9-9) In rear, headway on inside over 1f out, chased leaders when not clear run and switched right inside final furlong, ridden and stayed on to chase front pair towards finish, always held, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Central City (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f (5) pol in Sep.
Moseeb (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Went right start, raced wide in touch, pushed along chasing leaders 2f out, one pace and no impression when hung right final furlong, 6th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Corinthia Knight (9-10) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Aug.
Shaya (IRE) 13-8fav (8-11) Always prominent, led 2f out, pressed and flashed tail well inside final furlong, pulled out extra close home, won at Chester 6f stks (4) hvy in Sep beating Gabrial The Saint (9-2) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Cool Spirit 1-2fav (9-2) Made all, ridden 1f out, edged right when hard pressed inside final furlong, held on towards finish, won at Catterick 5f stks (5) gd in Aug beating Paco Escostar (8-11) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Pilkington 9-2 (9-8) Held up towards rear in 6th, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 10, 11 1/2l behind One Minute (9-3) at York 5f stks (3) gf in Jul.
