midfield, forced wide on bend after 2f, dropped towards rear 6f out, ridden and lost touch over 4f out, soon tailed off
towards rear, ridden and losing touch over 4f out, tailed off over 3f out
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
prominent, edged wide on bend after 2f, ridden over 3f out, gradually weakened from over 2f out
pressed leader, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on gamely final furlong
keen towards rear, headway on outside halfway, ridden to press leaders over 2f out, close up over 1f out, faded final furlong
awkward leaving stalls, towards rear, recovered to midfield 6f out, ridden over 3f out, one pace from 2f out
towards rear, pushed along briefly 5f out, ridden 4f out, still off the pace on inside 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong but could not reach winner
NonRunner
Golden Melody won on good ground over track and trip last week but it was soft going when Sunset Memory scored at Sandown and she’s preferred. Skytree has been thereabouts since winning over a longer trip at Thirsk while Life On The Rocks encounters testing going for the first time after placing in a tougher race at Beverley. Commonsensical is upped in distance but PRETTY FAIR won over today’s trip at Salisbury before struggling in Listed company in France and gets another chance handicapping for the first time.
Pretty Fair (IRE) 4-1 (8-13) Led early, headed 2f out, eased, last of 8, 25 1/4l behind Ricla (8-13) at ParisLongchamp 1m 4f lst stks hvy in Jun.
Commonsensical 3-1 (9-3) Disputed lead early, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, no impression, well held from over 1f out, last of 3, 7l behind Tasfeeq (9-7) at Bath 1m hcp (4) fm in Sep.
Rewired 9-2 (9-5) Led, driven at 3f, headed at 2f, kept on inside final furlong and rallied close home, 4th of 8, 2l behind Crema Inglesa (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Life On The Rocks (IRE) 11-2 (8-2) Held up in 4th, pushed along over 2f out, headway well over 1f out, kept on into 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 4l behind Barn Owl (8-10) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Skytree 3-1 (9-7) Raced wide until joined main group and 2nd 9f out, challenged from 3f out, ridden to lead narrowly 2f out, headed and outpaced towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1/2l behind Saratoga Gold (9-1) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Golden Melody (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on well to lead shortly before line, won at Chester 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gd in Sep beating No Nay Bella (9-11) by hd, 8 ran.
Havana Party 2-1jfav (9-4) Raced in 4th, pushed along over 3f out, some headway under 3f out, kept on same pace until no extra and weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 7l behind Under Fox (8-11) at Hamilton 1m hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Two Brothers 13-8fav (9-7) Held up, pushed along over 3f out, kept on steadily from under 2f out, ran on into 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 1/4l behind George Bancroft (9-3) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Sunset Memory 16-1 (9-2) Made all, joined at 3f, asked for an effort and kept on at 2f, won going away inside final furlong, won at Sandown 1m 2f hcp fll (5) sft in Sep beating Lochanthem (9-4) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
