close up, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden approaching final furlong, faded inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace
close up, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on one pace
dwelt towards rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, lost place quickly over 3f out, soon pulled up
tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened over 2f out
slowly away, in rear, never on terms
held up, headway 2f out, switched wide entering final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on
Alignak hasn’t raced since winning this contest last year and shares the same rating as ALOUNAK (NAP). The latter won the Old Newton Cup at Haydock before finishing third in the Ebor and a bold bid is expected back at this level. The latter’s stablemate Invite came up short in the Italian Oaks and takes on older horses for the first time but Throne Hall showed signs of a return to form when second at York and makes more appeal than Wells Farhh Go. The rest have plenty to find on these terms including the Irish raider Dhabyah.
Alfred Boucher 16-1 (9-5) Mid division, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, no headway, 5th of 8, 6l behind Teona (8-6) at Windsor 1m 3f lst stks (1) gf in Aug.
Alignak 6-4fav (9-3) Chased leader, ridden to challenge 3f out, led over 1f out, kept on well, won at Chester 1m 4f lst stks (1) gd in Sep beating Morando (9-3) by 1l, 5 ran.
Alounak (FR) 33-1 (9-8) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway well over 2f out, chased leaders and every chance 1f out, kept on well, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 20, 1 1/2l behind Sonnyboyliston (9-8) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Throne Hall 9-1 (9-5) Prominent, chased leader 5f out, ridden to lead narrowly over 2f out, headed 2f out, ran on final furlong, 2nd of 15, nk behind Sam Cooke (8-10) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Wells Farhh Go (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Led, kept wide for about 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 4th of 5, 13 1/4l behind Spanish Mission (9-4) at York 1m 6f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in May.
Winter Reprise (FR) 20-1 (8-13) Midfield, headway on inside rail over 4f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, close up entering final furlong, weakened close home, 8th of 20, 4 3/4l behind Johnny Drama (8-13) at York 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Dhabyah 14-1 (9-5) Held up in mid-division on inside, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 24l behind Save A Forest (8-8) at Newmarket 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) gd in Jul.
Vindolanda 18-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no extra and lost 2nd final 110 yards, 3rd of 10, 3 1/4l behind Second Slip (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Invite (IRE) 5-4 (8-11) Held up, mid-division, ridden and not reach leaders, 5th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Eulaila (8-11) at San Siro 1m 3f Grp 2 gd in Jun.