dwelt, in rear, reminders 5f out, never involved
pressed, leader, driven to lead 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
held up in touch on inside, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge, weakened inside final 100 yards
slowly into stride, behind, driven over 3f out, chased leaders under pressure on outside 2f out, ridden and stayed on into 2nd well inside final furlong, no impression with winner
tracked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, soon challenged, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well
led, driven and headed 2f out, kept on same pace, ridden and no impression in 4th inside final furlong
Mickey is upped in class off a higher mark after scoring at Haydock and HUMBLE GRATITUDE (NAP) is preferred. The latter finished well ahead of Gabrial The Wire and a below par Sha La La La Lee when scoring over track and trip last month and Ian Williams’ charge ran as well as could be expected back here last time when drawn on the outside. He gets another chance in this. Smile A Mile is another to consider after placing at Thirsk a week ago but Spirit Warning never figured at York recently having won at Windsor before that.
Sha La La La Lee 9-4fav (10-0) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, last of 10, 14l behind Humble Gratitude (9-0) at Chester 1m hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Smile A Mile (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) With leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd place towards finish, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Irreverent (9-0) at Thirsk 1m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
King's Pavilion (IRE) 8-1 (9-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Mikmak (9-6) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) hvy in Aug.
Humble Gratitude 16-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, pushed along and progress on outside over 1f out, ridden when edged left well inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 5th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Oh This Is Us (9-10) at Chester 1m hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Spirit Warning 16-1 (8-13) Keen tracking leaders, pushed along and weakened over 2f out, 15th of 16, 6 1/4l behind Pogo (9-3) at York 1m hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Gabrial The Wire 22-1 (8-3) Held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden final furlong, never dangerous, 9th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Oh This Is Us (9-10) at Chester 1m hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Mickey (IRE) 11-2 (10-2) Held up in mid division, headway on outside chasing leaders over 3f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Haydock 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Global Spirit (9-11) by 1l, 12 ran.
