tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no response 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out
raced keenly, held up in last pair, headway between horses 2f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, lost 2nd towards finish
raced keenly, held up in rear, headway far side of group over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
tracked leaders far side of group, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and outpaced inside final 2f, no chance after
chased winner until inside final furlong, soon weakened
made all, ridden and came clear over 1f out, ran on strongly, unchallenged
Thirsk runner-up Swift Salian is preferred to Doddie's Impact while the remainder make their handicap debuts. Of those, STATE OF DESIRE is persevered with over a mile after returning a losing favourite Sandown and the Godolphin charge gets the vote having been subsequently gelded. Sea The Dream placed over today’s trip at Newcastle while Charming Whisper won over 7f at Yarmouth earlier and makes more appeal than Monsieur Melee.
State Of Desire 7-4fav (9-7) Went right start, chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Defiance (9-7) at Sandown 1m mdn stks (4) gs in Aug.
Sea The Dream 9-2 (9-7) Led, raced keenly, pushed along 2f out, headed over 1f out, ran on same pace, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Golden West (9-7) at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Aug.
Charming Whisper 6-1 (9-8) Chased leader, tracked leaders when groups merged halfway, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Lambert (9-4) at Yarmouth 7f stks (4) gd in Aug.
Monsieur Melee 9-2 (9-7) Slowly into stride, off the pace towards rear, switched left and good headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, went 3rd inside final 100 yards, nearest finish, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Gone Rogue (9-5) at Musselburgh 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Aug.
Doddie's Impact 11-1 (9-5) Raced wide, chased leaders, pushed along turning in, ridden 2f out, soon hung right and weakened, 5th of 9, 9 1/4l behind Spanish Blaze (9-5) at Sandown 7f (4) gd in Sep.
Swift Salian (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Handy, pushed along and led 2f out, ridden and faced challenge over 1f out, headed over 110 yards out, no extra, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Making Dreams (9-11) at Thirsk 1m (5) gd in Sep.