tracked leading pair on inside, went between horses into 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner, lost 2nd towards finish
raced keenly towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, switched sharply right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
never closer than mid-division
steadied start, held up in rear and keen, quick move out wide chasing leaders entering home straight, pushed along over 3f out, soon outpaced, stayed on again towards finish, not pace to challenge
mid-division on inside, ridden over 3f out, weakened quickly, tailed off
raced wide towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and pressed 2f out, headed over 1f out, plugged on
pressed leader until ridden and lost 2nd over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
awkwardly away, held up in rear, never on terms
held up off the pace in last pair, ridden and hung left 2f out, 7th and held when eased inside final furlong
mid-division, good headway and switched out wide 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear, easily
It’s more than a year since Mikmak last ran over this trip but the recent Pontefract third, the senior runner in this, should be suited. Tim Easterby may have stronger claims with the Leicester winner KENTUCKY KITTEN, however, as William Buick retains the ride on the consistent three-year-old. Mafia Power has proved difficult to place and can be a tricky ride but he is on a fair mark at present so shouldn’t be far away while a case can also be made for Rainbow Jet and Maxine. The Nu Form Way has only gone up a pound for getting off the mark at Nottingham so also goes on the shortlist.
Mafia Power 4-1 (9-11) Led early, tracked leaders, switched right and went 2nd final bend, led 1f out, stayed on, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Noble Peace (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Rewired 4-1 (9-6) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 4th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Skytree (9-2) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Amy Beach (IRE) 66-1 (8-4) Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Anythingtoday (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Maxine (IRE) 17-2 (9-5) Restless in stalls, slowly into stride, soon mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Summertime Romance (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Aug.
Yulong Magicreef (IRE) 125-1 (9-1) Raced wide in touch, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Civil Law (9-8) at York 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Rainbow Jet (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Dwelt in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Kattani (9-6) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Photograph (IRE) 17-2 (9-10) Led, headed 3f out, soon ridden and weakened, 9th of 12, 14 1/2l behind Sagauteur (9-11) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Kentucky Kitten (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Raced wide prominent until led over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, ran on, won at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Oct beating Quemonda (9-11) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Sunset Memory 9-1 (9-1) Led, headed over 7f out, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Thunder Ahead (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Mikmak 9-1 (9-1) Steadied start, held up towards rear, closer in centre over 2f out, plugged on in 3rd final furlong,, 3rd of 11, 7l behind Gainsbourg (9-5) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Tommaso (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden 4f out, no impression, weakened from 2f out, last of 8, 19 1/4l behind Dr T J Eckleburg (9-3) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
The Nu Form Way (FR) 11-2 (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, stayed on to lead final strides, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Oct beating Your Love Is King (9-2) by hd, 11 ran.
