held up near side, pushed along 2f out, made no impression from over 1f out
chased leaders near side, ridden for effort over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
held up far side, pushed along over 2f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong
quickly away and led near side group, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leaders far side, nudged along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong
prominent far side, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on but no match for winner
held up near side, ridden for effort over 1f out, plugged on final furlong
tracked leader near side, ridden along over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
midfield far side, ridden to challenge and led over 1f out, went clear final furlong, comfortably
missed break, held up far side, pushed along 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
Most of the leading contenders handle soft going. Wrenthorpe has been raised 5lb for winning at Nottingham and is upped in class but Mighty Spirit placed off today’s mark at York last time. Came From The Dark struggled over 6f at York on his latest start and will appreciate the return to the minimum trip but ISHVARA gets another chance having gone close behind stablemate Blue De Vega in this grade at Leicester earlier in the month. Orvar ran below par in soft ground when last in action but beat Wrenthorpe at Chester back in August.
Came From The Dark (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, raced towards near side, headway chasing leaders halfway, weakened over 2f out, 16th of 21, 12l behind Gulliver (9-7) at York 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Rayong 22-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Justanotherbottle (9-4) at Catterick 5f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Ishvara 18-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, behind, switched right and headway over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, ran on, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Blue De Vega (9-7) at Leicester 5f hcp (2) hvy in Oct.
Wrenthorpe 9-2 (9-4) Raced keenly, made virtually all, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Nottingham 5f hcp (3) sft in Oct beating Free Love (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Orvar (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden and effort over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, well beaten final furlong, 16th of 20, 10 1/4l behind Muscika (9-2) at York 5f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Abel Handy (IRE) 16-1 (9-12) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Rock Boy Grey (9-5) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Victory Angel (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, last of 5, 5l behind Makanah (9-5) at Musselburgh 5f stks (3) sft in Oct.
Mighty Spirit (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, edged right over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 20, 1 1/4l behind Muscika (9-2) at York 5f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Venturous (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, not clear run entering final furlong, no impression, 6th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Full Authority (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Tanasoq (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Led on near side rail, headed over 2f out, ridden for effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Sound Of Iona (8-10) at Doncaster 5f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Dark Shot 17-2 (8-3) Tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Justanotherbottle (9-4) at Catterick 5f hcp (2) sft in Oct.