chased leaders, slow at 2nd and 3rd, jumped badly right at 5th, pulled up soon after
chased leaders on inner, pushed along after 3 out, held on for distant third
in rear and ridden along early, not fluent at 2nd and 3rd, tailed off after 3 out
led until after 3 out, weakened thereafter
in rear, mistake 1st, off pace, plugged on into 4th after last
mid division, mistake 2nd, not fluent 4 out, headway before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
disputed lead, took it up on bend before 2nd last, stayed on well after last, always holding 2nd
Oneonechop looks thoroughly exposed but probably sets the standard on his second in a handicap at Newton Abbot last month as Ramure failed to make the frame in three runs in France. SIR TAWEEL is a winning miler so it was a surprise to see him taken off his feet at Stratford. He will have learned plenty from that, however, and could be the value in a weak opener.
Kinghenrytheninth 14-1 (9-2) Wore net muzzle, never better than mid-division, 8th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Sir Taweel (9-8) at Windsor 1m hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Oneonechop (FR) 14-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, went 2nd on inside before 2 out, soon ridden and no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 10l behind Ragamuffin (11-2) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Risky Business (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Midfield on outer, dropped to rear before ridden after 4th, slow 4 out, tailed off 3 out, well beaten, 6th of 8, dist behind Burristo (10-12) at Stratford 2m (4) gd in Jul.
Sir Taweel (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) In rear, not fluent 1st, mistake next, went remote 5th towards finish, tailed off, 5th of 11, dist behind Fred Bear (10-12) at Stratford 2m (3) gd in Aug.
Tara Iti 28-1 (8-13) Keen close up, headway to track leader 4f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 2 1/2l behind Big Boy Bobby (9-11) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Ramure (FR) (10-5) 4th of 6, 18 1/4l behind Miss Falcon (10-7) at Compiegne 2m 1f hvy in Jun.
The Yellow Mini 28-1 (8-12) Went right and bumped start, led, headed 4f out, pushed along and tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 8th of 11, 22 1/2l behind Colinton (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Aug.