held up in rear, not much room 1st, not fluent 5th, headway when mistake 3 out, soon bumped, weakened before last
held up towards rear, raced keenly, headway 2 out, soon switched right, ran on well flat, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner
mid-division, not fluent 3rd, ridden and struggling 5th, mistake next, pulled up after 3 out
never going well, always in rear
pressed leader, led before 3 out, soon headed and hung left, weakened quickly, pulled up before 2 out
behind, ridden and struggling 5th
mistakes, not much room 1st, always behind
chasing leaders when blundered 1st, in rear after, switched outside when mistake 2nd, ridden and last when mistake 4th, pulled up before 5th
chased leaders, not fluent 6th, mistake 2 out, weakening when mistake last
mid-division, headway on outside after 3 out, 4th 2 out, weakened last
led, not fluent 5th, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, some headway when not much room after 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
chased leaders, led 3 out, stayed on flat, driven out
chased leaders, challenged after 3 out, held from last, lost 2nd towards finish
chased leaders, 3rd when not fluent 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on same pace flat
A number of these are fit from the Flat. Isle of Wolves, Spice War and Ventura Magic are on that list and Lilypad won over timber at Newton Abbot and Uttoxeter before running down the field on Tapeta. Fume took a big step forward in his first handicap over a bit further here last month while Glimpse Of Gold is unpenalised after winning a conditionals’ race at Uttoxeter earlier this week. Three-year-olds are always worth a second look in handicaps at this time of year as they get a massive weight-for-age allowance and HISTORIC HEART (NAP) had his victory at Sedgefield boosted when the second bolted up over this track and trip next time. Nigel Hawke’s unexposed gelding looks worth sticking with.
Cristal Spirit 22-1 (11-8) Mistake 1st, always towards rear, 11th of 14, 22 3/4l behind Flight Deck (11-7) at Newbury 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Vorashann (FR) 25-1 (9-7) Always towards rear of mid-dvision, 8th of 11, 18 1/2l behind Author's Dream (9-3) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Phoenix Dawn 18-1 (9-3) Held up in mid-division, dropped to rear 10f out, pulled up over 5f out, at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Vlannon 12-1 (8-9) Never travelled in rear, some late minor headway, 7th of 12, 19 1/2l behind Red Secret (9-8) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Torolight 25-1 (11-0) Mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, headway chasing leaders before next, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 12, 24 1/2l behind Get Back Get Back (11-7) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Shanroe Tic Tec (IRE) 11-1 (10-9) Held up, never dangerous, 9th of 13, 31 1/4l behind Le Cameleon (11-3) at Stratford 2m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Artistic Language 3-1 (10-12) In touch, headway to track leaders 3rd, pushed along and hit 3 out, weakened next, 7th of 9, dist behind Beat Box (10-12) at Newcastle 2m mdn (5) sft in Jan.
Lilypad (IRE) 7-2 (10-4) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 24 3/4l behind Nikolayeva (9-11) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Isle of Wolves 18-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind En Famille (9-6) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Spice War 5-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, switched right 3f out, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f, 4th of 11, 6l behind Tribal Commander (9-11) at Chepstow 2m hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Ventura Magic 20-1 (9-9) Held up, pushed along 2f out, never near leaders, 8th of 12, 11 1/2l behind Capricorn Prince (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Fume (IRE) 11-4jfav (11-11) Held up in touch, raced keenly, took closer order 3 out, switched right to challenge approaching 2 out, switched left and pushed along before last, strongly ridden after last, ran on well towards line, 2nd of 10, nk behind Nachi Falls (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Zoltan Varga 4-1 (11-12) Mid-division on inside, headway into 2nd after 3 out, ridden and hung left before the last, stayed on from last, always held, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind The Tin Miner (11-12) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Glimpse Of Gold 10-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd 6th, led after 2 out, driven out, won at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gd in Sep beating Rob Royal (11-11) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Historic Heart (IRE) 11-4 (10-10) Handy, dived at 2 out, led and edged right before last, hung right and carried rival towards stands rail towards finish, all out, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f (4) gd in Aug beating Talking About You (10-3) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
