held up, some late headway, never on terms
led, strongly pressed and battled on gamely inside final furlong, headed on the nod
chased leaders near side of group, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out
steadied start and awkwardly away, held up early until headway far side of group chasing leaders 4f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
chased leader, every chance 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd inside final furlong, plugged on same pace in 3rd
chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on under pressure to lead on the nod
Not the strongest of sprints and the progressive SOME NIGHTMARE is taken to handle the step up in class having won three times this year including at Chepstow last time. William Buick takes over the reins today while Lockdown opened his account with a victory at Kempton in June but hasn’t raced since. Under Curfew’s earlier double came over 5f while Prince Of Bel Lir won on soft going back in May and Gunmetal debuts for new connections.
Theotherside (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Held up and never better than mid-division, 11th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Firmament (9-2) at Newcastle 7f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Under Curfew 16-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride and switched left start, off the pace in rear, headway out wide 2f out, soon hung left, ran on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Chipstead (9-10) at Bath 6f hcp (2) fm in Sep.
Gunmetal (IRE) 7-2 (9-13) Close up, dropped to 3rd after 2f, pushed along in 4th over 2f out, outpaced by leaders well over 1f out, plugged on again well inside final furlong but no threat, 4th of 5, 4 1/4l behind Jordan Electrics (9-4) at Hamilton 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Delagate This Lord 5-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, hung left and weakened 2f out, last of 5, 20 1/4l behind Recon Mission (9-6) at Epsom 6f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Lockdown 11-1 (9-7) Prominent, shaken up 2f out, made strong challenge over 1f out, led inside final 110 yards, ridden out and going away at the finish, won at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Jun beating Desert Boots (9-6) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
Some Nightmare (IRE) 11-4fav (9-7) Led, headed under 3f out, led again over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, went clear 1f out, pushed out final 110 yards, readily, won at Chepstow 6f hcp (6) sft in Sep beating Manumission (9-1) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Prince Of Bel Lir (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 15th of 17, 8 1/4l behind Lezardrieux (9-1) at Haydock 6f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Gilt Edge 13-2 (9-8) Chased leader, ridden well over 2f out, kept on, no extra inside last, 4th of 6, 4 1/4l behind Swissal (8-7) at Chepstow 6f hcp (4) fm in Aug.
