made all, ridden over 3f out, driven clear from over 1f out
prominent, ridden over 4f out, gradually weakened from over 2f out
always behind
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, kept on from over 1f out
always towards rear
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, gradually weakened
held up, ridden over 3f out, kept on until no extra final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace from over 2f out, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders until ridden and weakened 4f out
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
Hi Dancer has run well under testing conditions in his last two starts but should not be inconvenienced by the faster ground today so Pat Haslam's gelding gets the vote to resume winning ways ahead of Rare Coincidence and Prince Among Men. The last mentioned comes here fit from recent starts over hurdles and may do better back on the level today but is hard to recommend on recent jumps form. Red Opera could be of interest but David Pipe's gelding has a long absence to overcome and he may be booked for a place at best. A market move for Andorran would be of interest, while Named At Dinner has slipped to a fair mark and has to be respected under Serena Brotherton. Rare Coincidence is better than his latest start at Wolverhampton suggests and he has to be respected but preference is for the well treated Hi Dancer.
Rare Coincidence 8-1 (9-6) Led, headed 4f out, gradually weakened, 7th of 12, 21l behind Mister Completely (9-6) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Aug.
Red Opera 7-2jt-fav (9-1) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 14, 16l behind Taxman (8-5) at Newcastle 2m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sept '05.
Lake Wakatipu 20-1 (9-5) Slowly away, behind, steady headway over 4f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 12l behind Great View (10-7) at Newbury 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Hi Dancer 11-10fav (8-13) Settled in last place, headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, too much to do, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Raffish (9-3) at Warwick 1m 5f app hcp (6) sft in Jul.
Prince Among Men 12-1 (11-6) Towards rear, headway on outside over 4f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 17, 6l behind Ronsard (11-1) at Bath 2m 1f amt hcp (6) gf in May.
Front Rank (IRE) 33-1 (10-7) Always towards rear, 8th of 14, 16l behind Danzatrice (11-1) at Musselburgh 1m 5f amt hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Andorran (GER) 15-2 (8-2) Slowly into stride, behind until some late headway, never nearer, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Desert Hawk (9-1) at Yarmouth 1m 2f app hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Dance Sauvage 10-1 (8-11) Steadied start and behind, headway from over 2f out to chase leaders over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Princely Ted (9-4) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Named At Dinner 8-1 (8-3) In touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind City Miss (7-11) at Ayr 1m 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Missouri (USA) 33-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, driven halfway, weakened 3f out, 8th of 9, 19l behind Dechiper (8-10) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Royal Sailor (IRE) 33-1 (9-12) Held up, weakened 4f out, 8th of 9, 27l behind Daryal (11-3) at Chester 1m 4f amt hcp 0-80 (5) gf in Aug.
The Dunion 20-1 (8-1) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 4f out, 9th of 11, 17l behind Kyber (8-12) at Musselburgh 1m 6f app hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Twilight Avenger (IRE) 33-1 (8-0) Slowly into stride, always behind, lost touch 4f out, last of 6, well behind English Archer (8-3) at Hamilton 1m 3f app hcp (6) gs in Jul.