with leader, soon led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
chased leader, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, kept on towards finish
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
slowly away, in rear, pushed along over 4f out, headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish
mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon pushed along, kept on same pace
rear division, effort over 2f out, never dangerous
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
led early, with leader, led again over 3f out, kept on and headed towards finish
mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on towards finish
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PIONEERING finally took advantage of a slide down the weights when scoring at Musselburgh by over three lengths and can go close again now back to winning ways. Granite City Doc finished in front of Dragon Mountain when fourth at Newcastle but had earlier found Zealous too good at Carlisle but Dutch Coed has already won four times this year and beat Betty Grable when also scoring at Carlisle in July. Remmy D won a lower grade contest over a shorter trip here last time but Star Of Valour was beaten only a nose. Knightly Spirit is also upped in class after landing a seller at Ripon.
Pioneering (IRE) 11-4 (9-12) Chased leaders, ridden along for 3f, challenged over 2f out, soon led, clear over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (5) sft in Aug beating Crazy Tornado (8-12) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.
Dragon Mountain 6-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 9, 4l behind Dreamweaver (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Granite City Doc 11-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Dreamweaver (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Parole (IRE) 14-1 (9-12) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 15th of 16, 18 1/2l behind Royal Shaheen (9-11) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Dutch Coed 4-1 (9-5) Bumped start, held up, headway on outside to go 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 6, 2 3/4l behind Five Helmets (9-7) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Spirit Of Sarwan (IRE) 28-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, weakened quickly 3f out, tailed off, 10th of 11, dist behind Donnachies Girl (8-4) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Aug.
Zealous (IRE) 5-4fav (11-4) Prominent, led 9f out until 8f out, chased leader, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd soon after, weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Sulafaat (10-4) at Ripon 1m 3f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Knightly Spirit 7-4fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, not clear run and switched left 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead narrowly when carried right well inside final furlong, headed post (finished 2nd awarded race), 2nd of 9, shd behind Ride The Monkey (8-9) at Ripon 1m 2f stks (6) gd in Aug.
Ningaloo (GER) 7-1 (9-7) Awkward start, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Sophia Maria (9-2) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Can Can Sixty Two 33-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 15 1/2l behind Hugoigo (10-8) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Remmy D (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Chased leader, led f out, driven 2 lengths ahead over 1f out, stayed on, all out, won at Hamilton 1m hcp (6) hvy in Aug beating Star Of Valour (9-5) by ns, 8 ran.
Star Of Valour (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) Held up in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 100 yards and closed strongly, just failed, 2nd of 8, shd behind Remmy D (9-5) at Hamilton 1m hcp (6) hvy in Aug.
Rashdan (FR) 8-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, never dangerous, 11th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Skerryvore (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Betty Grable (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Chased leader, led over 2f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Bollin Joan (9-5) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
