slight lead, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon weakened
held up in touch, headway far side of group and squeezed through over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders 3f
held up in touch, headway when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on to lead final 150 yards
slowly into stride, soon in touch, good headway near side of group chasing leaders over 1f out, went 2nd 110 yards out, ran on, not pace of winner
chased leader, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed 150 yards out, one pace in 3rd soon after
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up, never on terms
prominent far side of group, weakened final furlong
Lathom won off a similar mark at Ayr last year while stablemate Manshood has undergone wind surgery since last in action. But a couple of these have recent runs under their belts including Bellevarde, a runner-up at Chepstow last week, while GLORY FIGHTER (NAP) was beaten only a neck at Newcastle on his first outing for Iain Jardine’s yard. The latter looks sure to be winning soon off his current mark and gets the nod. Red Stripes was in good form at Southwell earlier in the year but Alsvinder is more interesting returning to this venue for the first time since completing a double here in 2018.
Musharrif 12-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders stand side, kept on same pace, 9th of 16, 4 1/4l behind East Street Revue (9-2) at Thirsk 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Lathom 9-2 (9-5) Held up, took keen hold, steadied over 3f out, effort 1f out, no impression, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Fairy Stories (9-1) at Redcar 5f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Ustath 25-1 (9-3) Prominent, lost place 3f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 17 1/4l behind Magical Spirit (9-4) at Beverley 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Manshood (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Close up, pushed along and edged right over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 8th of 10, 5l behind Mercenary Rose (9-3) at Kempton 5f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Seen The Lyte (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Dwelt towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never near leaders, 7th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Steelriver (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Glory Fighter 14-1 (9-5) Prominent, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on, headed towards finish, 2nd of 11, nk behind Tabaahy (9-3) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Alsvinder 8-1 (8-13) Led, driven and headed inside final furlong, soon ridden, lost place entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 6th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Fizzy Feet (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Bellevarde (IRE) 18-5 (9-3) Prominent, every chance inside final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Peggie Sue (9-6) at Chepstow 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Tommy G 25-1 (8-1) Chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Buridan (9-3) at Newcastle 6f hcp (2) pol in Oct.
Red Stripes (USA) 25-1 (8-9) Chased leaders on outside, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Tone The Barone (9-3) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in Jun.