tracked leader and keen, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led last 100 yards, held on towards finish
pushed along behind, ridden over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, kept on towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden and soon switched right over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, held near finish
led and keen, headed last 100 yards, kept on
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never a factor
`towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
In First Place didn't look suited to Chester and his close second in a York nursery was a good effort while stablemate Pudding Chare made a very encouraging start at Pontefract on ground faster than he may have enjoyed. Golden Apollo was always in the firing line when a close third at Ripon earlier this month while Kiribati will undoubtedly improve from chasing home the odds-on Blue Suede at Bath and looks better at this stage than stable companion X Rated. Frozen Kiss wasn't far behind the subsequent winner The Wagon Wheel at Beverley but in a tricky opener it's DAKOTA GOLD who gets the nod as he really caught the eye at Thirsk where he ran very green but would have finished much closer with a clearer run.
Dakota Gold 25-1 (9-5) Awkwardly away, held up in mid-division on outside, headway edging left over 1f out, hung left and kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 4 3/4l behind Koropick (9-5) at Thirsk 6f mdn stks (4) gd in Aug.
Golden Apollo 6-1 (9-5) Pressed leaders, ridden 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Robben Rainbow (9-3) at Ripon 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.
In First Place 9-2 (9-4) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 5th of 8, 6l behind Turanga Leela (8-13) at Chester 6f (4) gd in Jul.
Kiribati 2-1 (9-5) Dwelt, tracked leaders, chased leader from 2f out, kept on but no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Blue Suede (9-0) at Bath 5f mdn stks (5) fm in Aug.
Pudding Chare (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Perfect Madge (9-0) at Pontefract 6f mdn stks (4) gf in Aug.
X Rated (IRE) 10-3 (9-5) Chased leader until 2f out, chased leading pair, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, edged right and kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 7 1/2l behind Bamber Bridge (9-5) at Hamilton 6f mdn stks (4) gf in Aug.
Frozen Kiss 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase front pair inside final furlong, no imrpession, 3rd of 12, 2 1/4l behind The Wagon Wheel (9-0) at Beverley 5f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Jul.
