held up in touch, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed close home, just failed
chased leaders, hung left and weakened over 1f out
outpaced in mid-division, under pressure halfway, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, driven to challenge 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra closing stages
tracked leader, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never a threat
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish
always behind
chased leader, every chance over 1f out, led entering final furlong, soon headed, stayed on well
mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon beaten
towards rear, driven halfway, never dangerous
held up, driven to challenge over 1f out, never nearer
led, soon 3 lengths clear, headed entering final furlong, soon rallied, ran on to lead again last strides
chased leaders, lost place halfway
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Eccleston finished ahead of Flying Pursuit, Intense Style and Blaine when fourth in the Ayr Silver Cup but past form gives him something to find with Another Wise Kid. Classic Seniority beat Fendale, Giant Spark and Dark Defender when following up an earlier Chester victory in the Ayr Bronze Cup but Michael Dods' charge comes out best of that quartet at the weights today. Edward Lewis has twice run well over course and distance recently but is still creeping up the handicap and no certainty to reverse form with Ustinov. Recent rain makes TATLISU an interesting proposition off a mark of 89. He's been running better than form figures would suggest and is now 8lb lower than winning at Ayr a year ago. Boomerang Bob is another who has fallen to a very lenient mark.
Blaine 40-1 (9-7) Raced far side, held up towards rear, some late headway, never nearer, 14th of 25, 5 1/2l behind Roudee (9-9) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Intense Style (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) Raced far side, in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 25, 3l behind Roudee (9-9) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Eccleston 14-1 (9-3) Raced far side, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 25, 1 1/2l behind Roudee (9-9) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Flying Pursuit 5-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Kimberella (9-10) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Ustinov 10-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, not much room over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Dougan (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Another Wise Kid (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, never on terms, 12th of 16, 4 1/4l behind Shamshon (9-5) at Ascot 5f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Quatrieme Ami 16-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden and struggling over 2f out, 13th of 15, 7 1/4l behind East Street Revue (8-10) at York 5f hcp stks (2) gd in Aug.
Boomerang Bob (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Dougan (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Wentworth Falls 14-1 (9-5) In rear, ridden over 2f out, some late headway, 7th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Salt Island (9-3) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gf in Apr.
Fendale 7-4fav (9-7) Not much room start, chased leaders, not clear run and lost place over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Captain Dion (8-9) at Pontefract 6f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Cincuenta Pasos (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer, 10th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Raising Sand (9-3) at Ascot 1m stks (3) gd in Sep.
Tatlisu (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Behind, ridden 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 6 3/4l behind That Is The Spirit (9-3) at Ayr 7f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Edward Lewis 11-2jfav (9-1) Raced near side, held up in touch, not clear run over 1f out until inside final furlong, ridden and strong run to go 2nd last strides, not reach winner, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Spring Fling (9-6) at Haydock 6f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Munfallet (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, regained lead near finish, won at Chepstow 6f hcp (4) gs in Aug beating Sir Billy Wright (9-10) by nk, 10 ran.
Dark Defender 8-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 20th of 24, 14 1/2l behind Classic Seniority (9-4) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Classic Seniority 20-1 (9-4) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, soon led, held on well towards finish, won at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep beating Fendale (9-6) by 1/2l, 24 ran.
Giant Spark 7-2fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 8th of 24, 5 1/2l behind Classic Seniority (9-4) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
