kept wide early, made all, pushed along 3f out, came clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
chased winner, came wide in home straight, ridden and hung left over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
held up in last pair, stayed centre in home straight, ridden 2f out, soon outpaced, plugged on in 3rd towards finish, never any chance with winner
difficult loading, kept wide early, tracked leaders in 4th, came wide in home straight, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous after
led to post, tracked leading pair, stayed centre in home straight, pushed along 2f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, weakened into 4th towards finish
held up in last pair, came wide in home straight, ridden and outpaced inside final 2f, plugged on
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WHITEHAVEN went close over a shorter trip here for Oisin Murphy back in August. He’s since been beaten a short-head over 1m6f at Salisbury and this extra distance may bring further progress. William Buick partners recent Ayr third Socially Shady though the latter is closely matched with Haveyoumissedme on latest running while Wynford has won four times this year but is upped in class under a penalty for his latest success at Pontefract. Reverend Hubert looks best of the rest as he steps up in trip with Ryan Moore in the plate.
Whitehaven (FR) 11-4fav (9-9) Tracked leader, ridden to lead entering final furlong, strongly pressed final 100 yards, headed post, 2nd of 11, shd behind Cemhaan (9-9) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Haveyoumissedme 7-4fav (9-11) Chased leader until 11f out, closed going well from 3f out, led 2f out, driven and hard pressed final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Let Me Be (10-5) at Ayr 1m 7f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Wynford (IRE) 3-1 (10-0) Raced keenly, held up in 6th, headway on inside chasing leaders 4f out, went 2nd inside final 3f, led narrowly 2f out, joined inside final furlong, hung right and hampered 2nd inside final 100 yards, driven clear, won at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp (5) sft in Oct beating Dereham (8-13) by 4 3/4l, 8 ran.
Art Of Diplomacy 16-1 (11-6) Mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out, 6th of 12, 21 1/4l behind Just Call Me Al (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Socially Shady 6-1 (9-2) Held up in 4th, closed over 2f out, challenged final furlong, held and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Let Me Be (10-5) at Ayr 1m 7f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Red Derek 12-1 (9-9) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Beryl Burton (8-3) at Ffos Las 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Reverend Hubert (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Held up rear of mid-division on outside, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no impression on winner, pressing for 2nd towards finish, 4th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Spring Glow (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Oct.