went right start, in rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong and took 3rd towards finish, never threatened
close up towards rear, went 3rd 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, pressed front pair over 1f out, every chance inside last, no extra towards finish
tracked leaders, raced keenly, went 2nd 3f out, pressed leader well over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened final 110 yards
made all, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden and faced strong challenge from well over 1f out, ran on gamely and found extra closing stages
prominent, pushed along and lost position over 3f out, well beaten well over 1f out
withdrawn
Taygar was last on her handicap debut but Sea The Dream should be thereabouts again having finished second over course and distance on soft going in July. OUR HAVANA, having a first run in a nursery, has improved with every run and can see off the Ffos Las winner Burdett in receipt of 3lb. Defying Orders looks fully exposed but Gone Rogue made all on his second start at Musselburgh and won’t go down without a fight.
Sea The Dream 13-2 (9-8) Raced keenly, held up in last pair, headway between horses 2f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 4 1/4l behind Swift Salian (9-0) at Doncaster 1m (4) gs in Sep.
Burdett (IRE) 17-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and pressed leader 1f out, sustained duel with runner-up inside last, won on nod, won at Ffos Las 7f mdn stks (5) sft in Sep beating Chequers Court (9-5) by ns, 8 ran.
Our Havana 4-1 (9-5) Led, went clear turning in, ridden and reduced lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 110 yards, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Greer (9-7) at Chester 7f mdn stks (4) gs in Sep.
Gone Rogue (IRE) 16-5 (9-5) Made all, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, stayed on gamely, won at Musselburgh 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Aug beating Character Testing (9-7) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Defying Orders (IRE) 15-2 (9-9) Rear mid-division, effort and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, not pace to challenge, 4th of 10, 2l behind Neverstopdreaming (9-7) at Carlisle 6f (5) gs in Sep.
Taygar (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) In rear, in touch, pushed along over 2f out, never involved, last of 6, 7 3/4l behind Tropical Island (8-11) at York 6f (3) gd in Sep.