steadied start, held up in rear, pushed along on inside over 2f out, never on terms
led, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and headed, weakened quickly and eased over 1f out
chased leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along and weakened inside final 3f
held up towards rear, not clear run and switched left over 2f out, headway to lead over 1f out, clear when edged right inside final furlong, stayed on well
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division on inside, pushed along over 2f out, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
mid-division, some headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, weakened 3f out
held up in last pair, good headway on inside over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong
chased leaders on inside, ridden and no extra inside final furlong
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SPIRITOFEDINBURGH finally showed some benefit for this year’s 16lb slide down the handicap when third over 1m3f here a week ago. He finished ahead of Midnight Mood and another bold bid is expected. Tuolumne Meadows is another looking to exploit a tumble down the weights while Champagne Rules is a winner without a penalty having landed an apprentices’ race at Newcastle last week and can also figure. Most of the reaminder look to be treading water off their current marks including Bermondsey Belle and Life Of Luxury but Howardian Hills went close over track and trip on his penultimate start.
Howardian Hills (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Pulled hard towards rear, never dangerous, 9th of 10, dist behind Incredible Dream (9-9) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Sep.
Bermondsey Belle (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Led 6f and set steady pace, soon settled 3rd, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Dovils Date (10-0) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Life Of Luxury 20-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, no extra, 8th of 13, 3 3/4l behind Lyrica's Lion (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Ravenswood 6-1 (9-6) Towards rear and outpaced, pushed along halfway, tailed off over 4f out, 12th of 13, dist behind Esspeegee (9-2) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Champagne Rules 17-2 (9-4) In touch, smooth progress to lead 2f out, drew clear over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, easily, won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Angel In The Snow (9-0) by 7l, 14 ran.
Midnight Mood 16-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, soon chasing leaders, 5th and one pace inside final furlong, kept on, 5th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Raashdy (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Epsom Secret 20-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, 4th and one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Katabatika (8-10) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Dixon 20-1 (8-11) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Four Kingdoms (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Ablaze 25-1 (8-13) Behind, headway and in touch on outer over 8f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened and eased over 1f out, 12th of 14, dist behind Snowy Winter (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Hong Kong Joe 66-1 (8-7) Started very slowly, behind, tagged on to rear of field 7f out ridden on wide outside over 2f out, weakened soon after, last of 10, 9 3/4l behind Breakheart (8-7) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Babette (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-4) Held up behind, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Born To Reason (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Tuolumne Meadows 13-8fav (9-7) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 5 3/4l behind The Ginger Berry (9-9) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Highsalvia Cosmos 20-1 (10-12) Held up off the pace towards rear, closer in mid-division approaching 5th, left disputing 4th place 3 out, dropped to 5th close home, 5th of 10, 24 1/2l behind Comanche Chieftain (11-5) at Stratford 2m (4) gd in Jun.
Spiritofedinburgh (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Raashdy (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
