pulled hard, held up in last pair, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up in 5th, good headway on outside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, finished well, went 2nd post, not quite get up
made all, ridden and went for home 2f out, just lasted
tracked winner, who went for home 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not quite get up, lost 2nd post
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Al Nafoorah has every chance on last year’s form if sharp enough on her reappearance and similar comments apply to Oh It's Saucepot even though she’s 10lb higher than when scoring at Windsor in September. Finale is another with bits of form making her seasonal debut but HAPPY ESCAPE has shown good progress this year, with a couple of course and distance successes among her three wins, and Tony Carroll’s filly gets the nod to continue improving.
Al Nafoorah 12-1 (8-8) Hampered start, raced wide in rear, ridden and headway over 1f, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 2nd of 11, nk behind Dynamic (8-6) at Newmarket 1m hcp fll (2) gf in Oct.
Oh It's Saucepot 3-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led over 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Sep beating Poseidon (9-6) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
Dance Teacher (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Raced keenly, chased leaders on inside, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Dragons Voice (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in May.
Finale 9-2 (9-3) Pulled hard in last pair, headway on wide outside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Hidden Steps (9-6) at Windsor 1m hcp fll (4) gd in Oct.
Happy Escape 10-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders stands side, driven and headway to challenge over 2f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, ridden out, just held on, won at Chepstow 1m hcp (5) gf in May beating Zlatan (9-8) by nk, 13 ran.
Magic Mirror 25-1 (8-8) In rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Saluti (9-6) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gf in May.