held up in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner final furlong, kept on towards finish
held up mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
towards rear, ridden 3f out, never dangerous
made all, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on well
slowly into stride, in rear, soon detached, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, not much room over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
with leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
with leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
Imperial Oak is the top rated on account of his victory at Chepstow last month. However, he's posted woeful efforts either side of that win and it's hard to put any trust in him. LEA VALLEY BLACK makes more appeal as he was already a winner on Polytrack before landing a seller at Musselburgh last time and should make another bold in this similar company. Moonlit Dancer has a chance at the weights but arrives out of sorts though Warrant Officer could make his presence felt back at this level.
Age Of Bronze 4-1 (8-12) Always in rear, 12th of 15, 19l behind Laughing Rock (8-7) at Leicester 7f 2yo sll (6) gd in Sep.
Imperial Oak 50-1 (8-12) Raced near side, chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden and lost place, last of 15, 29l behind Red Avenger (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 2yo hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Didnt I Do Well 66-1 (8-12) Tracked winner, ridden 3f out, outpaced by easy winner from 2f out, last of 3, 6l behind Mutazamen (9-2) at Kempton 7f Conditions Stakes (2yo) (4) pol in Sep.
Lea Valley Black 15-8fav (9-2) Pressed leader, driven to lead inside final 2f, ridden 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, won at Musselburgh 7f 2yo sll (6) gf in Sep beating Lucy Bee (8-11) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Dancing Chief (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Outpaced and always behind, last of 10, 29l behind Cat O'Mountain (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Shearian 50-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden and lost place 4f out, weakened over 3f out, last of 11, 18l behind Snowboarder (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
Unidexter (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Rearing in stalls, always behind, tailed off, last of 9, 37l behind Quintilian (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Aug.
Warrant Officer 20-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 8th of 13, 12l behind Forced Family Fun (8-13) at Nottingham 1m 2f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Believe In Me 50-1 (7-12) Started slowly, outpaced and always behind, last of 8, 17l behind Avec Rose (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
I'm Watching 14-1 (8-12) Prominent, led over 4f out, hung right over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 6l behind Pink Mischief (8-10) at Brighton 1m 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) fm in Sep.
Moonlit Dancer (IRE) 6-1 (8-2) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on closing stages, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 13l behind Brazilian Clown (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Sep.
