chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home
prominent, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt, took keen hold in rear, ridden and well beaten over 1f out
slowly into stride, behind, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on, not pace to challenge
prominent, driven over 1f out, kept on, no impression on winner and lost 2nd close home
slowly into stride, mid-division on outside, effort over 2f out, one pace and no impression over 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
Drakefell made a winning return to action back in March but hasn’t raced since while Equimou has been raised 9lb after winning at Salisbury. Captain Lars’ winning run came to an end at Nottingham and he’s upped in class today but Nine Below Zero drops down a grade and could figure back over 5f for this. Jashma came up short at this level last time and finished behind ISLAND OF LIFE when the latter was narrowly beaten at Newbury in August. The Haggas filly has undergone wind surgery subsequently and is taken to come out best today with improvement expected.
Alsvinder 9-2 (9-11) Held up in touch, driven to chase leaders inside final 2f, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, never pace to challenge, last of 7, 4 1/2l behind Verne Castle (9-10) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Nine Below Zero 7-2 (8-11) Bumped start, chased leaders, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 5, 3 3/4l behind Encrypted (9-1) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (2) pol in Aug.
Equimou 7-1 (9-2) Raced centre, made all, pushed clear final furlong, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Salisbury 5f hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Waseem Faris (9-8) by 3l, 9 ran.
Drakefell (IRE) 2-1 (9-9) Stumbled leaving stalls and went right, tracked leader, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Mar beating Global Academy (10-2) by 1 3/4l, 4 ran.
George Dryden (IRE) 11-2 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 2 1/4l behind You're Cool (8-11) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Island Of Life (USA) 5-4fav (9-5) Raced in centre, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, challenged on far rail and every chance well inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 5, shd behind Awesome (9-4) at Newbury 5f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Harry Hurricane 6-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, never a factor, 13th of 14, 8 3/4l behind Desert Ace (9-1) at Pontefract 5f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Captain Lars (SAF) 3-1fav (9-9) Close up, pushed along 3f out, no extra towards finish, 5th of 13, 1 1/4l behind Maygold (9-2) at Nottingham 5f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Arzaak (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 6th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Verne Castle (9-10) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Jashma (IRE) 17-2 (8-11) Slowly away in rear, never near leaders, 10th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Global Applause (9-13) at Sandown 5f hcp (3) gs in Sep.