led until 2f out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders in 5th, switched left over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish and closed, not reach winner
chased leaders on outside, wide on home turn, ridden over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, went 3rd last strides
sweating, chased leaders on inside, led 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, lost 2 places towards finish
chased leader until over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
slowly into stride, took keen hold in rear, pulled up before halfway
held up in mid-division on inside, good headway between horses chasing leaders over 2f out, close 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on under pressure
mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
Climb Aboard and Rippling Waters share the same handicap rating but both have had plenty of chances and GLOBAL MELODY may improve past that pair. The latter finished a close-up fifth in maiden company at Redcar last time and a couple of subsequent winning handicappers have come out of the race. Ed Dunlop’s charge gets the vote on that form with Reignite, a half-brother to a winner on the all-weather, preferred of the newcomers.
Chief Sittingbull 100-1 (10-12) Towards rear, head way before 4 out, soon weakened, 7th of 15, 36 3/4l behind Chooseyourweapon (11-5) at Chepstow 2m 3f (4) hvy in Dec.
Whatdoesnotkillyou 100-1 (9-4) Slowly away, outpaced, 10th of 11, 19l behind Victors Lady (8-11) at Southwell 5f stks (5) pol in Aug.
Climb Aboard 10-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway kept on steadily final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 12, 11l behind King's Slipper (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Global Melody 5-1 (9-5) Held up, headway 2f out, not much room inside final furlong, unable to challenge, kept on, 5th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Forward Thinker (9-0) at Redcar 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Aug.
Reignite Firebreak colt out of Resentful Angel.
Roodeparis 50-1 (9-2) Restless in stalls, off the pace in 6th, pushed along halfway, never a factor, 9th of 10, 32 3/4l behind Maaward (9-9) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Aug.
Sploosh (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Enzemble (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Aug.
Tilsworth Gold Havana Gold gelding out of Pallas.
Rippling Waters (FR) 5-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, led briefly 2f out, soon ridden and headed, dropped to 3rd 1f out, 4th inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Bay Of Skaill (9-12) at Laytown 7f mdn pol in Sep.
Havana Sunrise Havana Gold filly out of Sweet Lemon.
Tuscan Pearl 8-1 (8-11) Restless in gates, chased leaders, pushed along 5f out, wandered and weakened 2f out, 6th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Lissitzky (9-2) at Windsor 1m 3f stks (5) gf in Sep.