slowly away, in rear, driven and headway over 1f out, kept on, not able to get on terms
held up in mid-division, not much room over 2f out, soon switched right, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
chased leaders, led over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong
mid-division, switched right and effort inside 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, steadied over 6f out, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, stayed on
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, went 4th towards finish
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, steadied after 1f, well beaten from over 2f out
prominent on outside, pushed along 3f out, weakened from over 1f out
always in rear
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led early, handy, close up 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
stumbled and unseated rider soon after start
mid-division, driven and weakened over 2f out
Busby has changed stables but has run well here the last twice. Hellavapace never seems to run a bad race but Sam Bellamy is hard to catch right and Headley George turned in a shocker last time at Chelmsford. Placed twice recently at Yarmouth, ALETOILE runs over the trip for the first time on an artificial surface and might be the one to be on ahead of Wolverhampton runner-up Silk Tie and top weight Catch My Breath.
Catch My Breath 15-8fav (9-13) Slowly into stride, pushed along early in rear, ran on inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 5th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Boy George (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Chifa (IRE) 28-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, struggling over 2f out, tailed off, last of 14, dist behind Beryl Burton (8-3) at Ffos Las 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Busby (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Awkwardly away, mid-division out wide, headway inside final furlong, ran on well towards finish, not reach leaders, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Los Camachos (10-0) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Silk Tie 5-1 (9-3) Close up, pushed along halfway, slightly outpaced over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Chillsea (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Headley George (IRE) 4-1 (10-0) Led, narrowly headed over 3f out, in front again over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 14, 9 1/4l behind Lisdarragh (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Mr Fustic (IRE) 22-1 (9-8) Raced keenly, tracked leader 3f, remained handy on inside, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 13 3/4l behind Scarborough Castle (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Hellavapace 13-2 (9-7) Mid-division on inner, going nicely but waiting for room under 3f out, headway under 2f out, keeping on when not clear run over 1f out, kept on, 5th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Mabo (9-4) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Sam Bellamy 16-1 (9-6) Prominent, ridden and outpaced at 2f, made no impression, last of 11, 8 1/2l behind Crocodile Power (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Capricious 25-1 (9-9) Led early, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 10l behind Meadram (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Swiss Rowe (IRE) 150-1 (9-2) Never closer than mid-division, 7th of 13, 20l behind Storm Damage (9-2) at Kempton 7f stks (4) pol in Jun.
Aletoile 4-1 (8-7) Chased leaders centre, outpaced over 3f out, not much room over 2f out, switched left and kept on from over 1f out, no impression on winner, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Visala (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Treble Clef 28-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, outpaced from 2f out, well held final furlong, 9th of 13, 5 3/4l behind Proclaimer (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Anniemation (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Always in rear, last of 13, 17 1/2l behind Oot Ma Way (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Tighten Up 80-1 (8-11) Mid-division, hung right on bend halfway, weakened 4f out, soon behind, tailed off, last of 11, 33 1/4l behind Blue Hero (9-2) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) fm in Sep.
