towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
dwelt, led after 1f, ridden and joined over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
led 1f, tracked leader, ridden to join leader over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
raced wide, in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
slowly away in rear, never on terms
close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced wide, tracked leaders,pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
dwelt, close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
Al Jellaby is proving hard to win with and found one too good at Newmarket last month while Freerolling’s best form so far has been over 1m2f. Felix The Poet went close at Chelmsford in between poor efforts on the Turf and is preferred to both In The Red and Harbour Spirit, who landed lower grade races on the all-weather on their penultimate starts. Pesto ran below par at Sandown last time and Alfurat River makes a belated seasonal debut having won a maiden at Redcar last year. MAWAKIB (NAP) failed to get a clear run at Chester last time when returned a losing favourite. But he’d won over 7f here before that and, with this extra distance likely to suit, Roger Varian’s colt gets another chance.
Family Fortunes 14-1 (9-10) Held up last, outpaced 3f out, weakened soon after, last of 5, 10 1/4l behind Spirit Warning (9-4) at Windsor 1m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Al Jellaby 5-2 (10-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Arigato (9-6) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Freerolling 2-1fav (9-7) Soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1/2l behind Benadalid (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Pesto 7-2 (9-5) Last pair, pushed along over 3f out, never a factor, 5th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Maamora (9-2) at Sandown 1m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Kuwait Currency (USA) 12-1 (9-7) Led, headed over 5f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Mikmak (9-6) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) hvy in Aug.
Felix The Poet 6-1 (9-8) Ridden leaving start, chased leader over 6f out until over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 7, 17 1/4l behind Be More (9-2) at Chester 1m hcp (3) sft in Jul.
Alfurat River 7-4jfav (9-3) Close up, pushed along 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Big Baby Bull (9-0) at Doncaster 1m (3) gs in Oct.
Leader Writer (FR) 22-1 (9-7) In rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, last of 10, 11 3/4l behind Wings Of Time (9-5) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gf in Jul.
He's Amazing (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, held when short of room inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Qaysar (10-0) at Newbury 1m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
In The Red (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Soon towards rear, never a factor, last of 17, dist behind Gifts Of Gold (9-12) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Harbour Spirit (FR) 14-1 (8-13) Very awkwardly away, towards rear, effort on inside hung right and weakened final 2f, 10th of 17, 11 1/2l behind Gifts Of Gold (9-12) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Mawakib 6-4fav (9-0) Held up, ridden and progress well over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4 1/4l behind Gabrial The Wire (8-9) at Chester 7f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
