led narrowly, headed over 2f out, soon lost place and ridden, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened 1f out
raced keenly, with leader, led over 2f out, soon hard pressed, ridden over 1f out, kept on well towards finish
held up behind, headway over 2f out, soon chased leaders, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, no impression
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never threatened leaders
tracked leaders on inside, effort 2f out, soon challenged, ridden 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
mid-division, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never near leaders
prominent on outside, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and lost place, weakened final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chased front pair, ridden and kept on final furlong, never pace to challenge
tracked leaders on outside, outpace over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never on terms
towards rear, ridden inside final 2f, never involved
NonRunner
Equally Fast won at Bath and wasn’t beaten far off a higher mark at Chester last time but hasn’t raced since July. TAOISEACH has the more recent form and after going close in a maiden race at Windsor, Henry Candy’s colt is taken to make a winning start in handicaps. Busby took advantage of a slide down the weights to win at Chelmsford with Dreamboat Annie back in third while Your Choice has tumbled down the handicap this year and continues to search for that elusive first win.
Equally Fast 3-1fav (8-10) Keen close up, ridden to press winner approaching final furlong, led briefly inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Confessional (9-6) at Chester 5f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Taoiseach 4-1 (9-5) Always prominent, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Sir Thomas Gresham (9-5) at Windsor 6f mdn stks (5) sft in Oct.
Busby (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, headway between horses over 1f out, ran on to lead final 110 yards, soon clear, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep beating Kodicat (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Very Honest (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Kamra (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Faithful Promise 10-1 (9-2) Dwelt towards rear, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 8l behind Sheila's Treat (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
A Sure Welcome 20-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra towards finish, 5th of 11, 4l behind Top Boy (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Your Choice 8-1 (9-6) Chased clear leaders, headway under pressure over 1f out, never able to challenge, 4th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Swanton Blue (9-6) at Epsom 6f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Ghepardo 20-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway in centre halfway, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Captain Lars (9-10) at Goodwood 5f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Roland Rocks (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Chased leaders to over 3f out, soon outpaced and behind, switched left towards far side of group from over 2f out, never on terms, 5th of 7, 6l behind Cent Flying (8-12) at Ffos Las 6f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Dreamboat Annie 6-1 (9-3) Went slightly right start, in touch, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Danecase (9-9) at Leicester 6f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Mercers 16-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never a threat, 4th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Secret Agent (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Aaliya 8-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 7l behind Prominna (8-8) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
