held up rear of mid-division, ridden and hanging right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, not much room well inside final furlong, not able to get on terms
chased leader, led over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, not much room and switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, stayed on well
chased leaders on outside, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
always towards rear
chased leaders, led over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, ran on
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no impression final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon beaten
dwelt, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, just held
ALTRAIF has been keeping better company on Turf since winning a novices race over track and trip. He gets another chance dropped in class with blinkers applied. The more exposed Jilly Cooper placed at Catterick last time while several make their handicap debuts including River Pride. The latter could only manage third of four runners at Chelmsford last time while Brasil Power failed to land the odds at Newcastle but both are preferred to Evocative Spark and Smiling Sunflower.
Altraif 7-1 (8-13) Dwelt close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Point Lynas (8-6) at Newmarket 7f (2) gd in Oct.
Tropez Power (IRE) 25-1 (8-5) Towards rear, ridden and hung right to stand side over 2f out, never on terms, last of 16, 23 3/4l behind Harrow (8-4) at York 7f (2) gd in Aug.
Brasil Power (FR) 1-3fav (9-5) Chased leading pair, went 2nd over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, ridden and went laboured 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Flash The Dash (9-5) at Newcastle 7f stks (4) pol in Aug.
River Pride 7-4 (8-11) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace, 3rd of 4, 2 3/4l behind Roman Dragon (9-4) at Chester 6f stks (4) sft in Jul.
Island Bandit (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Off the pace in rear, never on terms, 7th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Mystery Fox (9-5) at Goodwood 7f (4) sft in Oct.
Evocative Spark (IRE) 2-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway to be handy halfway, ridden and pressed leader over 2f out, left behind by winner 1f out, weakened last 110 yards, 4th of 6, 8l behind Sharvara (9-2) at Hamilton 1m stks (5) sft in Sep.
Already Gone (IRE) 40-1 (9-4) Raced keenly and steadied towards rear, never on terms, 8th of 10, 6l behind Moon Island (9-6) at Kempton 1m (4) pol in Oct.
Jilly Cooper (IRE) 11-1 (8-9) Prominent, ridden 2f out, every chance 1f out, stayed on, no impression, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Nuance (9-6) at Catterick 7f (3) gs in Sep.
Smiling Sunflower (IRE) 11-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, pulled hard in mid-division on inside, headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Golden Warrior (9-7) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Sep.
