in touch in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
taken to post early, led, ridden over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, headed towards finish
close up, headway 2f out, soon chased leader, ridden and stayed on to lead towards finish
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
refused to race
close up, pushed along halfway, slightly outpaced 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
close up, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong
Smokey Lane, who has won here and from much higher marks, was engaged in the 5.10 at Windsor yesterday. Quirky Gertie won on soft going at Lingfield in July and was only beaten a head in heavy ground at Hamilton last week. Elzaam's Dream won a seller on her debut here in June but looked better than plating class when beaten narrowly in a handicap at Ffos Las in August. A chance is taken with MISS LIBERTY BELLE, who stayed on late to snatch the spoils at Chelmsford. She's never raced on this sort of ground but is looking well enough handicapped. Hey Ho Let's Go has run his best races on soft ground so conditions won't be a problem.
Quirky Gertie (IRE) 12-5 (9-3) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to join winner inside final furlong, ran on, just held, 2nd of 6, hd behind Conga (9-7) at Hamilton 6f hcp fll (4) hvy in Sep.
Zapper Cass (FR) 20-1 (8-9) In touch towards far side, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression well inside final furlong, 6th of 17, 2 3/4l behind Fantasy Keeper (9-7) at Nottingham 6f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Smokey Lane (IRE) 11-2 (9-6) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, soon beaten, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Bounty Pursuit (9-7) at Chepstow 7f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Your Choice 25-1 (9-7) Off the pace towards rear, pushed along on outside over 2f out, soon edged right and no headway, 7th of 8, 6 3/4l behind Raincall (9-12) at Salisbury 6f hcp fll (5) gs in Aug.
Hey Ho Let's Go 11-2 (8-9) Led, headed over 4f out, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Song of The Isles (8-12) at Salisbury 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Miss Liberty Belle (AUS) 9-2 (8-10) Held up, headway over 1f out, switched right when not clear run inside final furlong, ran on to lead close home, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Senorita Grande (9-0) by shd, 9 ran.
Elzaam's Dream (IRE) 4-1 (8-5) Held up, headway halfway, chased winner over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, kept on well, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Gilt Edge (9-4) at Ffos Las 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Dodgy Bob 14-1 (9-1) Blindfold still on for a few strides after start, lost all chance, 9th of 10, 15 3/4l behind One One Seven (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (6) pol in Sep.