held up towards rear, never on terms
soon towards rear, never on terms
chased leaders, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong
mid-division, pushed along halfway, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, weakened 2f out
behind, no impression when not clear run inside final furlong
chased leader, led final 100 yards, ran on well
held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong
always towards rear
held up in mid-division, no impression when hung left inside final furlong
awkwardly away, raced keenly and held up in rear, good headway far side of group over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway far side of group over 1f out, 5th and one pace inside final furlong
led and raced towards far side of centre, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
For a low-grade handicap there is plenty of recent winning form on show. Plucky Dip beat PEACHEY CARNAHAN half-a-length over course and distance last month and followed up at Catterick. But John Ryan’s charge was due to run yesterday at Windsor and his old rival enjoys a big turnaround in the weights so can come out on top this time. Lamb Chop only won a seller here last time while Relight My Fire’s victory at Salisbury came in lady amateurs’ contest and he prefers faster going than he’ll encounter here. Channel Packet won over 1m2f at Nottingham and may not have the pace for this but Grinty is worth a market check along with last year’s winner Wahaab, who races off the same mark.
Wahaab (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Held up in last pair, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 9 1/2l behind Sod's Law (9-4) at Ffos Las 1m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
La Sioux (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 14 1/4l behind Lucky Violet (8-12) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Champagne Bob 4-1fav (9-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Plucky Dip (8-10) at Leicester 7f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Lamb Chop 11-4fav (8-9) Led, pushed along and headed over 1f out, led again approaching final furlong, headed briefly inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Leicester 7f stks (5) gd in Sep beating The Lamplighter (9-0) by nk, 10 ran.
Relight My Fire 11-2 (10-3) Led 1f, tracked leader, challenged and clear of rest 2f out, soon ridden, led again inside final furlong, kept on, won at Salisbury 7f hcp (6) gf in Sep beating Emily Goldfinch (10-6) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.
Peachey Carnehan 9-1 (9-4) Prominent, led halfway, pushed along and headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Plucky Dip (8-10) at Leicester 7f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Channel Packet 5-1 (9-8) In touch, keen early, progress to lead over 2f out, soon challenged, headed inside final furlong, rallied to lead again last stride, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul beating Optima Petamus (8-10) by shd, 7 ran.
Plucky Dip 5-1 (9-3) In touch, headway on inner from over 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed out, won at Catterick 7f hcp (7) gf in Oct beating Jackhammer (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.
Lyrical Pursuit 80-1 (9-0) In touch, pushed along over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, stayed on, 6th of 12, 4 3/4l behind War Department (9-6) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Canimar 33-1 (8-13) Led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 6th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Formiga (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Locommotion 14-1 (9-9) Always behind, detached halfway, never dangerous, 12th of 16, 17 3/4l behind Dear Bruin (9-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Kavora 16-1 (9-1) In touch, lost place over 1f out, 13th of 18, 12 3/4l behind Sir Derrick (9-3) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Hold Your Breath 16-1 (8-3) Towards rear, pushed along and no impression over 1f out, some headway final furlong, no impression, 6th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Cale Lane (9-4) at Doncaster 6f hcp fll (5) gf in Aug.
Vicky Cristina (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Keen led, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Nyala (9-12) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Grinty (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Mid-division, effort over 3f out, edged left over 1f out, unable to get on terms, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Zoravan (9-3) at Ayr 7f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
