wore hood to post, pulled hard and refused to settle, held up in touch in last trio, some late headway near side, never troubled leaders
held up in touch, pushed along 3f out, hung right and weakened quickly inside final 2f
pulled hard in last pair, switched right towards far side over 2f out, plugged on into 3rd towards finish, never any chance with winner
made all, set steady pace, quickened over 2f out, went clear over 1f out, hung left final furlong unchallenged
chased winner who went clear over 1f out, weakened and lost two places towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden and hung right over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
slowly into stride, held up and always behind, never a factor
chased leaders in 3rd, hung right and kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, never any chance with winner
went right start, pulled hard early, headway far side of group chasing leaders halfway, weakened inside final furlong
Several took part in a competitive handicap at Ascot last month when STAR OF ORION (NAP) came out best. Ralph Beckett’s charge was beaten less than a length in fourth with Inver Park, Shining Blue and Aratus all finishing behind and can confirm running in this. Auditor, Farhh To Shy and Audience all return to their winning trips with the latter making most appeal off his current mark having been gelded since last in action while Ribhi should find this easier than his latest task in the Britannia at Ascot.
Shining Blue (IRE) 4-1fav (9-2) Wore hood to post, half-reared start, raced keenly, soon chasing leaders on rail, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 16, 4 1/2l behind Fresh (9-5) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Inver Park 6-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge, 7th of 16, 1 1/4l behind Fresh (9-5) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Aratus (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Fresh (9-5) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Audience 5-4fav (8-13) Prominent, shaken up and challenged leader over 1f out, soon ridden and held 110 yards out, 3rd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Night On Earth (9-6) at Nottingham 5f stks (3) gf in Aug.
Ribhi (IRE) 80-1 (9-4) Raced centre, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, edged right and plugged on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 9th of 30, 4 1/2l behind Thesis (8-11) at Ascot 1m hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Farhh To Shy 13-2 (9-11) Raced wide in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Azure Blue (9-3) at Newmarket 6f hcp fll (2) gd in Sep.
Star Of Orion (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders entering final 2f, ran on inside final furlong, just held, 4th of 16, 1/4l behind Fresh (9-5) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Auditor 15-2 (9-2) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, last of 12, 11 1/2l behind Wanees (9-2) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Romantic Time 11-1 (8-9) In touch in rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on, never nearer, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Lethal Nymph (8-10) at Ascot 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
