in rear, detached from 3f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden from over 3f out, gradually weakened
led, ridden 3f out, headed 1f out, faded inside final furlong
raced in rear, wide on bend, headway over 3f out, ran on inside final 2f but lacked pace to challenge
chased leaders, pulled hard, strong headway from 1f out to lead inside final 100 yard, ran on well to win comfortably
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, headway into second inside final furlong, kept on until headed final 100 yards
in rear throughout
tracked leaders, lost position 3f out, kept on inside final 2f but unable to land a blow
in rear, cornered wide, headway on outside from over 1f out, ran on into third in final 100 yards
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, kept at same pace inside final furlong
in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
in rear, never dangerous
never dangerous in rear
prominent, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
SIR MAXI (NAP) only had to be pushed out to land the odds at Pontefract and further improvement is likely now handicapping with an opening mark of 71 far from restrictive, though he doesn’t have the best of draws. Host, second in two of his last three, and Coco Bear, back in the right grade, are better berthed and soft going was a legitimate excuse for Gosnay Gold at Haydock. Host’s stable companion Dillydingdillydong is also worth considering along with Book of Secrets and the top two Commonsensical and Breckland.
Commonsensical 7-2 (9-1) Led 1f, tracked winner until ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 5, 13l behind Lost In Space (9-6) at Newmarket 7f (3) sft in Aug.
Breckland 4-1 (8-13) Raced keenly, led until over 2f out, hampered well over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 12 3/4l behind Soft Whisper (9-9) at Salisbury 1m (5) gs in Aug.
Desert Vision 9-2 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 9 1/2l behind First Lott (9-5) at Leicester 6f fll (5) gf in Sep.
Dillydingdillydong 2-1 (9-2) Raced centre, chased leaders, went toward far side over 2f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Hot Scoop (9-10) at Windsor 6f stks (5) gs in Jul.
Sir Maxi 1-2fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Pontefract 6f stks (5) gd in Sep beating Mr Trevor (9-5) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.
Host (IRE) 7-2fav (9-10) Held up towards rear, headway between horses 2f out, chased leaders and switched right over 1f out, went 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach winner, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Daphne May (9-4) at Kempton 7f (6) pol in Sep.
Coco Bear (IRE) 17-2 (9-0) Keen early, chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, well beaten from over 1f out, last of 5, 9 1/2l behind Al Saariyah (9-6) at Yarmouth 6f (4) gf in Sep.
Gosnay Gold (FR) 6-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 10, 16 3/4l behind Tanmawwy (9-0) at Haydock 6f stks (4) sft in Sep.
Book of Secrets (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind King Tiger (9-2) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Typical Man 11-2 (9-5) With leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden along over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 7 3/4l behind Operatic (9-0) at Windsor 6f stks (5) gd in Sep.
Publicist 10-1 (9-7) Quickly switched to inside in rear of midfield, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, drifted left but ran on strongly final furlong, won at Kempton 7f (6) pol in Sep beating Twentysharesofgrey (8-12) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Marsabit (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Star Cactus (9-4) at Ascot 7f (4) gf in Jul.
Imperial Dawn 20-1 (9-5) Held up in centre, switched to near side group over 4f out, ridden and no impression over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 24 1/4l behind Alenquer (9-5) at Newbury 7f mdn stks (5) sft in Aug.
Express Power (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Raced keenly tracking leader, led going well 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon lost 2nd, weakened final 100 yards, 4th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Daphne May (9-4) at Kempton 7f (6) pol in Sep.
