towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms
raced wide in touch, pushed along 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
in touch, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out
towards rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides
tracked leader until ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
soon led, hung right 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace
in rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor
VELETA showed further progress when winning at Sandown to land a double and looks worth sticking with in this. Zulu Zander and Baltic State were both beaten last time having won their penultimate starts while Summit Fever returns to this venue for the first time since winning a maiden over track and trip in August. Roundabout Magic scored here in July though this is tougher while Spirit Of The Sky drops down in class and could figure.
Zulu Zander (IRE) 7-2fav (9-11) Quickly away, led, ridden and edged left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost two places towards finish, 4th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Sur Mer (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Chitra 7-1 (9-6) Chased leaders near side of group, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, last of 7, 5 1/4l behind Rose Hip (9-10) at Ascot 5f hcp fll (4) gd in Jul.
Dazzling Des (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, driven over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 8th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Buniann (9-5) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Pink Flamingo 14-1 (9-10) In touch, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 8th of 15, 5 1/4l behind The Daley Express (9-10) at Nottingham 5f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Veleta 11-4fav (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge and led over 1f out, headed briefly 1/2f out, rallied well to lead again final 100yds, won at Sandown 5f hcp (5) gd in Sep beating Pink Flamingo (9-7) by nk, 7 ran.
Newyorkstateofmind 10-1 (9-4) Held up in midfield, ridden and headway between horses to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Devils Roc (9-3) at Bath 6f hcp (4) fm in Sep.
Baltic State (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) Prominent, niggled along over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, made no impression final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Victory Rose (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Summit Fever 15-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, not quicken 1f out, stayed on same pace, 7th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Buniann (9-5) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Spirit Of The Sky 9-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, behind, driven and headway over 1f out, never on terms, stayed on same pace final 100 yards, 5th of 11, 3l behind Live In The Moment (8-13) at York 5f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Roundabout Magic (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Held up, headway 2f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, never nearer, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Miaella (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
