chased leaders, not clear run final bend, unable to quicken 1f out, kept on final 75 yards
led, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong
mid-division on outside, in rear 3f out, kept on widest of all final 75 yards, not reach leaders
towards rear, closed on inside final bend, unable to pose a threat, well held inside final furlong
last to break, in rear, ran on wide final 100 yards, not reach leaders
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, unable to challenge, no extra and eased well inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, headed close home
prominent, pushed along over 2f out, held well inside final furlong, ran on
towards rear, headway towards outside from 1f out, ran on well, led close home
Black Hill Storm came up short when favourite at Catterick and still carries a penalty for an earlier win at Bath. NORDIC GLORY popped-up at a big price over course and distance last time on only his second start handicapping. He’s taken to confirm running with Brown Owl and Gift Horse and go in again. Shamlaan has been in the mix in both starts since scoring at Musselburgh and debuts on the all-weather along with Whistledown.
Chimgan (IRE) 9-2fav (9-7) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly, last of 11, 16 3/4l behind Amazonian Dream (9-2) at Newbury 5f (4) gd in Aug.
Black Hill Storm (IRE) 6-5fav (9-11) Led, ridden 2f out, one paced and headed inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 1/2l behind Just A Claim (8-11) at Catterick 5f (4) gd in Sep.
Zoltan Star 13-2 (9-5) Chased leaders on inside, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 6 3/4l behind American Star (9-5) at Salisbury 6f mdn stks (4) gs in Jul.
Whistledown 5-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, keen, pushed along and weakened well over 1f out, last of 5, 9 1/2l behind Outside World (9-4) at Goodwood 6f fll (2) gf in Sep.
Sidcot Swallet 14-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along and switched left over 2f out, 5th but no impression on outer over 1f out, ran on same pace until weakened closing stages, 6th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Cotai Beauty (9-0) at Lingfield 5f stks (5) sft in Jun.
Gift Horse 11-8fav (9-3) Forced to race wide, chased leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 1f out until inside final furlong, lost 2nd and no extra final 100 yards, 4th of 6, 1 1/4l behind Nordic Glory (8-11) at Lingfield 5f (4) pol in Sep.
Brown Owl (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Mid-division out wide, pushed along chasing leaders 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd inside final 100 yards, never any chance with winner, 3rd of 9, 5 3/4l behind Black Hill Storm (9-7) at Bath 5f (5) fm in Sep.
Nordic Glory (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Led over 1f, chased leaders on rail, switched right and squeezed through between horses over 1f out, ridden to lead again inside final furlong, driven and ran on, won at Lingfield 5f (4) pol in Sep beating White Jasmine (9-4) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Shamlaan (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led 1f out, stayed on, headed close home, 2nd of 5, shd behind Just A Claim (8-11) at Catterick 5f (4) gd in Sep.