held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, well beaten over 2f out, kept on final 75 yards, no chance
mid-division, headway over 3f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish
held up towards rear, headway from 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, no impression, kept on
held up in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
led, headed over 3f out, weakened from over 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place, well beaten final 2f
reluctant early, in rear, ridden over 4f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
chased leaders, effort over 3f out, led over 2f out, in command final furlong, stayed on well
tracked leader, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
Arabescato just prevailed in a fight to the line with Tindrum over track and trip. That pair are hard to separate once again while Retrospect is still looking for his first win having only managed fourth at Wolverhampton. NICKS NOT WONDER scored over a shorter trip before beaten over 1m6f. But he placed at Kempton on his only previous attempt at today’s distance and gets another chance. Bird For Life beat Gavlar over track and trip back in May and should be in the mix once again.
Manucci (IRE) 28-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, dropped into mid-division 12f out, outpaced 4f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 28 1/4l behind Snowalot (9-3) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Arabescato 4-1 (10-0) Settled rear after 3f, outpaced over 2f out, headway on outside and hung left over 1f out, went 2nd final 110 yards and and stayed on strongly, led on line, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Sep beating Tindrum (9-7) by shd, 5 ran.
Nicks Not Wonder 7-2 (10-5) Led, steadied pace 7f out, increased pace 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon outpaced by winner, 2nd of 4, 8 1/2l behind Merlin's Beard (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Lady Pendragon 4-1 (10-3) Raced wide in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 29 1/4l behind Kentucky Kingdom (9-12) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Tindrum 15-2 (9-7) Led 2f, tracked leader, led final 150 yards, stayed on, headed post, 2nd of 5, shd behind Arabescato (10-0) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Severus Alexander (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Chased leader, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 4 1/4l behind Justified (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Bird For Life 9-2 (9-5) Slow into stride, pushed along early in rear, ridden over 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Polar Cloud (10-0) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Retrospect (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Led, headed 13f out, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Robeam (9-10) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Gavlar 14-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, led inside 4f, pushed along at 3f, headed inside 2f, rallied well but not enough pace to threaten the winner, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Midfield (9-0) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
