held up towards rear, pushed along and struggling over 3f out, never on terms
slowly into stride, headway on outside chasing leaders after 1f, 2nd 9f out until pushed along over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out, tailed off
slowly into stride, last pair, headway on wide outside halfway, chased leaders over 4f out, weakened quickly over 2f out
mid-division, pushed along 5f out, soon weakened, tailed off
held up towards rear, ridden and struggling over 4f out, tailed off
held up in mid-division, headway on outside halfway, chased leaders over 2f out, chased clear leader well over 1f out, closed inside final furlong to lead final stride
led, clear 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, caught last stride
took keen hold and held up towards rear, headway 5f out, tracking leaders over 4f out, pushed along over 3f out, went modest 5th over 1f out
chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, 4th and one pace over 1f out
chased leaders on outside, 3rd well over 1f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
went right start, switched left and held up towards rear, modest 6th inside final furlong, never involved
mid-division on outside, pushed along 8f out, weakened 5f out, struggling in rear over 4f out, tailed off
took keen hold, tracked leader 3f, prominent, 2nd again over 3f out until well over 1f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
chased leaders on inside, pushed along 5f out, soon outpaced, plugged on again final 2f, never a threat
Edward Elgar only won a lowly seller at Redcar to open his account and will find this a bit tougher raised 5lb. Mazij has been well beaten since winning a seller at Beverley while Focail Mear was still beaten out of sight despite finishing second when favourite at Brighton recently. TOPALING scored over track and trip in between her more usual modest efforts and she gets a token vote on that form, though the likes of Star Of Mayfair and First Battallion could bounce back at any time off their current marks.
Star Of Mayfair (USA) 25-1 (10-2) Reared start and slowly away, towards rear, headway over 8f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 9l behind Soundbyte (9-11) at Nottingham 1m 6f am hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
First Battalion (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along and lost place over 4f out, behind and eased over 1f out, tailed off, 9th of 12, well behind Aiyana (10-0) at Lingfield 2m hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
Berwin (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Slowly away, always towards rear, 10th of 12, 7l behind Rochelle (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Gladstone (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Always towards rear, 8th of 12, 19l behind Shades of Silver (9-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
Edward Elgar 13-2 (8-6) Tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, lost 2nd over 3f out, rallied on rails inside final furlong, led close home, won at Redcar 1m 2f sell stks (5) gd in Sep beating Hope For Glory (8-12) by nk, 5 ran.
Topaling 7-1 (8-6) Held up in 4th, ridden over 3f out, kept on to go moderate 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 25l behind Authorized Too (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Mazij 7-1 (8-13) Led early, prominent, driven over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 8th of 13, 23l behind Medal of Valour (9-4) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Illegale (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Pushed along leaving stalls, held up in 5th, pushed along in 4th 3f out until well over 1f out, went modest 4th again close home, 4th of 7, 17l behind High Secret (9-1) at Bath 1m 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fm in Sep.
Rock Charm 66-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out,, last of 8, 32l behind Nancy From Nairobi (8-13) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Aug.
Haines 28-1 (8-11) In touch, pushed along over 5f out, lost place from over 4f out, 11th of 14, 31l behind Roman Riches (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jun.
Focail Mear 5-4fav (8-6) Held up in 5th, headway over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 19l behind Salient (8-12) at Brighton 1m 4f app hcp 0-55 (6) hvy.
Petale Noir 40-1 (8-7) Not much room start, mid-division, headway 8f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 13l behind Jazri (9-4) at Warwick 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May.
Wunderkind (USA) 5-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 6l behind Stoneham (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6).
Movie Magic 100-1 (7-11) Led 2f, soon settled tracking leading pair, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 22l behind Dalgig (9-4) at Windsor 1m 2f clm stks (5) sft.
