held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, chased clear winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
dwelt held up, ridden over 4f out, hampered entering final 4f, never a factor
raced wide close up, went 2nd after 3f, ridden over 5f out, soon lost place
in touch, headway 6f out, ridden to chase winner 3f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, lost place over 4f out, tailed off
led after 1f, headed over 6f out, soon weakened, tailed off
dwelt close up, tracked leader 5f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
close up, headway to lead over 6f out, soon headed, tracked winner until 3f out, rallied to go 2nd towards finish
slowly away in rear, never on terms
raced wide tracked leaders, led 6f out, ridden clear over 1f out, heavily eased inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, nearest finish
raced wide in touch, ridden and weakened over 3f out
led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden 5f out, soon lost place
Fearless Lad remains 6lb higher than when winning over 1m6f on the Turf course here last year but Night Generation won this in 2015 and scored once again over track and trip in May. Macksville finally opened his account when successful over a shorter trip at Chelmsford last week while the veteran Meetings Man was not beaten far at Kempton last time and slips further down the weights. But ALTERNATE ROUTE gets another chance having been placed off today’s mark in both starts over 2m so far, including last week’s second at Chepstow.
Archangel Raphael (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 6th of 7, 11 1/2l behind Overhaugh Street (8-12) at Goodwood 1m 3f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Fearless Lad (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) In touch in rear, outpaced over 3f out, never nearer, 5th of 6, 5 1/2l behind Pete So High (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Night Generation (GER) 5-2fav (9-5) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, never able to challenge, 3rd of 6, 11 1/2l behind Graceful Lady (9-3) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Macksville (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep beating Nurse Nightingale (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
See And Be Seen 12-1 (10-0) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 9th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Franny Nisbet (9-2) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Meetings Man (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed final furlong, weakened towards finish, 5th of 11, 1 3/4l behind The Ginger Berry (9-9) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Bumble Bay 50-1 (10-0) Held up behind in touch, ridden to chase clear leaders over 2f out, soon outpaced, never on terms, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 17 1/2l behind Mobbhij (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
St Andrews (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Keen, tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 12l behind Murchison River (9-5) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Magnus Romeo 14-1 (11-6) Took keen hold, held up in touch, weakened 3 out, 4th of 6, 34 3/4l behind Knight Commander (11-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Alternate Route 9-2 (8-10) Ridden away from stalls, soon in touch, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Kozier (8-13) at Chepstow 2m hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Tojosimbre 13-2 (8-8) Towards rear, headway when switched left entering final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Oceanus (9-5) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Astroshadow 8-1 (8-5) Mid-division, weakened over 6f out, eased over 5f out, 12th of 14, dist behind Shine Baby Shine (8-4) at Southwell 2m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Crystal Secret 25-1 (8-9) Soon led, headed 4f out, ridden and one pace 3f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, dist behind Delannoy (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 3f stks (4) gd in Aug.
