held up in mid-division, not much room and went left over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, flashed tail briefly inside final furlong, stayed on into 3rd and not much room near finish
chased leaders on outside, ridden approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along before halfway, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, keeping on same pace and no impression when hampered over 1f out
took keen hold, prominent, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd and challenged inside final furlong, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
steadied start, held up, badly hampered on inside over 2f out, not recover
slowly into stride, switched left start and held up, slightly hampered over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no threat
led, strongly pressed over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, edged left and headed towards finish
chased leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
always behind, never involved, tailed off
mid-division on inside, headway 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish
Plenty with claims including Sugar Boy who drops down a couple of grades after making his handicap debut at Newbury. But The Dapper Tapper is upped in class as he bids for a hat-trick and Sir Henry Raeburn failed to cope with a 7lb rise last time for an earlier win at Kempton. Secret Journey and One Life Live It won modest maiden contests on their latest outings and could figure but MEHRONISSA made a winning start at Newmarket in August. Three subsequent winners have come out of the race and Ed Vaughan's filly may well be good enough to land this on her reappearance.
Sugar Boy (GER) 8-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 5l behind Desert Force (8-9) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Secret Journey (IRE) 5-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon challenged, led inside final furlong, kept on, won at Kempton 7f mdn auc stks (6) pol beating Arc Cara (9-0) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Best Endeavour 3-1fav (9-0) Mid-division, effort over 1f out, ran on towards finish, not reach leaders, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Geological (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) in Oct.
One Life Live It 12-1 (9-5) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, led entering final furlong, soon edged left, ran on well, drew clear final 75 yards, won at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Mar beating Rialto Magic (9-0) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Mehronissa 14-1 (9-0) Dwelt in rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, ran on, readily, won at Newmarket 7f mdn (4) gd in Aug beating Housemaker (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
The Dapper Tapper (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Held up, headway on outside over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) beating Wink Oliver (8-11) by 1l, 8 ran.
Sir Henry Raeburn (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 11l behind Stardrifter (8-3) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Acclamate (IRE) 5-2 (9-0) Led 2f, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, driven to join leader inside final furlong, soon edged left, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Prince Of Paris (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2yo nov stks (5) pol in Dec.
Big Chill (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Chased leading pair, ridden 3f out, weakened soon after, last of 6, 27l behind Crafty Choice (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-90 (3) sft in Oct.
With Approval (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, every chance 3f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 6l behind Lear's Rock (9-7) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
