towards rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, ridden and kept on same pace
slow into stride, in rear, pushed along 4 out, headway next, ridden and kept on to go 3rd flat
stumbled badly on landing 1st, tracked leader, pushed along and every chance 3 out, weakened last
led and soon clear, tried to run out bend into straight 3 out, soon headed, weakened next, tailed off
in touch, headway and close up 4 out, hampered bend into straight 3 out, chased winner next, ridden and kept on one pace
towards rear, struggling from 5 out, pulled up 3 out
tracked leader, hampered bend into straight 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last
in touch, pushed along 4 out, hampered bend into straight 3 out, soon weakened
keen close up, mistake 5th, hampered bend into straight 3 out, soon led, ridden and ran on
Book Of Tales beat a subsequent winner at Fontwell in August and there should be more to come. Lilly Pinchin’s claim helps offset his penalty but BALBOA has improved with every run over timber and had no trouble landing the odds at Chepstow last month. Right Now placed twice on the Flat in Ireland but has left Joseph O’Brien’s yard since his sixth at Cork, though is preferred to new stablemate Mawada.
Fantastic Artist (IRE) 40-1 (8-11) Raced wide, close up, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 7 1/2l behind Metric (9-3) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Pivotal Sky Falco gelding out of Koben Sky.
Right Now (IRE) 18-5 (11-0) Disputed early, tracked leader after 1st, 3rd halfway, attempted to challenge when short of room and hit birch marker before 3 out, challenged before straight, ridden 3 out, no extra in 5th before last, kept on one pace, 6th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Hands On (11-0) at Cork 2m mdn Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Sao Timothy (IRE) 10-3 (9-3) Keen in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Upepo (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Star Turn 12-1 (8-11) Mid-division on outside, pushed along and made no impression 3f out, 8th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Sexy Rexy (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Stray Bullet (FR) 22-1 (11-0) Towards rear, mistake 2nd, outpaced from before 2 out, gradually weakened, 8th of 11, dist behind Liari (11-0) at Wincanton 1m 7f (4) sft in Oct.
All Blues (IRE) 200-1 (11-0) Held up rear of mid-division, pushed along after 6th, well beaten 3 out, 8th of 11, 33 1/2l behind Grain Of Hope (11-0) at Ludlow 2m mdn fll (4) gd in Oct.
Mawada (IRE) 28-1 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along and made no impression 2f out, 8th of 12, 9 1/2l behind Summer Of Love (9-5) at Kempton 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Saisissante (IRE) 9-1 (10-9) Towards rear, headway into 4th 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, weakened before last, 7th of 12, 35l behind Gifted Angel (11-2) at Stratford 2m mdn (4) gd in Aug.
Balboa 10-11fav (11-0) Prominent, led before 3 out, ridden and forged on 2 out, good jump last and asserted run-in, readily, won at Chepstow 2m (4) hvy in Oct beating Castelfort (11-0) by 4l, 7 ran.
Book Of Tales 12-1 (9-1) Led after 1f, pushed along and headed over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon faded, 13th of 14, 22l behind Lusaka (9-12) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
