held up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, headway towards stand side to lead entering final furlong, edged right and ran on
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never a factor
towards rear, headway far side 2f out, soon edged right, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong
in touch, headway 2f out, soon every chance, kept on one pace
held up, pushed along 2f out, never nearer
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish
Macho Time travels down from Middleham bidding to extend an unbeaten record. He’s already won at Ayr and Redcar but steps up a furlong here. Dancinginthewoods had a subsequent winner behind when second over this trip at Doncaster while Cheat and Pitchcombe both came good at Kempton on their latest start. COSMIC POWER got up close home in a big field at Ascot two weeks ago. That was a step forward on seconds at Chepstow and Salisbury and Eve Johnson Houghton’s colt may be capable of further improvement now handicapping. Gypsy Whisper is also progressive and not out of this.
Indian Creak (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway 3f out, effort over 2f out, soon outpaced and ridden, weakened final furlong, 15th of 20, 15 3/4l behind King's Lynn (8-9) at Doncaster 7f stks (2) gf in Sep.
Macho Time (IRE) 9-4fav (9-8) Keen early, prominent, led over 1f out, ran on, won at Redcar 6f stks (4) gd in Jul beating Dutch Decoy (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Dancinginthewoods 5-1 (9-5) Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd over 2f out, every chance when edged left under pressure over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Thunderous (9-2) at Doncaster 7f stks (4) gd in Jun.
Separate 25-1 (8-11) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never reached leaders, 8th of 20, 5 1/4l behind Owney Madden (8-8) at York 6f (2) gd in Aug.
Cosmic Power (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Chased leaders near side, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, led last strides, won at Ascot 6f stks (4) gf in Sep beating Amarillo Star (9-5) by hd, 16 ran.
Cheat (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Held up just off the pace in 5th, good headway on inside over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong to lead final 100 yards, won at Kempton 7f (4) pol in Sep beating Onassis (8-10), 8 ran.
St Ives 6-1 (9-0) Outpaced towards rear, headway halfway, chased leaders 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 21, 14 1/2l behind Mums Tipple (9-5) at York 6f stks (2) gd in Aug.
Gypsy Whisper 11-2 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Lingfield 7f fll stks (5) gf in Aug beating Follia (8-12) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
Dark Kris (IRE) 4-7fav (9-5) Keen led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed when flashed tail inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Rich Belief (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Jul.
Written Broadcast (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Dwelt, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Cheat (9-1) at Kempton 7f (4) pol in Sep.
Pitchcombe 6-1 (9-5) Made most, clear over 1f out, easily, won at Kempton 7f (6) pol in Sep beating Sparkling Diamond (9-1) by 3l, 14 ran.
