held up in last pair, smooth headway far side of group tracking leaders 2f out, led entering final furlong, soon quickened clear, ran on strongly
chased leaders, 2nd over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led, pushed along over 2f out, soon headed and weakened quickly
chased leaders, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon outpaced and no chance with winner
held up in rear, some late headway, never troubled leaders
held up in 5th, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, 2nd entering final 2f, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened and lost 3rd post
went to post early, chased leader until over 2f out, weakened quickly, soon behind
held up in last trio, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on towards finish, went never nearer 3rd post
Mjjack has travelled down from Middleham in search of a third victory of the season. He was particularly impressive last time at Thirsk but there are concerns about this much quicker surface. Mankib failed to land a blow last time at Chelmsford but is capable of better back on Turf. Nebo has been highly tried this season and won a Group 3 over course and distance last year. He would be hard to beat if back to his best but RED MIST readily picked off an in-form rival in a small field at Ripon last month. Placed twice earlier in Listed company in France, Simon Crisford’s colt is still unexposed and gets the nod as the others all have plenty to find on these terms.
Mankib 9-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Cenotaph (9-8) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Mjjack (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Haydock 7f stks (3) gs in Sep beating Salateen (9-5) by 4 1/2l, 5 ran.
Ultimate Avenue (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Steadied in rear, took keen hold, late headway, never on terms, 4th of 5, 6l behind Mjjack (9-5) at Haydock 7f stks (3) gs in Sep.
Good Effort (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) In 5th place 4f out, behind and struggling inside final furlong, last of 6, dist behind Anna Nerium (8-9) at Goodwood 7f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Aug.
Nebo (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Raced keenly in 5th, struggling to go the pace when not much room approaching final 2f, no danger after, 7th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Expert Eye (9-1) at York 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Aug.
Red Mist 4-5fav (9-0) Tracked clear leader, took closer order over 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, drew clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Ripon 1m stks (3) gd in Aug beating Three Saints Bay (9-0) by 4 1/2l, 3 ran.
Hells Babe 8-1 (9-5) Edged right start, soon led, ridden and edged right on last bend, headed over 1f out, kept on, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 3, 1 1/2l behind Eirene (9-0) at Chelmsford City 7f fll stks (2) pol in Aug.
Summer Icon 7-1 (9-12) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, went 3rd and kept on final furlong, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Queen Penn (8-4) at Thirsk 7f hcp fll (3) sft in Sep.
