edged left and bumped start, chased leaders, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
bumped start, chased leaders, led just over 1f out, hard pressed well inside final furlong, held on
steadied start, held up in rear, headway going strongly over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, just held
led, headed over 1f out, no extra towards finish
bumped start, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch behind leaders, lost place over 2f out
held up rear of mid-division, headway from 2f out, never on terms
hampered start, held up in mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, led over 1f out, soon headed, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, well beaten final 2f
always towards rear
always in rear
prominent, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
This looks less competitive than the previous division and MISS CONNAISSEUR may improve enough to land the spoils on her handicap debut. She posted her best effort to date when fourth over track and trip a week ago. Absolute Dream can do better back over today’s winning distance but Kodi Gold remains 8lb higher than an earlier success at Yarmouth. Arnold has done all his winning on Turf so far so Dylan's Lad is preferred.
Kodi Gold (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 6th of 7, 21 1/2l behind Emjaytwentythree (8-12) at Leicester 7f stks (5) gs in Oct.
Absolute Dream (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Raced handy centre, ridden 2f out, plugged on one pace, 10th of 18, 6 1/2l behind Bronze River (9-7) at Redcar 7f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Arnold 5-1jfav (9-3) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden well over 1f out, ran on one pace, never on terms, 7th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Birkenhead (9-4) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Dylan's Lad (IRE) 7-2fav (9-6) Chased leaders, lost place 3f out, not much room over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, kept on, 7th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Muatadel (9-4) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Lucky Beggar (IRE) 22-1 (8-13) Off the pace towards rear, never dangerous, 7th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Zoom Star (8-13) at Catterick 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Rockley Point 25-1 (8-10) Outpaced and always towards rear, 8th of 15, 6 1/4l behind Zoom Star (8-13) at Catterick 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Earn Your Stripes 22-1 (9-0) Mid-division, asked for effort 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Mansfield (8-12) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Sestriere (IRE) 28-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon behind, last of 14, 18 1/4l behind Millionaire Waltz (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Racy Stacey 10-1 (8-10) Bumped start, raced up centre towards rear, ridden well over 2f out, hung left and one pace thereafter, 8th of 12, 6l behind Miss Bella Brand (9-8) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Bobby Shaftoe 33-1 (8-7) Held up, ridden and made headway at 2f, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Helvetian (9-10) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Miss Connaisseur 150-1 (9-0) Held up off the pace in rear, headway, 4th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Dabirstar (9-0) at Newcastle 6f fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Barney Too 200-1 (9-5) Dwelt in rear, pushed along halfway, edged left and short lived effort over 2f out, 7th of 8, 18 1/4l behind Great Hunter (9-4) at Newcastle 6f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Rose Of Lancashire 66-1 (8-5) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 6 3/4l behind Zenzero (8-9) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
