always towards rear, ridden when dropped to last 3f out, gradually weakened
held up last, still a lot to do 3f out, modest headway when ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, never dangerous
went left and slightly impeded rival stalls, soon prominent, went second and chased leader from 3f out, every chance inside 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, no extra and dropped to third final strides
prominent, keen early, chased leaders from 3f put, went third 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on strongly to take second near finish, no extra final strides, just failed
prominent, every chance 3f out, outpaced from 2f out, weakened and dropped to fifth inside final furlong
never better than midfield
prominent, chased leaders from 3f out, outpaced from 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, hard pressed near finish, just did enough
midfield, chased leaders from 3f out, ridden when went modest fourth inside final furlong, kept on
slightly impeded by rival start, held up towards rear, always outpaced, never dangerous
towards rear and switched right early, always outpaced and never dangerous
NonRunner
Plenty with claims but ROCKIN ROSA has improved for the application of cheekpieces and scored over track and trip last month. Slippin Jimmy finished in front of Concert Boy when placed at Ayr while Code Purple was in good form over today’s trip early in the year. Rocket Rod returns to the Tapeta with a chance while Ellabella had a good strike rate on the all-weather in Ireland and debuts for a new yard.
Mossbawn 80-1 (10-1) Raced wide in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 12 1/2l behind Lerwick (9-4) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Rocket Rod (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along well over 1f out, ran on final furlong, no telling impression, 4th of 16, 5 1/2l behind Archduke Ferdinand (9-6) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Emperor Caradoc (FR) 6-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, not pace to get on terms, kept on, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Emily Post (9-3) at Pontefract 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Sun Power (FR) 8-1 (9-12) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, staying on when not much room 110 yards out, always held, 4th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Tyke (9-11) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Ellabella (IRE) 33-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th and pushed along approaching straight, lost place under 2f out, soon no extra, 18th of 20, 16 1/2l behind Chavajod (10-0) at Leopardstown 1m hcp gd in May.
Code Purple 7-2 (10-0) Very slowly away, always in rear, last of 11, 27 1/4l behind Lockdown Lass (8-11) at Chester 7f hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Sidney's Son (IRE) 4-6fav (9-5) Chased leaders, went 2nd out wide over 1f out, soon shaken up, led inside final furlong, edged right briefly, pushed along and ran on well, won at Carlisle 6f stks (5) gf in Aug beating Back Tomorrow (8-12) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Grey Force One 40-1 (9-2) Off the pace and always towards rear, last of 9, 11 1/4l behind Capital Guarantee (9-9) at Thirsk 7f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Slippin Jimmy (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Not much room start, towards rear, headway over 1f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, no impression towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Black Friday (9-12) at Ayr 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Abnaa 33-1 (10-4) Slowly away and briefly pushed along, midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, weakened inside final furlong, last of 9, 8 1/2l behind Royal Dream (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Rockin Rosa 7-1 (8-12) Towards rear, not clear run under 2f out, pushed along and headway over 1f out, switched right to rail and led 110 yards out, driven out, won at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Hezahunk (9-11) by 1l, 13 ran.
Concert Boy (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Slowly away, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, never nearer, 3rd of 10, 3 1/4l behind Surrey Noir (9-9) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
