prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, ran on, just held
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, led over 1f out, held on well
prominent, raced keenly, steadied slightly 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed over 2f out, soon beaten
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, outpaced and no impression from over 1f out
held up towards rear, raced keenly, well beaten final 2f
held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on final 100 yards, never dangerous
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WILD HOPE has an obvious chance having finished in front of Rousayan when beaten only a neck over track and trip last month. Kevin Ryan’s charge is preferred to Striding Edge, who scored over a longer distance at Hamilton last time while several were placed over 7f recently, including Zap at Wolverhampton and Don't Tell Claire at Newmarket. Global Warning found one too good at Kempton and Gweedore completed a double at Musselburgh earlier.
Wild Hope 10-1 (9-8) Held up in mid-division, smooth headway over 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden clear over 1f out, no extra and headed close home, 2nd of 14, nk behind La Rav (9-1) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Zap 14-1 (9-4) Outpaced in rear, headway on inside ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd post, nearest finish but no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Lequinto (8-8) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Don't Tell Claire 13-2 (9-3) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 9, hd behind Colonel Whitehead (9-3) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Rousayan (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway outside of group chasing leaders over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 6th of 14, 2l behind La Rav (9-1) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Striding Edge (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 7f out, ridden to lead again 2f out, driven and all out, just held on, won at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (3) gd in Sep beating El Picador (9-2) by hd, 7 ran.
Global Warning 6-1 (9-5) Held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd last stride, no impression on winner, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Late Arrival (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Gweedore 17-2 (8-12) Close-up, travelled powerfully, nudged 3f out, ridden 2f out, chased leader entering final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind True Blue Moon (9-2) at Ayr 7f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Good Night Mr Tom (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Steadied start, raced keenly and held up in rear, headway far side of group over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final 2f, edged left and ran on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 7, hd behind Tukhoom (10-11) at Redcar 1m stks (5) sft in Sep.
Insurplus (IRE) 9-2jfav (9-3) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on late, 6th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Algaffaal (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Starry Eyes (USA) 11-2 (9-12) Went right leaving stalls, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden for effort 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Delicate Kiss (9-1) at Sandown 1m hcp fll (4) gd in Sep.
Starfighter 12-1 (9-12) Prominent, smooth headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f, briefly short of room, kept on, 4th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Polyphony (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
