chased leaders, ran on inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, readily
chased leaders, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd towards finish
steadied start, raced keenly in rear, never a factor
off the pace in last trio, never involved
chased leader, led inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened inside final 110 yards
held up in touch in 5th, good headway near side rail over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not pace to challenge
led on near side rail, pushed along and headed inside final 2f, soon lost 2nd and weakened quickly
held up in 6th, good headway far side of group 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 100 yards, lost 2nd soon after, lost two places nearing finish
wore hood to post, slowly into stride, held up in last pair, switched left and strong run inside final furlong, ended on far rail and finished well, never pace to challenge
Primeval lost her unbeaten record upped in trip at Kempton on her handicap debut while novice winner Solray goes handicapping for the first time. Jump The Gun won over track and trip with third-placed Another Investment, Secret Guest and It Just Takes Time further behind and is 3lb higher while Thirsk winner Pendleton was upped in class last time as was HELLO QUEEN. The latter had shown progressive form earlier in the year and Kevin Ryan’s filly gets another chance back on the Tapeta.
Pendleton 12-1 (9-0) Chased leader far side, driven over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 8th of 22, 8 1/4l behind Montassib (9-9) at York 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Another Investment (IRE) 18-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway well over 1f out, pushed along and led over 1f out, ridden final 110 yards, kept on, headed final strides, 3rd of 13, 1/2l behind Jump The Gun (9-3) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Jump The Gun (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) In rear, switched left and headway travelling strongly over 1f out, pushed along and rapid headway inside last, ridden 110 yards out to lead final strides, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov beating Mondammej (9-6) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
It Just Takes Time (IRE) 22-1 (9-8) Rear mid-division, pushed along well over 1f out, kept on, not pace to challenge, 6th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Jump The Gun (9-3) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Hello Queen (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Pressed leader, pushed along well over 1f out, led over 1f out and soon ridden, faced challenged final 110 yards, no extra and headed closing stages, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Unequal Love (9-8) at Pontefract 6f hcp fll (2) gs in Sep.
Secret Guest 7-1 (9-4) Handy, led 2f out, pushed along and headed over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside last, always held, 4th of 13, 1 1/4l behind Jump The Gun (9-3) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Mister Bluebird 14-1 (9-2) Raced towards near side, led ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakening when slightly hampered inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Gisburn (9-5) at Goodwood 6f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Primeval 4-5fav (9-6) Held up in touch in mid-division, bumped slightly then closed over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 4th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Cloud Cover (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp fll (4) pol in Sep.
Solray 5-4fav (9-7) Held up in midfield, switched left and smooth progress 2f out, soon ridden and led, 2 lengths clear entering final furlong, soon extended advantage, eased near finish, won at Newcastle 6f stks (5) pol in Sep beating Willow Baby (9-2) by 4l, 8 ran.
