held up, outpaced 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong to go 3rd towards finish, no chance with first 2
mid-division, driven and headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, no impression
behind, outpaced 2f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, weakened final furlong
keen early, held up behind, outpaced 2f out, never on terms
mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish, not reach winner
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace
chased winner, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong
made all, driven clear over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, held on near finish
Nonrunner
Rainbow Fox is selected ahead of Staked A Claim and Orotund. The booking of Paul Hanagan looks to be a major positive this afternoon and having ran a few close up races on a similar surface, the gelding has to have solid claims in this race. Staked A Claim has yet to win a race but is another to have shaped well under similar conditions. Orotund has plenty of early boot but connections will be hoping that any further rainfall stays away. Howards Princess holds no secrets and is probably better over five. Windjammer looks to have lost his way badly while Prince Rossi is potentially well treated in relation to his old form and wouldn't be out of it despite being 1lb out of the handicap this afternoon. Dressed To Dance has an eye-catching jockey booking. Rainbow Fox wouldn't be a bombproof selection here but has less negatives than most.
Rainbow Fox 9-2 (9-1) Behind until ridden and kept on from over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Feelin Foxy (8-10) at Hamilton 6f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Sept.
Howards Tipple 4-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace, 6th of 12, 6l behind Double Carpet (8-5) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Windjammer 16-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, one pace from over 1f out, 10th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Ocean Blaze (9-1) at Redcar 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Dressed To Dance (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Chased leaders far side, no extra approaching final furlong, 6th of 15, 6l behind Goodbye (8-12) at Newcastle 7f fll hcp (5) gd.
Put It On The Card 33-1 (9-1) Dwelt, behind, some headway halfway, never dangerous, 10th of 14, 9l behind Princess Ellis (8-13) at Musselburgh 5f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Sept.
Obe Royal 20-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, never better than finishing position, 8th of 14, 4l behind Calabaza (8-8) at Warwick 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Vivi Belle 10-1 (8-6) Outpaced, ridden halfway, never nearer, 9th of 13, 7l behind Dakota Rain (9-10) at Leicester 6f app hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Orotund 15-2 (8-9) Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 5l behind Greek Secret (8-8) at Redcar 6f app hcp (5) frm in Sept.
Umpa Loompa (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 14, 3l behind Singleb (9-3) at Catterick 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in Sept.
Lansdown 100-1 (7-13) In touch stand's side, weakened over 2f out, 14th of 15, 19l behind Goodbye (8-12) at Newcastle 7f fll hcp (5) gd.
Staked A Claim (IRE) 15-8 (9-3) Slowly into stride, outpaced towards rear, stayed on final furlong, never on terms, 4th of 10, 5l behind Midnight Sky (8-12) at Beverley 5f mdn stk (5) gf in Aug.
Prince Rossi (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Prominent, ridden along when outpaced over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 12, 3l behind Paddywack (8-13) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Sept.
The Cube 12-1 (8-7) Behind, kept on from over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 9th of 14, 6l behind Princess Ellis (8-13) at Musselburgh 5f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Sept.
