blind off late and missed break, held up towards rear, effort over 2f out, no impression
mid-division, headway over 3f out, stayed on same pace, weakened final 75 yards
mid-division, not much room over 2f out, soon closed, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on, always held
dwelt, always towards rear
in touch, driven over 3f out, soon weakened
mid-division, driven over 3f out, soon weakened,
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt, always towards rear
in touch, driven over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
prominent, driven over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
behind, not much room 3f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
prominent, lost place over 3f out
chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, ran on inside final furlong
made all, ridden 2f out, never really looked liked being caught
Eldelbar is upped 4lb for winning over track and trip but beat STARBO by only a neck. That was the latter’s first outing after a wind operation and he’s taken to reverse running with further progress on the cards. Deolali has every chance having gone close here the last twice while Red Skye Delight finished runner-up at Chelmsford on her reappearance and can also figure. The Retriever found only one too good over a mile here last month only to disappoint last time.
Eldelbar (SPA) 6-1 (9-6) Steadied and bumped start, raced keenly towards rear, headway 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Starbo (9-1) by nk, 14 ran.
Firsteen 7-1 (9-1) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on towards finish, 6th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Cmon Cmon (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Peachey Carnehan 16-1 (8-8) Behind, headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 5th of 8, 7 3/4l behind Spanish Star (9-9) at Leicester 6f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Jungle Rock (IRE) 125-1 (8-11) Mid-division, niggled along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 14, 15 1/4l behind Rogue Tide (9-4) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Rio De Cerisy (FR) 25-1 (11-0) Always behind, mistake at 6th, never a factor, last of 10, dist behind Give Battle (11-6) at Sligo 2m 1f hcp gd in Aug.
Starbo (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Held up in last pair, good headway near side rail under pressure over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 14, nk behind Eldelbar (9-6) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Melgate Magic 7-1 (9-4) In rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Great Colaci (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Gunmaker (IRE) 22-1 (9-5) Raced wide in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 9l behind Qaaraat (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Red Skye Delight (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Headway to lead over 5f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 6 1/2l behind Lacan (9-3) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
The Retriever (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, headway 3f out, driven 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 11th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Traveller (9-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Quercus (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Keen chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Star Cracker (9-0) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
With Approval (IRE) 18-1 (9-3) Overall leader near side until headed 3f out, chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 7 1/2l behind Cmon Cmon (9-5) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Susie Javea 14-1 (8-11) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Top Attraction (9-1) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Deolali 5-1 (8-5) Led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden and headway inside final furlong, ran on, just failed, 2nd of 11, shd behind Cmon Cmon (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.