steadied start, took keen hold and held up in mid-division, smooth headway 2f out, tracked leaders going well over 1f out, challenged on bit 1f out, pushed along to lead inside final furlong, comfortably
in touch, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, headway far side halfway, pushed along and chased leaders over 1f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leader, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner, lost 2nd towards finish
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear and early reminders, headway near side over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no threat
steadied start, always behind
towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, unable to reach winner
in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened soon after
mainly behind
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened rapidly soon after
Planetex is 2lb lower than when successful over the course and distance last August and has to be a threat despite his weight. Tuibama won here in July and is just 3lb higher so must be on the short-list along with Lord Buffhead, whose last run on Turf resulted in a victory at Catterick ICHIMOKU has had less experience than most of these but landed a maiden on soft ground here in May and wasn't beaten far back on the track last month. Black Douglas beat One Kool Dude over 6f here last month but ran poorly on a return visit a fortnight ago.
Planetex (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 14, 6l behind Barkston Ash (9-4) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
A J Cook (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, pushed along in mid-division, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 21l behind Little Jimmy Odsox (9-9) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jul.
Tuibama (IRE) 7-1 (9-8) Close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Captain Royale (9-12) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Edith Anne 4-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Ripon 5f 3yo sll hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Aug beating Coconut Kisses (9-0) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Balinka 12-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 23l behind Ingenti (8-13) at Beverley 5f fll hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Lord Buffhead 8-1 (9-7) Slowly away, always in rear, 12th of 13, 15l behind Father Fred (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol.
On The High Tops (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Dwelt, behind stand side, never dangerous, 9th of 15, 9l behind Rock On Candy (9-0) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Oct.
Ichimoku 4-1 (8-5) Tracked leader to halfway, pushed along over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 3l behind Exotic Guest (9-1) at Newcastle 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug.
Black Douglas 6-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden and headway when hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 15, 8l behind Lothair (10-0) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-55 (6) gs.
Mr Man In The Moon (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 12th of 15, 9l behind Lothair (10-0) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-55 (6) gs.
Busy Bimbo (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 16, 6l behind Brother Tiger (9-7) at Redcar 6f mdn stks (5) sft.
Angel Grigio 14-1 (8-12) Dwelt soon prominent, ridden 2f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 13, 7l behind Beach Rhythm (8-9) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) fbs in Aug.
