led, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed and kept on inside final furlong, headed towards finish
held up off the pace towards rear, headway far side of group over 2f out, plugged on in 4th final furlong
raced near side rail, chased leaders, ridden and weakened final 2f
mid-division, headway far side of group over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
bumped start and hood removed late, always towards rear
went right and bumped rival start, pulled hard in rear, never a factor
raced near side rail in mid-division, weakened final 2f
mid-division, headway chasing leaders and hung left 2f out, soon ridden, 5th and no impression final furlong, plugged on late
held up towards rear, ridden out wide over 1f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, stayed on same pace in 3rd final furlong
off the pace and always towards rear
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
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PEACHEY CARNEHAN returned to winning ways over 6f at Chepstow but is equally effective over this extra distance and remains on a winning mark raised only 2lb. How Bizarre is regularly in the mix but hasn’t won since 2020 but Doomsday is back on the same mark as when winning at Catterick in July. Hilary's Boy returned a beaten favourite last time while Billy Wedge is not badly treated on previous winning form.
How Bizarre 11-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong for 3rd, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Josiebond (8-11) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Peachey Carnehan 11-4 (9-1) Chased leaders, ran on inside final furlong, led post, won at Chepstow 6f hcp (6) sft in Sep beating Fact Or Fable (8-13) by ns, 10 ran.
Doomsday 6-1 (9-9) Front mid-division, ridden 3f out, plugged on one pace, 4th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Gurkhali Girl (9-8) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Hilary's Boy 10-3jfav (8-11) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no headway, 7th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Absolute Dream (9-10) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Twin Appeal (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Pushed along in rear, never on terms, last of 13, dist behind Magical Effect (8-10) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) hvy in Sep.
King Of Europe (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Keen in touch, pushed along and weakened 2f out, last of 6, 32 1/4l behind Metabolt (9-7) at Carlisle 7f mdn stks (5) gs in Sep.
Billy Wedge 22-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, headway under pressure approaching final furlong, took it up briefly final furlong, soon headed and no extra, 4th of 12, 4l behind Desert Dream (9-0) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
The First Hurrah (FR) 7-2 (9-5) Slow into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Q Twenty Boy (9-10) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Hart Fell 4-1 (9-4) Led after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 12, 5l behind Four Feet (9-4) at Lingfield 1m stks (6) pol in Jun.
Highest Wave 16-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 7th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Reclaim Victory (9-4) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Perfect Soldier (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Mounted in the chute and taken down early, led, headed and chased leader over 7f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Bearwith (9-10) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Tarnhelm 66-1 (8-7) Slowly away and outpaced in rear throughout, 10th of 12, 11 1/2l behind Kilconquhar (9-11) at Redcar 7f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Mad Artymaise (IRE) 18-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, lost position halfway and soon behind, 8th of 9, 32l behind Hot Team (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Bearcardi (IRE) 13-2 (9-6) Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, soon ridden, gradually weakened 1f out, last of 8, 8l behind Albeseeingyer (8-12) at Carlisle 7f mdn hcp (6) gf in Aug.
