midfield, waiting for room when pushed before 2f out, short of room and switched left entering final furlong, stayed on strongly when ridden late on, got up close home
held up in rear, waiting for room 2f out, some headway before pushed approaching final furlong, ridden inside final furlong and stayed on well, never nearer
tracked leader, pushed 3f out, every chance when ridden approaching 2f out, lost ground before final furlong, soon beaten
towards rear, travelled well before pushed 2f out, ridden before final furlong, never threatened
tracked leader, pushed 3f out, slightly outpaced when ridden after 2f out, ran on strongly to lead inside final furlong, headed close home
towards rear, pushed 3f out, headway before ridden after 2f out, kept on one pace
soon led, pushed before 2f out, ridden and headed before final furlong, faded close home
prominent, pushed after 3f out, hit front and ridden before final furlong, headed and lost a couple of places close home
close-up, pushed before 3f out and lost ground, dropped to rear and beaten when ridden 2f out
IN THESE SHOES has improved with every run and she is likely to be prominent again making her handicap debut off a decent mark. Charlie Appleby runs Modern Dancer, third in a decent nursery at Doncaster last month, and the York winner Desert Order. William Buick keeps faith with the latter but he is giving weight to all of his rivals. Zaman Jemil wasn’t suited by Chester last time and is worth another try over this trip but Mustajaab has only raced over 6f so far. Gulmarg may be the pick of the remainder.
Desert Order (IRE) 10-11fav (9-7) Made all, edged right over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, won at York 7f mdn stks (2) gf in Aug beating Glenfinnan (9-7) by 1/2l, 17 ran.
Mascapone 16-1 (9-5) Steadied and switched left start, held up last, went moderate 3rd and switched right inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 8 1/4l behind Naval Power (9-5) at Ascot 7f lst stks (1) gf in Jul.
Zaman Jemil (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Raced in last, outpaced 3f out, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Tyrone's Poppy (8-13) at Chester 7f (2) gs in Sep.
Mustajaab 50-1 (9-3) Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, ridden along 1f out disputing 6th, no extra, 6th of 7, 8 1/4l behind Sakheer (9-3) at Newbury 6f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Modern Dancer 7-4fav (8-13) Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, headway and every chance 1f out, ridden and slightly hampered inside last, no extra, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Indian Dream (9-1) at Doncaster 7f (2) gd in Sep.
Gulmarg (IRE) 15-2 (9-9) Led early, steadied towards rear, headway 2f out, soon switched right, challenged final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 7, nk behind Acotango (9-6) at Kempton 1m (4) pol in Sep.
In These Shoes (IRE) 8-15fav (9-2) Made all, shaken up over 2f out, pushed along and in command 1f out, ran on well, comfortably, won at Redcar 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Sep beating Good Gracious (9-2) by 3 3/4l, 8 ran.
Mystic Pearl (FR) 10-3 (9-2) Travelled strongly, prominent, shaken up going best over 1f out, soon led, faced sustained challenge inside final furlong, kept on well, always doing enough, won at Thirsk 7f stks (4) gd in Sep beating Runaholic (9-7) by hd, 10 ran.
Spirit In My Soul (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Pushed along in rear, never a factor, 8th of 11, 8l behind Talamanca (8-12) at Redcar 6f (5) gf in Sep.
