dwelt in touch in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and no impression final furlong
made most, ridden and ran on final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and outpaced approaching final furlong
refused to race
in touch in rear, ridden halfway, headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish
keen with winner until ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
NonRunner
After back-to-back wins at Bath, Queen Of Desire went in search of black type in a Listed race in Italy but came up well short. Patrick has been running better than form figures would suggest and can’t get much lower in the weights. Diamond Lady was an unlucky loser in this 12 months ago and races off a 4lb lower mark. She’s been placed three times this year but is hard to win with and it would be no surprise if FOXY FOREVER repeated last year’s success off a 2lb higher mark. He came right back to form at Yarmouth earlier this month and his stable has been among the winners lately. Compas Scoobie and Excellent George look the pick of the remainder.
Foxy Forever (IRE) 15-2 (9-10) Close up, pushed along halfway, switched left over 1f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, gaining close home, 2nd of 5, nk behind Laith Alareen (9-5) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Excellent George 2-1fav (9-7) Led 1f, chased leader until halfway, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Zamjar (9-3) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in May.
Diamond Lady 6-1 (9-10) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Penny Pot Lane (8-10) at Nottingham 6f hcp fll (4) gd in Aug.
King Crimson 7-2 (9-9) Chased clear leaders, ridden and no impression when lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 5, 11 3/4l behind Wiley Post (9-9) at Brighton 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Compas Scoobie 12-1 (8-6) Behind, pushed along over 2f out, headway well over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Orvar (9-7) at Doncaster 5f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Top Boy 50-1 (8-13) Outpaced in rear, headway well over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Thammin (10-1) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Patrick (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Keen, close up, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Quick Look (9-6) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Queen Of Desire (IRE) (8-6) 6th of 12, hd behind Buonasera (8-6) at Naples 5f gd in Jul.
Majestic Hero (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Chased leader until inside final 2f, chased leaders, weakened final furlong, last of 9, 10 3/4l behind Open Wide (10-1) at Salisbury 5f hcp (4) gf in Jun.