led stand side group, ridden over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, ran on
dwelt, raced stand side, held up, switched to centre group over 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
keen, raced stand side, tracked leader, switch to centre group over 5f out, towards rear, weakened over 1f out
raced stand side, in touch, switched to centre group over 5f out, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders
keen, raced centre, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish
tracked stand side leader, effort 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
raced stand side, tracked leaders, switched to centre group over 5f out, in touch, headway 2f out, ridden to lead overall over 1f out, headed towards finish
overall leader, centre until headed 5f out, tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Maiden winner Makzeem returned a disappointing favourite on his first start since July at Doncaster last week and Father Bertie was expected to do better at Leicester during the week but could only manage third. The latter had finished ahead of Jack's Revenge and Two For Two at Haydock before that. Shady Mccoy and Mount Tahan failed to build on earlier placed efforts on their latest outings while Greenside has not race since April. ILLUSTRISSIME (NAP) only raced on the all-weather when trained in France and won at Deauville. But he made a promising start on Turf when third at Pontefract for new connections and finishing ahead of In The Red. It’s reasonable to assume there is more to come on this surface and he gets the vote.
Father Bertie 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 10, 2l behind El Vip (8-12) at Leicester 1m hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Shady Mccoy (USA) 9-1 (8-12) Behind, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, 9th of 19, 5 1/2l behind Highland Colori (9-2) at York 1m hcp stks (2) gd in Oct.
Two For Two (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Always in rear, 10th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Raising Sand (9-7) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Jack's Revenge (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, not clear run over 1f out, stayed on, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Raising Sand (9-7) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Greenside 7-4fav (9-1) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, went 2nd and edged left over 1f out, no impression on winner, no extra and dropped to 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 13l behind Sinfonietta (8-3) at Nottingham 1m hcp (3) hvy in Apr.
Illustrissime (USA) 25-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Blair House (9-6) at Pontefract 1m hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Mikmak 6-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway over 4f out to chase leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 19 3/4l behind Murad Khan (9-4) at Thirsk 1m hcp (3) sft in Sep.
Makzeem 7-2fav (9-2) Tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 17th of 20, 22 1/4l behind Laurence (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
In The Red (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, hampered just inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Blair House (9-6) at Pontefract 1m hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Mount Tahan (IRE) 11-2 (9-8) Dwelt held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, nearest finish, 5th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Moonlightnavigator (9-0) at Ayr 7f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
