tracked leaders, joined leader over 2f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no answer to winners pace
led, joined from over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
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Ropey Guest edges this at the weights though the drop back to 6f on soft going is a worry having only won a novices’ race over 7f so far. Ainsdale moves back up in distance having recorded last year’s hat-trick over 5f while Lampang will be sharper for a recent comeback run but last season’s effort in soft ground in the Rockingham at York doesn’t boost confidence. He finished well behind runner-up VENTURA LIGHTNING on that occasion and the latter gets another chance having undergone wind surgery after a couple of disappointing efforts back in June.
Ainsdale 5-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on, 4th of 6, 1 1/4l behind Blue De Vega (9-7) at Leicester 5f hcp (2) hvy in Oct.
Ropey Guest 40-1 (9-3) Raced far side, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 18, 10 1/2l behind Njord (9-5) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Ventura Lightning (FR) (8-12) 12th of 14, 10 3/4l behind Botch (9-2) at Saint-Cloud 6f stks gs in Jul.
Lampang (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Short of room shortly after start, held up in rear, ridden and switched right over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Makanah (9-5) at Musselburgh 5f stks (3) sft in Oct.
