ZOOM STAR made the most of the soft ground at Catterick last week and beat the re-opposing Shesadabber. The latter and Captain Corcoran had finished behind Lucky Beggar when the veteran returned a shock winner over track and trip earlier while today’s going is a worry for Astrophysics. But Ellie Piper had the measure of Bernard Spierpoint when scoring at Wolverhampton and ran well again at Windsor last time.
Level Up (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Edged left and not much room start, towards rear, headway when hung left and bumped over 1f out, went 4th well inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Glamorous Force (9-1) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Shesadabber 9-2cfav (9-9) Prominent, ridden entering final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 12, nk behind Zoom Star (9-2) at Catterick 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Evasive Power (USA) 11-1 (9-7) Outpaced in rear, headway out widest over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 16, 1 1/4l behind Vape (9-9) at Windsor 6f hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Little Girl Blue 18-1 (9-10) Chased leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Sparked (9-3) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Dazzling Dan (IRE) 80-1 (9-4) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, hung left and weakened entering final 2f, 11th of 13, 14 3/4l behind Eligible (9-8) at Southwell 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Chanson D'Amour 11-2 (9-7) Fly leapt and held up in midfield, hard ridden 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Bondi Girl (9-9) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Zoom Star 9-2cfav (9-2) Prominent, led 2f out, ridden and all out, won at Catterick 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct beating Shesadabber (9-9) by nk, 12 ran.
May Remain 22-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner, lost 2 places towards finish, 5th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Valentine Blues (8-8) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Captain Corcoran (IRE) 11-4fav (9-4) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Lucky Beggar (8-9) at Nottingham 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Ellie Piper 9-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, ran on into 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Porterinthejungle (9-4) at Windsor 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Black Box 40-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden and hung left over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Glamorous Force (9-1) at Chepstow 5f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Astrophysics 3-1fav (9-5) Held up, pushed along and plenty to do over 2f out, no impression until closed entering final furlong, ran on into 3rd near finish, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Rhubarb (9-5) at Chepstow 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Monsieur Patat 6-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, raced keenly, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 4l behind Griggy (9-8) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Breezyandbright (IRE) 22-1 (9-8) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 5th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Thank The Lord (9-1) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Quanah (IRE) 18-1 (9-3) Raced wide close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Zoom Star (9-2) at Catterick 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Bernard Spierpoint 5-1 (9-9) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Ellie Piper (9-8) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Lucky Beggar (IRE) 22-1 (8-12) Dwelt raced wide, held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Two Summers (8-11) at Catterick 6f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
