held up, in last pair, hung left over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never going pace to get involved
took keen hold, chased leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, hung left from 2f out, keeping on same pace and held when not much room on rail inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish
chased leaders, ridden hung left and weakened over 1f out
chased winner until over 3f out, chased leaders, weakened quickly over 2f out
slowly away, held up and behind, good headway on outside chasing leaders and hung left over 1f out, disputing 4th and one pace final furlong
chased leaders, weakened quickly over 2f out
made all, ridden over 1f out, held on gamely
took keen hold, held up, towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish, not reach winner
raced very wide, chased leaders, weakened 4f out, soon behind
always towards rear
slowly into stride and pushed along towards rear, ridden over 3f out, some headway over 2f out, never reached leaders and weakened inside final 2f
chased leaders, on inside, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, pushed along halfway, hung left 4f out, ridden and weakened 3f out
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Flutterbee has been winning in Jersey but was beaten in a seller at Ffos Las before that. Bollihope is penalised for winning at Newcastle last week and several of these look high enough in the weights now after recent wins. That list includes Tyrsal and Hydrant, who both won at Yarmouth earlier, while Dovil's Duel won in soft ground at Bath back in May. HANDHELD has not won for some time but went close off a similar mark over a mile here in June on testing ground and could make another bold bid having won this back in 2013.
City Ground (USA) 20-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, steady headway on inside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, no impression in 5th final furlong, dropped to 6th close home, 6th of 15, 9 1/4l behind Hardington (9-6) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Maroc 9-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along 5f out, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, last of 6, dist behind Mystikana (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Dovil's Duel (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 13l behind You're A Goat (9-4) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Albert Boy (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Disputed lead until ridden 2f out, soon weakened and eased, tailed off, last of 8, dist behind Intercepted (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Hydrant 11-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 8 1/2l behind San Quentin (10-0) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Tyrsal (IRE) 5-2fav (9-5) Dwelt, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, nearest finish, 5th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Stoneboat Bill (9-3) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Handheld 5-1fav (9-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra, 7th of 15, 9 1/4l behind Scruffy Mcguffy (9-1) at Thirsk 1m hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Pivotman 4-1 (9-8) Led, soon clear, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Jordan James (9-4) at Carlisle 1m hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Stoneboat Bill 7-1 (9-5) Slowly away, in rear, headway on wide outside 3f out, chased leaders, 7th of 15, 9 3/4l behind Hardington (9-6) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Davey Boy 50-1 (9-7) Raced wide, towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, soon struggling, behind and virtually pulled up 3f out, last of 14, dist behind Cryptic (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Will Mac 33-1 (8-11) Tracked winner, outpaced 2f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Ravenhoe (9-0) at Beverley 1m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
First Sargeant 6-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Machine Learner (9-3) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Catastrophe 16-1 (9-2) In rear and outpaced, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 8l behind Sophie P (9-5) at Ayr 1m hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Distant High 14-1 (9-8) Held up in rear, pushed along over 5f out, ridden over 4f out, never dangerous, last of 6, 29l behind Glens Wobbly (10-0) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Flutterbee (0-0) won at Les Landes 1m 6f hcp in Sep
Bollihope 20-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, held up in touch, headway over 2f out, led well over 1f out, driven out, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Testa Rossa (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
