towards rear, headway to chase leaders well over 2f out, ridden and led over 1f out, stayed on well and went clear final 110 yards, comfortably
in rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, chased winner and outpaced inside last
chased leaders, lost position quickly and dropped to rear over 3f out, eased and pulled up
handy, close 2nd well over 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, gradually faded
tracked leaders, led narrowly well over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, gradually weakened
led, pushed along well over 2f out, soon headed, ridden well over 1f out, kept on, well held final furlong
held up towards rear, pushed along well over 2f out, soon well beaten
Manifested went close over the extended 1m1f at Wolverhampton but the rest all step up in trip. Venetian and Rievaulx Raver have won over a mile while Have Secret scored over 7f at Haydock though is 10lb higher. Opera Ghost makes his handicap debut but SHAHBAZ is bred to excel over middle-distances and Charlie Fellowes’ colt gets the vote to open his account in this.
Have Secret (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, went third final strides, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Metal Merchant (8-12) at Ayr 1m (3) gd in Sep.
Shahbaz (IRE) 4-1 (9-11) Dwelt, in rear nearside, pushed along over 2f out, ran on but not pace to challenge, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind X J Rascal (9-10) at Doncaster 1m (4) gd in Sep.
Opera Ghost (IRE) 125-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Local Dynasty (9-10) at Sandown 1m stks (4) sft in Sep.
Manifested (IRE) 15-2 (9-9) Mainly tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 5, shd behind Forceful Speed (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (4) pol in Sep.
Venetian (IRE) 3-1 (9-6) Led 7f out, headed well over 1f out, 3rd and held inside final 100 yards, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Acotango (9-6) at Kempton 1m (4) pol in Sep.
Rievaulx Raver (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, plugged on one pace final furlong, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Metal Merchant (8-12) at Ayr 1m (3) gd in Sep.
Racing Demon 18-1 (9-6) Prominent, shaken up over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 15 3/4l behind Vondelpark (9-0) at Ripon 1m (5) gd in Sep.