close up, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
slow into stride, towards rear, headway over 2f out, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, effort when left in lead inside final furlong, ran on
held up, pushed along 3f out, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead when edged left inside final furlong, driven and dived left and went through rail, ran out
keen in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, left 2nd inside final furlong
dwelt in rear, weakened 2f out
towards rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms
held up, pushed along 4f out, weakened and eased over 1f out
headway to lead after 1f, clear 6f out, reduced lead 3f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakening when hampered inside final furlong
in rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
led 1f, tracked leader, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, weakened final furlong
Blacklooks is penalised for winning a handicap over 7f at Leicester when Kirbec finished less than a length behind in third. Burn Some Dust won a lower grade handicap at Ayr and is upped 5lb while Milan Reef has been raised 6lb for finishing runner-up at Pontefract. Dance Emperor improves with every start and attempts a mile for the first time after a second in testing ground at Salisbury last month but REGULAR INCOME went close over today’s trip at the same meeting. Adam West’s colt gets another chance in this having faced a tough task on last month’s handicap debut.
Creel 50-1 (9-2) Chased leader, every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 16, 8 1/2l behind Military Law (9-2) at Newbury 1m stks (4) sft in Oct.
Dance Emperor (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 150 yards, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Jamil (9-2) at Salisbury 7f stks (4) hvy in Oct.
Regular Income (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Keen led after 1f, set strong pace and soon clear, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Lynwood Gold (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 1f (4) gf in Oct.
Blacklooks (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, not clear run over 2f out, switched left to challenge over 1f out, ran on to lead closing stages, won at Leicester 7f (5) gs in Oct beating Rainbow Jazz (9-4) by 1/2l, 17 ran.
Marble Bar 66-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders, 8th of 14, 11 3/4l behind Key Victory (9-0) at Newmarket 7f stks (4) gf in Oct.
Gemologist (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never nearer, 6th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Hemingford (9-1) at Nottingham 1m (5) hvy in Aug.
Kirbec (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Always prominent, every chance over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, 3rd of 17, 3/4l behind Blacklooks (9-4) at Leicester 7f (5) gs in Oct.
Sigrid Nansen 100-1 (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Veracious (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn fll stks (4) gd in Oct.
Milan Reef (IRE) 8-1 (8-6) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon 3 lengths clear, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Iconic Code (8-11) at Pontefract 1m (5) sft in Oct.
Burn Some Dust (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, led inside final furlong, won at Ayr 1m (6) sft in Oct beating Here In The Dark (9-8) by shd, 10 ran.
Odds On Oli 50-1 (9-2) Dwelt in rear, never on terms, last of 7, 8 1/4l behind May Remain (9-9) at Nottingham 5f stks (5) gs in Jul.