towards rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer
in touch, headway halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
raced wide, in touch, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon every chance, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
in rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms
close up, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
Blue De Vega won off a higher mark at the start of the season but is hard to predict. Good Luck Fox was a winner here in August and later at Catterick and Fantasy Master won a valuable handicap in good style over track and trip two weeks ago – he has nothing to fear from Abate on that run. Zim Baby is well treated nowadays and Sound Reason may have needed his run at Haydock while Lord Riddiford handles soft ground but FAST RESPONSE (NAP) can belatedly open his seasonal account after some cracking runs recently off today’s mark.
Blue De Vega (GER) 40-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Whenthedealinsdone (9-6) at Ascot 5f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Lord Riddiford (IRE) 11-2 (9-12) Chased leaders, pushed along out wide halfway, kept on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Ginger Jam (8-13) at Pontefract 5f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Parisiac (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) In touch with leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and made no telling impression from over 1f out, 11th of 15, 6 1/2l behind Kimngrace (8-13) at York 5f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Fast Response (IRE) 10-3fav (9-9) Handy far side, pushed along 2f out, headway inside final furlong to go 2nd, stayed on well, lost 2nd on line, 3rd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Helvetique (9-3) at Redcar 5f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Sound Reason 12-1 (8-10) In rear, ridden halfway, never nearer, 8th of 14, 9l behind Equality (9-5) at Haydock 5f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Ava Go Joe (IRE) 7-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, pushed along over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Abolish (8-13) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Zim Baby 15-2 (9-6) Keen led, joined after 1f until 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Tarhib (9-6) at Yarmouth 6f hcp fll (3) gs in Sep.
Monsieur Kodi (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Raced towards far side, mid-division, headway chasing group leaders 2f out, 9th and no impression final furlong, 9th of 24, 3 3/4l behind Danzan (9-8) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Josies Kid (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Mid-division near side, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Helvetique (9-3) at Redcar 5f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Abate 14-1 (9-6) Raced near side rail, off the pace in mid-division, never on terms, 11th of 16, 6 1/4l behind Fantasy Master (8-12) at Nottingham 6f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Fantasy Master 20-1 (8-12) Always prominent, led inside final 2f, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Nottingham 6f hcp (2) gf in Sep beating Cooperation (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
Good Luck Fox (IRE) 3-1fav (9-9) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, under pressure inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 6th of 12, 5l behind Leodis Dream (9-7) at Ripon 5f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
