held up towards rear, some late minor headway, never on terms
held up towards rear, never involved
tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
led over 1f, chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
raced keenly in rear, pushed along and struggling halfway, never a factor
raced out wide chasing leaders, went 2nd 6f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on
mid-division on inside, pushed along chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
chased leaders on outside, pushed along over 2f out, kept on into 2nd last strides, well held
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final 2f, weakened soon after
chased leader, led 7f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd final strides
slowly into stride, always towards rear
mid-division, some late minor headway, never on terms
behind most of way
Luxy Lou finished ahead of Mind That Jet when third in novice company at Newbury and makes her handicap debut along with the likes of Distinction, True Courage and Scots Gold. Menai Bridge beat previous winner Gordonstoun at Kempton with Full Marks further behind and is 4lb higher while Coul Kat won at Chepstow before beaten at Bath. PARISH ACADEMY went close over today’s trip at Newbury before placing in soft ground over 1m2f here on last week’s handicap bow. He gets another chance back over a mile and dropping down in class.
Luxy Lou (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Led, headed over 2f out, 3rd and held from over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Oo De Lally (9-5) at Newbury 7f stks (5) gd in Sep.
Mark Of Respect (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Held up in last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders 3f out, ridden and one pace in 3rd over 1f out, dropped to 4th last strides, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Impulsive One (9-7) at Bath 1m (5) fm in Sep.
Mind That Jet (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, soon edged left, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Oo De Lally (9-5) at Newbury 7f stks (5) gd in Sep.
Menai Bridge 16-1 (9-4) Prominent, led over 6f pout, headed over 4f out, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, all out, won at Kempton 1m (5) pol in Sep beating Gordonstoun (9-5) by shd, 8 ran.
Scots Gold (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Keen tracked leader, pushed along and edged right 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 6 1/2l behind Calcutta Cup (8-12) at Chester 1m (3) gs in Aug.
Gordonstoun (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not quite reach winner, 2nd of 8, shd behind Menai Bridge (9-4) at Kempton 1m (5) pol in Sep.
True Courage 11-2 (9-5) Bit keen, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, chased leaders, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 7 1/2l behind Isla Kai (9-5) at Redcar 7f mdn stks (4) sft in Sep.
Distinction (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, edged slightly right when ridden 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 7, 4 3/4l behind Mayaas (9-5) at Musselburgh 7f stks (5) gd in Sep.
Coul Kat (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, held up in 5th, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and one pace over 1f out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 3l behind Impulsive One (9-7) at Bath 1m (5) fm in Sep.
Joy Choi (IRE) 22-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on outside, pushed along over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, no threat after, plugged on, 6th of 14, 7 3/4l behind Lovely Breeze (9-0) at Kempton 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Sep.
Sammy Sunshine (GER) 11-4 (8-11) Held up, ridden 3f out, switched right 2f out, kept on, 6th of 14, 5l behind King Tiger (9-2) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Full Marks (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) In touch, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, edged left and stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Maximum Risk (8-0) at Southwell 7f (5) pol in Oct.
International Lady (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Mid-division, driven 2f out, outpaced entering final furlong, 6th of 7, 6 3/4l behind Sarsaparilla (9-0) at Catterick 6f fll stks (5) gd in Sep.
Four Clubs (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Awkward start, always towards rear, last of 14, 15l behind Lady Danger (9-4) at Chelmsford City 6f (6) pol in Oct.
Parish Academy (IRE) 15-2 (8-10) Slowly away, close up in 4th over 6f out, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 4, 3 3/4l behind Act Of Wisdom (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 2f (3) sft in Oct.
