made all, clear from 2 out, pushed out
tracked winner, ridden before 2 out, kept on and no impression
John Ferguson should know how Worcester winner HADFIELD ranks alongside Paddys Runner, who was beaten seven lengths by his charge's stable companion Leoncavallo at Stratford in July and might have an issue with ground conditions here. Zabeel Star has won over a mile on the Flat and looks to have a better chance of upsetting the likely market leaders than Brendan Powell's pair Konnos Bay and Caramba.
Konnos Bay 25-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, under pressure over 8f out, never a factor, 6th of 8, 33 3/4l behind Al Meezan (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Jun.
Paddys Runner 4-1fav (8-8) Tracked leaders, reminders over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 9 1/2l behind Castle Combe (10-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Zabeel Star (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, led approaching final 2f until inside final 2f, chased winner until over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Fleckerl (9-5) at Sandown 1m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Caramba (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Held up in last trio, pushed along 5f out, behind and struggling final 3f, last of 8, dist behind Return Ace (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Aug.
Hadfield (IRE) 4-6fav (11-0) Held up behind, headway before 3 out to chase leaders, led last, kept on, won at Worcester 2m mdn (5) gs in Sep beating Chic Name (11-0) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
