in rear, headway over 3f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, no impression final furlong
held up, headway to lead 3f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
behind, headway on outer over 1f out, stayed on well to chase winner inside furlong, nearest at finish
mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, dropped rear 4f out, stayed on well from over 1f out
held up, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well
chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression
led 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off
Nonrunner
HAWK MOUNTAIN is given the vote to get his head in front once again with both Garra Molly and Pondapie worth noting. The selection comes into this race off the back of some solid efforts. He broke his maiden tag at Nottingham in August before catching the eye once again when second to Red Fama last time out. He still looks to be on the up grade and is the one horse in the race to stay on the right side of. Garra Molly runs in her first handicap after showing ability in three maidens. Her trainer is renowned for a tilt at the ring so any market moves should be noted. Pondapie runs off the same mark as he did when winning at Beverly last time out. That was though against selling company and he will need to improve to win again but has every chance of being in the shake up. But for the winner we return to Hawk Mountain.
Pondapie (IRE) 9-2 (8-8) Bumped at start, held up behind leaders, headway 2f out, quickened to lead approaching final furlong, soon clear and eased close home, won at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo sll (5) sft in Sept beating Run Free (8-11) by 9l, 11 ran.
Dubai Petal (IRE) 7-1 (8-4) Tracked leader, led after 3f, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, gradually weakened, 7th of 8, 15l behind Tarkheena Prince (9-3) at Ayr 1m 5f hcap (3) hvy in Sept.
Red Lily (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Always prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 7l behind Lindy Lou (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcap (5) gd in Sept.
Ibrox (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway 2f out, stayed on, never dangerous, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Grit (9-1) at Ayr 1m 3yo hcp (5) hvy in Sept.
Garra Molly (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Mid-division, driven and outpaced over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, 6th of 17, 13l behind Duncan (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gs in Sept.
Hawk Mountain (UAE) 3-1 (9-1) Mid-division, soon pushed along, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong but no chance with winner, 2nd of 16, 6l behind Red Fama (9-11) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Sept.
Bet Noir (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Slowly away, held up towards rear, some headway over 1f out, never able to challenge, 3rd of 11, 11l behind Sunny Spells (8-5) at Great Leighs 1m 6f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Sept.
Berry Baby (IRE) 3-1fav (8-7) Chased winner until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 8l behind Lilac Moon (9-8) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Bollin Greta 10-1 (8-8) Held up and keen, ridden and headway 2f out, one pace, 4th of 6, 6l behind Offshore Anna (9-2) at Hamilton 1m 3f 3yo hcp (5) sft in Sept.
Shaylee 10-3 (8-6) Held up in rear, niggled along over 4f out, short-lived effort over 3f out, soon beaten, last of 6, 15l behind Offshore Anna (9-2) at Hamilton 1m 3f 3yo hcp (5) sft in Sept.
Fantastic Lass 11-2 (8-4) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 3f out, effort over 2f out, soon one pace, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Red Current (8-9) at Leicester 1m 2f clm (6) gd in Sept.
Elusive Deal (USA) 33-1 (8-9) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, lost place 5f out, no impression after, 8th of 11, 10l behind Hamalka (8-12) at Chester 1m 2f mdn fll (4) gf in Sept.
Eseej (USA) 14-1 (8-13) Took keen hold, chased leaders, weakened 2f out, 9th of 13, 10l behind Wind Flow (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f clm (6) pol in Sept.
