towards rear, headway 4f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on
chased leaders in 3rd, went 2nd 5f out, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders in 4th, weakened over 2f out
slowly away, in rear, ridden and some headway over 2f out, never dangerous
mid-division, headway on inner over 3f out, led 1f out, kept on well
towards rear, never dangerous
led, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed 1f out, kept on
GINGER JACK won over a mile here in soft ground last month. He's gone close over this longer trip before and is just preferred to Gala Casino Star. It was heavy ground when the latter finished third at Ayr on his latest start while Maven also handles the going though he looks high enough in the weights at present. Layline won at Yarmouth a fortnight ago but this is much tougher and the likes of Las Verglas Star and Licence To Till could prove bigger dangers as they take a drop in class.
Las Verglas Star (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden over 2f out, not pace to challenge leaders, 7th of 12, 6l behind Blue Surf (8-11) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 105 (2) hvy in Oct.
Licence To Till (USA) 12-1 (8-13) Led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra, 5th of 12, 5l behind Blue Surf (8-11) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 105 (2) hvy in Oct.
Gala Casino Star (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong until no extra and lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Amaze (9-4) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) hvy in Oct.
Maven 7-2 (11-1) Held up behind in touch, tracked leaders 4f out, challenged going well over 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd final 50 yards, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Lexington Bay (10-9) at York 1m 4f am hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Oct.
Kay Gee Be (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Bridle Belle (9-5) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.
Kiwi Bay 25-1 (9-8) Led, headed 4f out, weakened over 2f out, soon behind, 13th of 14, well behind The Tiger (9-1) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Oct.
Layline (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Steadied start held up, headway 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven and all out, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in Oct beating Mediterranean Sea (9-10) by nk, 10 ran.
Uphold 11-2 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on under pressure, never able to challenge, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Brockfield (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Ginger Jack 10-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Redcar 1m hcp (2) sft in Oct beating Dolphin Rock (8-8) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Hanoverian Baron 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 5l behind Fattsota (10-0) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp 105 (2) sft in Oct.