dwelt, in rear, ridden 2f out, no real progress when not clear run under 1f out, kept on, never a danger
mid-division, ridden well over 1f out, soon pressed leaders, every chance inside last, no extra closing stages
soon prominent on outer, ridden in close 2nd 2f out, stayed on until no extra over 110 yards out
handy, ridden well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, headed 3f out, soon ridden and gradually weakened
tracked leaders, led 3f out, ridden and edged left to rail 2f out, kept on, headed final strides
towards rear, headway and waiting for gap 2f out, pushed along and switched left over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside last, led final strides
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, plugged on, never on terms
rear mid-division, ridden 4f out, never in contention
Notimeforanother won at Southwell when last seen over today’s trip while Haliphon has faced tougher tasks since placing at Yarmouth. Wor Willie has a shout back over this longer distance but QUANTUM LEAP has had excuses since winning over 1m6f at Haydock and has plenty of scope for further improvement. Ala Kaifi won on soft going over 1m2f recently and Animato is another upped in trip with a chance.
Quantum Leap 11-2 (9-4) Slowly away, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 7 1/4l behind Legendary Day (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (2) sft in Sep.
Haliphon 33-1 (8-7) Never better than mid-division, 9th of 14, 16 1/2l behind Post Impressionist (9-0) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Haku (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Handy on inner, pushed along 2f out, stayed on, not pace to challenge, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Real Dream (9-8) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in May.
Animato 12-1 (10-2) Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, every chance closing stages, just held, 2nd of 8, nk behind Roaring Legend (9-9) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Wor Willie 9-2 (10-0) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, faded final 110 yards, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Vaynor (9-13) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Notimeforanother (IRE) 10-3fav (10-1) Awkward start, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, faded 1f out, 7th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Roaring Legend (9-9) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Edge Of Darkness (IRE) 4-1fav (9-6) In rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 7, 9 3/4l behind Tajanis (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Award Dancer (IRE) 8-1 (9-8) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, plugged on, never involved, 4th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Palamon (8-13) at York 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Gibside 12-1 (9-3) Bumped start, soon switched left, towards rear, some headway 3f out, ridden and no impression 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Two Brothers (9-13) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Ala Kaifi 10-3fav (9-8) Chased leaders out wide, pushed along 3f out, ridden and went 2nd approaching final 2f, soon challenging, carried right and led inside final furlong, stayed on well to assert final 110 yards, won at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Sep beating Richard P Smith (10-2) by 1l, 10 ran.
