mid-division, headway near side over 2f out, ridden to lead and edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
towards rear, headway near side 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on well towards finish
chased leader, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken close home
started very slowly, behind, kept on in closing stages, never dangerous
chased leaders, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken close home
always towards rear
mid-division, headway when not clear run briefly over 1f out, stayed on to lead near finish
chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed near finish
chased leaders, every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced freely, led until over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
SKI BLAST (NAP) was conceding 11lb to a 64-rated rival when scoring on only his fourth start at Newcastle and looks better than his current rating so should complete a double. Rememberance Day has had her last five runs on artificial surfaces and been consistent so she should get involved but Tanawar has been looking a bit high in the weights since scoring at Nottingham in June. In Focus has been running poorly but Red Paladin is just 2lb higher than when scoring at Doncaster in June and could provide the main threat.
Ski Blast 5-4fav (9-10) Soon disputed 2nd, driven to chase leader over 2f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, kept on, led towards finish, won at Newcastle 7f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug beating Cadeaux (9-5) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Rememberance Day 7-2fav (9-4) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden inside final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Childesplay (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Mar.
In Focus (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Funding Deficit (9-1) at Redcar 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Red Paladin (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair in touch, pushed along over 3f out, headway on inside and hung right from 2f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 7, 7l behind Argaki (8-9) at Carlisle 1m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Space War 25-1 (8-13) Raced wide held up, short lived effort over 3f out, 7th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Ralphy Boy (9-3) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Who's Shirl 8-1 (9-2) In rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 11 1/4l behind Desire (8-6) at Newcastle 7f hcp fll (5) gd in Aug.
Tanawar (IRE) 11-1 (8-10) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Dagher (9-5) at Thirsk 7f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Le Laitier (FR) 6-1 (9-7) Behind, pushed along 4f out, ridden 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, 4th and one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 8l behind Welliesinthewater (9-4) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Blackfoot Brave (IRE) 18-1 (9-4) Led, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 31l behind Captain Felix (9-6) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Denton Dawn (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, never nearer, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Prigsnov Dancer (9-2) at Thirsk 6f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
