tracked winner, driven and lost place 2f out, ridden when hung left over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair final furlong
made most, driven 2f out, soon ridden and hard pressed, held on gamely final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, driven and outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge inside final 2f, kept on and every chance final furlong, just held
soon outpaced in rear, reminders and green over 4f out, lost touch over 2f out, tailed off
went right start, slowly into stride, towards rear, struggling when hung left over 2f out, soon weakened
prominent, ridden 2f out, one pace in 4th when carried left over 1f out, no impression with leaders final furlong
tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, no impression after
slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, lost place and beaten over 1f out
There was little between runner-up Taxmeifyoucan and Kuraka at Hamilton last time but it was soft ground when Armandihan finished third at Ayr. Helovaplan also showed signs of ability on his debut at Doncaster but BAASHIQ also ran well over 7f here on his introduction. This extra distance should suit the latter and Roger Varian’s charge gets the vote in a tight contest. Wordsearch and Maghfoor further complicate matters as both are newcomers worth a second glance in the betting.
Armandihan (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) In rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Souter (9-2) at Ayr 1m stks (4) sft in Sep.
Baashiq (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge, 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind City Of Joy (9-5) at Redcar 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Oct.
Helovaplan (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Mid-division, chased leaders 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression when lost place inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 4l behind Glencadam Glory (9-5) at Doncaster 1m mdn stks (3) gd in Sep.
Kuraka Evensfav (9-5) Keen, tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Election Day (9-5) at Hamilton 1m mdn stks (5) hvy in Sep.
Maghfoor Cape Cross colt out of Thaahira.
Saint Cuthberts 66-1 (9-5) Towards rear, outpaced when hung left over 2f out, soon lost touch, last of 8, 35l behind Glencadam Glory (9-5) at Doncaster 1m mdn stks (3) gd in Sep.
Taxmeifyoucan (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, in touch, ran green over 3f out, rallied over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Election Day (9-5) at Hamilton 1m mdn stks (5) hvy in Sep.
The Grey Warrior (IRE) Mastercraftsman colt out of Cranky Spanky.
Wordsearch (USA) Pleasantly Perfect colt out of Jibe.
Dal Riata (IRE) Raven's Pass filly out of Dinka Raja.
Master Degree (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Tracked winner until over 6f out, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 36 1/2l behind Hamada (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn stks (4) gs in Oct.