chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
prominent, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well
always behind
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on and held towards finish
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
in rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
Placed in all four outings, Lord Of The Alps hasn’t shown the progress expected and never threatened the winner when second at Beverley last time. But LIGHT THE FUSE is creeping steadily closer and finished less than a length behind the winner over today’s trip at Epsom recently. First-time headgear may bring further progress and Karl Burke’s colt gets the vote. Oso Rapido has come up short in handicaps so far and Newmarket novice winner Ten Thousand Stars is preferred back on a faster surface after struggling on heavy going at Hamilton while the remainder are harder to fancy.
Lord Of The Alps (IRE) 2-1fav (9-7) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 9, 3 1/4l behind G For Gabrial (8-8) at Beverley 7f (5) gs in Aug.
Light The Fuse (IRE) 5-2 (9-13) Prominent, went 2nd and edged left from over 1f out, kept on, unable to trouble winner, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Good Job Power (9-13) at Epsom 7f (5) gf in Aug.
Oso Rapido (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, outpaced inside final 2f, plugged on again final furlong, 6th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Dutch Decoy (9-7) at Hamilton 6f (5) gs in Aug.
Ten Thousand Stars 8-1 (9-1) Pressed leader and clear of rest, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 7, 9 1/2l behind Grand Rock (9-2) at Hamilton 1m stks (5) hvy in Aug.
Don't Joke 3-1fav (9-3) Chased leader until 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 12 3/4l behind Fantom Force (9-6) at Newbury 6f (5) gf in Jul.
Kilig 20-1 (8-6) Prominent, ridden and hung left over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, at Haydock 7f (4) sft in Aug.
Street Life 14-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, held up, headway halfway, not clear run over 1f out, switched right to challenge, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 3l behind Two Hearts (8-10) at Wolverhampton 6f (6) pol in Aug.
Rusalka (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Held up, smooth headway over 2f out, 3rd over 1f out, never involved, 3rd of 7, 4 1/4l behind Out Of Breath (9-7) at Musselburgh 7f (6) gf in Aug.
