chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, weakened tamely 2f out
held up in last, shaken up 4f out, ridden well over 2f out, stayed on through beaten horses, not pace to challenge
chased leaders, shaken up 3f out, pushed along and led over 2f out, drew clear inside last, comfortably
led, raced alone towards centre, headed over 2f out, weakened very quickly
Three of these are clear on official ratings. MYTHICAL MADNESS is a 10-year-old but gets 5lb, not including his rider’s claim, from Streak Lightning and that may prove decisive. Strawberry Jack was disappointing last time but has every chance at the weights. Elusive Heights looks best of the rest.
Streak Lightning (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Prominent on outside, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 20 1/4l behind Enigmatic (9-4) at Pontefract 1m hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Mythical Madness 12-1 (9-11) Always towards rear, 6th of 7, 9l behind Curtiz (9-4) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Palazzo 20-1 (9-7) Raced in mid-division, ridden inside 3f, weakened, 6th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Lexington Warfare (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Strawberry Jack 5-1 (10-2) Midfield, nudged along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, made no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Rhubarb Bikini (10-0) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Elusive Heights (IRE) 10-3 (11-1) Slowly away, raced towards rear, smooth headway 3f out, pressed leaders going best 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Deconso (10-7) at Carlisle 1m hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Vintage Polly (IRE) 66-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, raced freely, pushed along well over 2f out, no impression and held well over 1f out, plugged on closing stages, 9th of 12, 13 3/4l behind Klopp of The Kop (9-10) at Beverley 7f stks (6) gd in Aug.