took keen hold, chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong
mid-division, dropped to rear 5f out, soon outpaced, eased 3f out
led, pushed along and headed over 3f out, faded over 1f out
held up in rear, headway over 5f out, ridden and outpaced over 3f out
awkward leaving stalls, towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no extra final 100yds
chased leaders, nudged along over 5f out, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace to go second inside final furlong, no match for winner
Though 0-6, HEXAMETER hasn’t done an awful lot wrong and may have too much pace for the Ffos Las third Allemande, who is crying out for a step up in trip. Suspicious has changed stables since failing to land the odds on her reappearance at Wolverhampton in July but Frankendael could figure if a hood brings about further improvement as he just about holds debut winner Good Show on collateral form.
Frankendael 15-2 (9-4) Prominent, pushed along to chase clear leader over 2f out, ran on well to challenge and led inside final furlong, stayed on gamely, won at Beverley 1m 2f stks (5) sft in Sep beating Reach (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Surooj 16-1 (11-0) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 9l behind Queens Highway (11-0) at Southwell 2m (5) gd in Jun.
Suspicious 10-11fav (9-6) Raced wide tracked leader until pace quickened 3f out, soon outpaced, 3rd of 6, 13 1/4l behind Zenga (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll stks (5) pol in Jul.
Vallamorey 100-1 (10-0) Always behind, 8th of 9, 29 1/4l behind Call Me Harry (11-9) at Newcastle 2m (5) pol in Feb.
Big Cheese (FR) 10-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 3, 14 1/4l behind Melek Alreeh (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 4f stks (3) gf in Jul.
Allemande 4-1 (8-13) Tracked leader 3f, close up, pushed along and lost place halfway, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 10, 3 1/4l behind Jahoori (9-4) at Ffos Las 1m 4f stks (4) gs in Aug.
Hexameter 11-10fav (8-13) In touch, headway travelling well over 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on, headed inside final furlong, not match winner, 2nd of 11, 5l behind Courage Mon Ami (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (4) pol in Sep.
Good Show 12-1 (9-4) Held up, wide and headway halfway to go close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and ran on to lead final strides, won at Hamilton 1m 4f stks (5) gs in Aug beating Makfoul (9-4) by ns, 9 ran.