held up, still a lot to do and not much room 1f out, ridden before weakened inside final furlong
smartly away and briefly led early, headed before end of first furlong but remained prominent and edged towards right, outpaced by front pair from 1f out, just held on for third when pressed for position near finish
midfield out towards centre of course, outpaced from 2f out, weakened quickly and dropped to last inside final furlong
close up on near side rail, led just before halfway, quicken before 1f out, soon command, edged left towards centre in closing stages but always doing enough, eased final strides, easily
prominent, led before end of furlong, headed just before halfway, pushed along before 1f out, gradually weakened
held up, always towards rear, never in contention
towards rear, dropped to last before halfway, rallied from 2f out, went second entering final furlong, kept on but no chance with winner near finish
midfield, went prominent before halfway, shaken up 2f out, outpaced before 1f out, weakened to sixth inside final furlong
prominent, briefly outpaced 2f out, ridden before 1f out, went fourth 1f out, kept on
midfield, pushed along passing halfway, edged towards centre wen outpaced 1f out, gradually weakened
Flavius Titus has been largely plying his trade in classified races this year and was a long way behind HURSTWOOD here in June. The latter is something of a standing dish here and won this last year so heads the shortlist. Mr Trevor is penalised for winning at Hamilton and Hurt You Never may be in the handicapper’s grip but Hoof It Hoof It is worth a second look and Captain Dandy had been steadily coming to hand prior to landing a seller at Thirsk
Hurt You Never (IRE) 5-2 (9-9) Held up last out wide, pushed along and outpaced halfway, soon ridden, kept on into modest 3rd final furlong, closed on 2nd but never able to challenge, 3rd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Secret Mistral (9-9) at Leicester 5f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Bay Of Hope (IRE) 17-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, challenged over 2f out until over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 1 3/4l behind Enderman (8-9) at Nottingham 6f hcp (5) hvy in Aug.
One More Dream 7-1 (9-11) Chased leaders on outer, pushed along 2f out, gradually dropped away, 8th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Havana Pursuit (9-11) at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Hoof It Hoof It (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Good speed from wide draw to soon soon lead on rail, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, soon weakened, 4th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Lockdown Lass (9-3) at Chester 7f hcp fll (5) gs in Sep.
Hurstwood 11-1 (8-7) In rear, switched left when bit short of room over 1f out, soon made headway on rail, stayed on strongly to go third inside final furlong, eyecatcher, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Fortamour (9-11) at Ripon 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Saleet 33-1 (9-3) Led until halfway, lost 2nd 2f out, weakened quickly soon after, last of 12, 12 1/2l behind American Affair (9-9) at Carlisle 6f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Flavius Titus 13-2 (9-7) In touch on near side, pushed along over 2f out, squeezed in between rivals and headway from over 1f out, kept on well but not reach leaders, 2nd of 11 in group, 4th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Eldeyaar (9-4) at Ripon 6f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Captain Dandy (IRE) 11-4fav (9-5) Led trio near side rail, prominent overall, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Thirsk 6f hcp (6) sft in Sep beating Jazzagal (9-2) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Mr Trevor (IRE) 11-2 (8-10) Prominent, pressed leader travelling well over 2f out, soon led and ridden, 1 length ahead entering final furlong, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Hamilton 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep beating Woobay (9-11) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Frank The Spark 50-1 (9-5) Raced wide, in touch, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 13, 1/2l behind Blackcurrent (9-1) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
