tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong
pressed leader, led narrowly 3f out, ridden over 1f out, narrowly headed when bumped and carried right inside final furlong, kept on same pace
led, headed narrowly 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, soon lost place, weakened and eased inside final furlong
held up in touch, headway on outside over 2f out, driven to challenge over 1f out, soon ridden, led narrowly when edged right and bumped rival inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
behind, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never pace to challenge
chased leaders to over 3f out, soon outpaced and behind, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to take narrow 3rd near finish, no impression
tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
tacked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair, lost 3rd near finish
Chonburi has won a handicap at Leicester but is now 8lb higher. She’s still preferred to stablemate Mersey but Richard Hannon’s third runner, Perfectly, could figure now handicapping. HEADLAND carries 6lb extra for winning over track and trip on last week’s handicap debut but returned an impressive three-length winner and Martyn Meade’s colt is worth sticking with in this. Ghost Queen and Sufficient have both placed in handicaps while John Betjeman has shown plenty of early pace in novice company without yet winning.
Chonburi 14-1 (8-6) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Princess Power (8-3) at Goodwood 6f fll (2) gd in Sep.
John Betjeman 7-1 (8-9) Soon led, strongly challenged over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Flashcard (9-8) at Salisbury 6f stks (4) gd in Aug.
Mersey (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Mid-division, under pressure halfway soon weakened, 9th of 10, 16 3/4l behind Mawde (9-0) at Bath 5f fll stks (4) fm in Jun.
Sufficient 6-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Triggered (9-2) at Ffos Las 6f stks (5) gd in Aug.
Elegant Love 7-1 (8-11) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway and hung right over 1f out, never on terms, 4th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Hot Team (9-2) at Newbury 7f stks (5) gf in Aug.
Cromwell 33-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 5f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 7 3/4l behind Roma Bangkok (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (3) pol in Aug.
Perfectly 40-1 (9-0) Towards rear, some headway on rail when hung right over 1f out, never involved, 7th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Querelle (9-0) at Kempton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Aug.
Ghost Queen 6-1 (9-4) Led, ridden clear over 1f out, headed and no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Storm Shelter (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m (6) pol in Sep.
Headland 13-2 (9-7) Mid-division, closed over 4f out, not clear run over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, led entering final furlong, comfortably, won at Salisbury 7f (5) gf in Sep beating Glorious Dane (9-5) by 3 1/4l, 12 ran.