held up towards rear, closed over 5f out, outpaced 6th over 3f out, no impression, went 4th inside final furlong
towards rear, struggling 9f out, soon behind
in touch in mid-division, headway 5f out, challenged over 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
prominent on inside, led 4f out, headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders on outside, weakened over 3f out
prominent, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch in mid-division, lost place over 4f out
led, ran slightly wide on bend over 10f out, headed 4f out, weakened over 2f out
took keen hold, not much room after 1f and soon towards rear, closed on inside over 5f out, led over 2f out, hard pressed, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish
Emma Lamb improved on an earlier run at Hexham when fifth at Kelso in May and has had wind surgery over the summer. Winning pointer C'est Le Bonheur will be popular given connections but GOLDENCARD probably sets a decent standard on his run behind Auntie Mary at Kelso and shouldn’t be far away here. Rafferty was a well-backed favourite at Southwell last month and holds Magic Dragon on that run, though Brian Hughes deserts him in favour of the selection today.
Aah Pat (IRE) Arcadio gelding out of She My Belle.
Broomey Road 66-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 4f out, 7th of 10, 36l behind Auntie Mary (10-5) at Kelso 2m (5) gf in Sep.
C'Est Le Bonheur (FR) Laveron gelding out of Joie De La Vie.
Goldencard (IRE) 9-4 (10-12) Chased winner, ridden over 1f out, held by winner and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Auntie Mary (10-5) at Kelso 2m (5) gf in Sep.
Magic Dragon (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Prominent, outpaced over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 6th of 7, 22l behind The Rocket Park (11-0) at Southwell 2m (5) gd in Sep.
Rafferty (IRE) 5-4fav (11-0) Held up in touch, went 2nd 3f out until 1f out, 3rd and stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 6 3/4l behind The Rocket Park (11-0) at Southwell 2m (5) gd in Sep.
Smart Paco 100-1 (10-7) Close up, pushed along and lost touch halfway, tailed off, last of 11, dist behind Dr Sanderson (10-7) at Carlisle 2m 1f (5) gs in Mar.
Complywithme 80-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, pulled hard, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 24 1/2l behind Carrie Des Champs (11-1) at Perth 2m (4) gd in Sep.
Darcey's Penny Bahri M out of Penteli.
Emma Lamb 12-1 (10-10) In rear, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace in 5th, 5th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Rubytwo (11-0) at Kelso 2m (3) gd in May.