in touch, ridden halfway, outpaced 4f out
slowly into stride, raced wide in touch after 2f, ridden to chase leaders 6f out, driven 4f out, outpaced by leading pair over 2f out, lost 3rd inside final furlong
held up, headway and close up 8f out, ridden and outpaced halfway
mainly tracked winner, ridden to challenge winner over 2f out, kept on same pace
always in rear, outpaced over 8f out, tailed off
made most, pushed along 3f out, ridden and hung right from over 1f out, ran on
tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place over 4f out, ridden 3f out, plugged on to go 3rd inside final furlong
in touch, ridden halfway, outpaced 4f out
held up, pushed along and outpaced 6f out, eased over 3f out
Home Before Dusk twice found Glasses Up too good over 1m2f at Ayr in the summer but could find some improvement for this step up in trip. However, we just prefer KNIGHTLY SPIRIT, who is more exposed but handled soft ground on Turf so is probably the more likely to take to this surface. Sociologist has been running over shorter distances since placing on Polytrack in February. He wouldn’t have much to find with the likely market leaders on these terms so can’t be ignored but it’s difficult to make a strong case for any of the others.
Essgee Nics (IRE) 66-1 (9-7) Slowly away, always behind, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Kasbaan (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Home Before Dusk 7-2 (8-10) Led 1f, tracked leader, led again 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Glasses Up (9-1) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Khaan 40-1 (9-5) Chased leaders to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 25 3/4l behind Nomoathaj (9-0) at Pontefract 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Oct.
Knightly Spirit 20-1 (9-3) Mid-division, weakened over 3f out, 10th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Iconic Code (8-6) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Red Seeker 20-1 (9-6) Mid-division on inside, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong, 13th of 15, 13 3/4l behind Spanish Mane (8-10) at Wetherby 1m hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Sociologist (FR) 20-1 (9-1) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Tough Remedy (9-10) at Doncaster 7f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Tilsworth Sammy 100-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, weakened rapidly over 3f out, last of 11, 23 1/2l behind Awalii (9-2) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Lovelysimplylovely 66-1 (9-0) Hampered start, took keen hold towards rear, ridden 4f out, well beaten final 3f, 9th of 13, 10 3/4l behind Caspar The Cub (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Telekinetic 100-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, never a factor, tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Arch My Boy (9-9) at Nottingham 1m 6f stks (5) gd in Oct.