tracked leader, pushed along halfway, ridden and one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along to lead over 1f out, asserted towards finish
slowly away, close up over 3f out, ridden halfway, no extra inside final furlong
led, pushed along halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra towards finish
in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor
Elliot The Dragon has a tough task on his introduction while the remainder debut on the Fibresand surface as they all return to action. LAST PAGE comes out best at the weights with a fifth in the Windsor Castle at Ascot his best effort of last year and he’s preferred to stablemate Lope De Loop and also Haddaf. The latter won a novices’ race at Newcastle last term but is conceding weight to the selection today while the five-year-old Rantan has a stack to find on these terms.
Rantan (IRE) 5-1 (9-12) Slowly into stride, behind, some late headway, never dangerous, 5th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Zapper Cass (9-10) at Nottingham 6f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Haddaf (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Towards rear, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, never on terms, 10th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Sound And Silence (9-3) at York 5f lst stks (1) gd in Aug.
Elliot The Dragon (IRE) Raven's Pass gelding out of Somerset Falls.
Last Page 14-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Havana Grey (9-5) at Sandown 5f lst stks (1) gf in Jul.
Lope De Loop (IRE) 9-4 (8-11) Pressed leader, ridden over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, headed and no extra inside final 100 yards, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Greeneyedafghan (9-2) at Ffos Las 6f stks (5) hvy in Aug.