towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
held up towards rear, good headway on inner over 7f out to join leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, never dangerous
led, headed over 4f out, pushed along over 3f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace
held up towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
held up mid-division, switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well towards finish
held up in touch, lost place over 7f out
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
chased leaders and keen, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
towards rear, soon tailed off
chased leaders, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on
took keen hold, held up towards rear early, soon tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, soon close up, took keen hold, weakened over 1f out
It should pay to stick with GOSFORTH PARK in this. He was having only his second outing of the year when scoring over track and trip last Friday and this looks no tougher despite a 6lb penalty. Mel Brittain's charge is just preferred to last month's maiden winner Sky High Diver, who opened her account in soft ground at Newcastle and looks sure to be in the firing-line on her handicap bow. The remainder are an uninspiring bunch, but Marina Ballerina may do better stepping up in trip, while Carnac and Jackie Kiely have the past form to figure.
Gosforth Park 6-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, headway to chase leader over 1f out, joined leader innside final furlong, ridden and led towards finish, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs beating Locum (9-6) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Harare 14-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway on inside 3f out, went 3rd 2f out until close home, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Rockweiller (10-1) at Nottingham 1m 2f ladies hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Oct.
Jackie Kiely 18-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden over 5f out, well beaten over 2f out, eased, tailed off, 12th of 14, well behind Master Of Song (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) fbs in Oct.
Carnac (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Towards rear, went 2nd after about 3f, led 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 13, 7l behind The Drunken Dr (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Valdan (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, soon faded, 5th of 12, 13l behind Fascinating (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Spahi (FR) 5-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden halfway, headway to chase leaders 3f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Putin (8-7) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-52 (6) fbs.
Sky High Diver (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well towards finish, won at Newcastle 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) sft in Oct beating Miss Mysterious (8-12) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Quaestor (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, reminders over 5f out, weakened over 4f out, tailed off, 11th of 12, well behind Gaselee (9-9) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Oct.
Circus Polka (USA) 33-1 (8-8) Mid-division, weakened over 3f out, 13th of 14, well behind Illustration (8-11) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct.
Applaude 33-1 (8-13) Held up mid-division, weakened over 3f out, 6th of 13, 14l behind Vittachi (9-7) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct.
Orpen Bid (IRE) 66-1 (8-5) Towards rear, modest late headway, never a factor, 9th of 14, 13l behind Market Puzzle (8-7) at Haydock 1m 2f all hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Sep.
Marina Ballerina 10-1 (8-10) Dwelt outpaced, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Minortransgression (9-1) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-52 (6) fbs.
Ballinargh Boy 16-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 10l behind Justbookie Dot Com (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
Sister Sioux (IRE) 33-1 (8-2) Chased leader, led 4f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 17l behind Ad Value (8-7) at Catterick 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Sep.
