outpaced and always in rear
chased leader until pushed along 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced keenly in front, ridden over 1f out, driven and joined inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 110 yards
off the pace towards rear in centre, moderate late headway, never involved
tracked leaders, 2nd going well 2f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, final 110 yards, soon clear
dwelt and bumped start, outpaced and always behind
bumped start, off the pace towards rear, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, plugged on
chased leaders, ridden and edged right over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders on near side rail, pushed along halfway, shuffled back when not clear run over 1f out, switched left and no great headway inside final furlong
NonRunner
So Grateful has been raised 7lb bidding for a hat-trick of course wins while Street Life won a lower grade sprint here earlier. Several have been racing on Turf and Melody King beat Soul Seeker by a neck at Beverley recently while Lipsink scored at Windsor last month. KHABIB has just the one win on Turf but boasts a much better strike-rate on the all-weather and Ray Craggs’ charge may prove the one to side with back on this surface.
Astro Jakk (IRE) 100-1 (10-0) Always towards rear, never a factor, 8th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Willem Twee (9-10) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Soul Seeker (IRE) 5-2fav (9-9) Disputed lead, pushed along when headed 2f out, rallied and kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Eeh Bah Gum (9-3) at Haydock 5f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Lipsink (IRE) 15-2 (9-9) Led towards far side of centre, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Isle Of Lismore (9-8) at Newmarket 5f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Lilkian 20-1 (10-0) Prominent, lost ground and driven over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 12th of 14, 7 1/2l behind So Grateful (8-11) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Khabib (IRE) 17-2 (9-11) Tracked leaders, ridden and led over 1f out, hung right under 1f out, headed 110 yards out, one pace, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Mark's Choice (10-1) at Ripon 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
So Grateful 4-5fav (9-12) Chased front rank, pushed along and led 2f out, ran on strongly, readily, won at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Kim Wexler (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Marnie James 25-1 (8-11) Off the pace towards rear of mid-division, headway far side of group inside final 2f, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 4 1/4l behind The Bell Conductor (9-11) at Newcastle 5f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Ehrmann (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside last, not pace to challenge, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Teruntum Star (8-10) at Doncaster 6f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Street Life 6-1 (9-3) Midfield, pushed along and some headway over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 11, 2l behind Eeh Bah Gum (9-3) at Haydock 5f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Melody King (IRE) 11-2 (9-9) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, battled back and led again well inside final furlong, kept on, won at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Soul Seeker (10-2) by nk, 9 ran.