in touch, wide and headway 2f out, ridden and every chance soon after, kept on same pace and lost 3rd towards finish
tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
close up on inner, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ridden and ran on to go 3rd near finish
raced wide led 2f, tracked leaders, led again over 1f out, ridden and ran on
led after 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
keen in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace
COMMANDER is a progressive colt who could have been underestimated on his handicap debut. Roger Varian's Frankel colt fought back in game fashion to land a Doncaster maiden and his trainer must believe there's more to come as he's fitted him with blinkers. Night Circus got off to a winning start at Newmarket and has his sights lowered here after finishing last in a Listed contest on a return visit. Thomas Cranmer won a couple of races at Musselburgh in the spring and has since run in very tough handicaps at Newmarket and Ascot but Original Choice is up 3lb for finishing runner-up at Haydock. Mutahaady, who completed a hat-trick in September, bounced back to winning ways at Redcar though he hasn't won at this level. The remaining pair are not without chances in a very open handicap.
Night Circus (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, tailed off, last of 5, 31 1/4l behind Permian (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f lst stks (1) gf in May.
Thomas Cranmer (USA) 66-1 (8-12) Prominent stand side, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened, 25th of 29, 37 1/2l behind Bless Him (8-9) at Ascot 1m hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Mutahaady (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Redcar 1m hcp (3) gd in Jun beating Ginger Jack (10-0) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Original Choice (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Led 1f, tracked leader, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed final furlong, kept on and held near finish, 2nd of 11, hd behind Fire Brigade (9-3) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gs in Jun.
Andok (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, last of 13, dist behind Defoe (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) sft in May.
Itsakindamagic 5-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Starlight Romance (9-6) at Chester 1m hcp (3) sft in Jun.
Commander Evensfav (9-5) Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed narrowly inside final furlong, rallied to regain lead near finish, just held on, won at Doncaster 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Jun beating Cape To Cuba (9-0) by hd, 9 ran.
