carried left start, in touch in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, went 2nd inside final furlong
tracked winner until ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
made all, ridden clear approaching final furlong, ran on
close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
went left start, tracked leaders, chased winner 2f out, ridden and kept on same and lost 2nd inside final furlong
Marvel is 0-15 but has been running better than form figures would suggest since reverting to the Turf and makes more appeal than the returning Vardon Flyer and an out-of-sorts Moonbootz. Dana Forever was a well-backed favourite at Wolverhampton last month and only beaten a short-head, though is 3lb higher now. MUSAHABA has improved dropped in distance recently and failed to get a clear run at Newcastle on Monday so looks the one to be on.
Marvel 7-2fav (9-13) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway to challenge and ridden over 1f out, every chance final furlong, no extra final 100yds, 6th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Follow Your Heart (9-9) at Doncaster 6f hcp (5) hvy in Jul.
Vardon Flyer 14-1 (9-10) Dwelt and hampered start, towards rear, headway far side of group over 2f out, soon chasing leaders and hung left, weakened well over 1f out, 8th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Bezzas Lad (9-0) at Nottingham 6f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Dana Forever (IRE) 2-1fav (9-10) Led, pushed along 2f out, 2 lengths clear 1f out, kept on, headed final stride, 2nd of 10, shd behind Katelli (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Moonbootz (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Reared and awkwardly away, raced keenly tracking leader, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened quickly, last of 7, 14 1/4l behind Mr Tyrrell (10-0) at Sandown 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Musahaba 7-1 (9-11) Prominent, pushed along 2f out, ran on, 2nd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Nat Love (9-11) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Aug.