held up in rear, came centre turning in, headway over 2f out, led overall over 1f out, edged left, comfortably
chased leaders, went 2nd 4f out, stayed far side turning in, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, came centre turning in, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, came centre turning in, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
led, stayed stands side turning in, headed 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
tracked leaders, came centre turning in, led group over 2f out, headed over 1f out, edged left, no impression on winner final 100 yards, kept on
prominent, came centre turning in, weakened over 2f out
held up in rear, stayed far side turning in, plugged on final 2f, no chance
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Those who saw SPIORAD (NAP) forge clear at Redcar last Saturday will want to oppose David O’Meara’s charge here under a penalty. The four-year-old just gets into this handicap having been originally rated 79 and a step up in class is on the cards in the near future. Saisons D'Or wouldn’t want any rain and finished behind Al Erayg at Beverley last month but the latter has been beaten twice since. Alfa McGuire gets cheekpieces despite scoring at Ayr when dropping back down in trip but another recent Ayr winner, Start Time, should go well as he’s won his last two here and has a good overall record on that track. Zip is back on a winning mark but Donnelly's Rainbow steps up in class again, though will handle the ground.
Spiorad (IRE) 11-4fav (9-10) Held up, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, ran on well, won at Redcar 1m hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Give It Some Teddy (9-7) by 5l, 10 ran.
Florenza 12-1 (10-0) Held up, ridden and struggling over 2f out, no impression, last of 7, 8 3/4l behind Duneflower (9-6) at Doncaster 1m hcp fll (4) gf in Jul.
Confrontational (IRE) 12-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 3l behind Scofflaw (9-12) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Alfa McGuire (IRE) 7-1 (9-12) Made all, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, just held on near finish, won at Ayr 1m hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Strong Steps (9-5) by ns, 10 ran.
Start Time (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Made all, clear 2f out, reduced lead towards finish, unchallenged, won at Ayr 7f hcp (4) sft in Jul beating Presidential (10-0) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Al Erayg (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Held up in touch, challenged over 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, no extra, 2nd of 13, nk behind Mikmak (9-6) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) hvy in Aug.
Elusive Heights (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Merweb (9-3) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Parole (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Slowly away, towards rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 14 1/4l behind Scofflaw (9-12) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Zip 5-1 (8-11) Held up, pushed along over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Edaraat (9-7) at Redcar 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Donnelly's Rainbow (IRE) 7-1 (8-5) Behind, headway on inside when not clear run over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, switched left to challenge inside final furlong, ran on to lead close home, won at Musselburgh 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Smugglers Creek (8-12) by nk, 12 ran.
Saisons D'Or (IRE) 7-2 (9-6) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Luis Vaz De Torres (9-4) at Beverley 7f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Stringybark Creek 20-1 (9-6) Broke well, tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along approaching straight, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 18, 5 1/4l behind Waitingfortheday (10-0) at Galway 1m hcp gd in Aug.
Algaffaal (USA) 7-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, driven over 3f out, lost place when ridden over 1f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 11 1/2l behind Seductive Moment (9-12) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
