chased leaders on rail, angled out halfway, headway out wide to challenge and hung left over 1f out, soon led, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
held up in last trio, reminder out wide halfway, good headway over 2f out, ridden to lead and hung right inside final furlong, stayed on well
raced near side rail, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after
slight lead, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened into 4th inside final furlong
chased leader until ridden inside final 2f, soon weakened
off the pace in last pair, pushed along over 2f out, headway 2f out, rider dropped rein briefly entering final furlong, went modest 3rd soon after
slowly away, outpaced in rear, plugged on past weakening rivals inside final furlong, never a factor
SALAMANCA LAD has been highly tried in the past and is very much of interest now taking his first steps into a nursery. Macarone won comfortably at Beverley though it will be no easy task to defy the 6lb rise for those labours. Mecca's Duchess gave the impression at Wolverhampton that an extra furlong should suit and today will be the acid test. Forever Eighteen went close off today's mark at Newcastle and is a player if transferring that form to Turf. Peaceful Protest drops in trip and the blinkers are applied in an effort to unlock the necessary improvement required.
Mecca's Duchess (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) Held up, struggling over 1f out, late headway for 5th, 5th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Bazball (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f (5) pol in Aug.
Salamanca Lad (IRE) 66-1 (9-4) Towards rear, ridden to go midfield passing halfway, outpaced from 2f out, gradually weakened, 7th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Gunfighter (9-4) at Newcastle 6f stks (4) pol in Sep.
Amazing Winnie (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, gradually dropped away, 10th of 11, 15 1/2l behind Making Dreams (9-11) at Thirsk 1m (5) gd in Sep.
Macarone 7-2 (9-5) Raced wide, prominent, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Beverley 5f (6) gf in Aug beating Charlie Mason (9-9) by 1l, 13 ran.
Profitable Dreams (IRE) 150-1 (8-11) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, hung left and lost touch under 2f out, last of 11, 30 1/2l behind Making Dreams (9-11) at Thirsk 1m (5) gd in Sep.
Forever Eighteen (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway when switched to inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, not reach winner, just denied, 2nd of 12, hd behind Havana Prince (9-8) at Newcastle 6f (6) pol in Sep.
Peaceful Protest 12-1 (8-9) Slow into stride, in rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 8, 8 1/4l behind Up The Jazz (9-3) at Carlisle 7f (5) gd in Aug.
Dingwall 10-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 5, 15l behind Red Zone Hero (9-7) at Ayr 5f mdn stks (5) sft in Jul.
Uwaittillplaytime (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Prominent, outpaced from 2f out, gradually weakened, 7th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Propitious (9-7) at Redcar 6f stks (5) gf in Aug.
