tracked winner, under pressure 2f out, kept on until weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and weakened from 2f out
in touch, ridden 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out
pressed winner, effort 2f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace from over 1f out
in rear, headway 2f out, kept on, not troubled leaders
behind, stayed on from over 1f out, not reached leaders
behind, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, not pace to challenge and one pace final furlong
made all, led, pressed over 1f out, ran on strongly under pressure final furlong, held on well, all out
tracked leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, behind, never near leaders
close up, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up behind, not clear run 2f out, switched left and ran on strongly inside final furlong, gaining near finish
towards rear, not clear run 2f out and 1f out, eased when no chance
A very wide open handicap that may go the way of Chinalea, with Greenwood and Prince Cyrano put forward as the main rivals. The selection has not been too consistent this season, but if reproducing his recent effort when runner up to Harrison's Flyer he will be very hard to beat. Greenwood gained reward for some promising efforts with a hard fought victory over Rampage over course and distance last time. He still looks on a very decent mark and should go close in his follow up bid. Prince Cyrano also comes here following a game victory. He just out-lasted today's rival Extremely Rare at Warwick in August and a repeat effort should see him involved in the finish. Best of the rest could be Andrew Balding's Elkhorn, but Chinalea, with the excellent Adam Kirby on board, looks the pick of the handicap.
High Ridge 14-1 (8-9) Started slowly, always behind stand side, hampered over 3f out, eased final 2f, tailed off, 19th of 20, well behind Beaver Patrol (9-2) at Goodwood 6f hcp (4) gf in Sept.
Prince Cyrano 14-1 (8-13) Soon chasing leader, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Warwick 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug beating Extremely Rare (9-6) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Dancing Mystery 4-1 (8-7) Held up, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, stayed on under pressure, 4th of 9, 2l behind Great Fox (8-6) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (4) gd in Sept.
Chinalea (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Behind, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 20, 1 1/2l behind Harrison's Flyer (8-13) at York 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Extremely Rare (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong, 12th of 20, 4l behind Harrison's Flyer (8-13) at York 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Norcroft 5-1 (9-4) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden and led 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Golband (8-8) at Lingfield 6f 3yo app hcp (5) pol in Sept.
Greenwood 7-1 (9-0) Held up, in rear, not clear run on rails 2f out, soon switched left, strong run to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Windsor 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd beating Rampage (9-0) by a nk, 15 ran.
My Only Sunshine 10-1 (8-7) Held up, not clear run over 1f out, short of room inside final furlong, never near to challenge, 12th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Pure Imagination (8-0) at Newmarket 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
