led, headed and bumped over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, not much room over 1f out, soon squeezed through and bumped rival slightly, challenged inside final furlong, led close home
slowly into stride, in rear, not much room on inside over 2f out, some late headway, no impression
chased leaders, led over 1f out, hung left and pressed inside final furlong, headed close home
chased leaders on outside, edged right and lost place over 2f out, eased inside final furlong
reared in stalls, mid-division, lost place over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, no chance with leaders
prominent, led over 1f out, soon headed, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, effort and close up on inside over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
slowly away, held up, no impression from 2f out
behind, switched left over 4f out, never dangerous
None of this bunch inspire confidence. Rocketeer won over track and trip in March but has been well beaten in both subsequent starts, including behind third-placed Sparkling Diamond at Kempton. The latter never troubled the winner on that occasion and Pull Harder Con never threatened when placed at Chelmsford. Marina Grove may prove best of those handicapping for the first time but GMASHA wasn’t beaten far when fifth over track and trip on her earlier handicap debut and gets a token vote.
Rocketeer 14-1 (9-5) Chased leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Ivadream (9-7) at Windsor 6f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Sparkling Diamond 7-2 (9-7) Held up, pushed along and effort over 2f out, soon ridden and looked awkward, well beaten final furlong, 6th of 7, 9 3/4l behind Bonus (9-3) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Littlemissattitude 20-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Buy Me Back (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Mar.
Comeatchoo (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Prominent behind clear leader, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 7, 7 1/2l behind Glamorous Force (9-1) at Leicester 5f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Gmasha 7-1 (9-2) Close up, pushed along and weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 15 1/4l behind Kentucky Hardboot (9-4) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Marina Grove (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace, never able to challenge, 7th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Agent Shiftwell (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Shaun's Delight (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Mid-division, lost place over 3f out, hanging left and well beaten over 1f out, 7th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Port Noir (9-2) at Chepstow 5f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Pull Harder Con 9-2 (9-0) Held up in midfield, some headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on without troubling winner, 3rd of 8, 5 1/2l behind Eye Smiling (9-6) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Conker 80-1 (9-5) Close up in rear, pushed along over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 12 1/4l behind Nirodha (8-10) at Yarmouth 6f stks (4) gf in Jul.
Heer I Am 66-1 (9-3) Dwelt, raced wide in touch, weakened 2f out, last of 14, 22 1/4l behind Odyssey Girl (9-5) at Lingfield 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.