held up in 5th, pushed along and headway 3f out, not clear run over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, stayed on, held close home
soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along briefly 3f out, soon not much room, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
steadied start, took keen hold, held up in rear, weakened over 2f out
got loose beforehand, held up in rear, switched right final bend, headway over 1f out, stayed on, went 3rd close home
led early, chased leader, led again 2f out, headed and unable to quicken inside final furlong, edged right towards finish
chased leaders, closed going strongly 5f out, ridden 2f out, edged left over 1f out, no extra and rider dropped whip well inside final furlong
Possible Man hails from last year’s winning yard though finished second of only four runners at Pontefract last month. Snow Ocean won at Chester and can figure ahead of Fair Star, who went close in a lower grade here, while Sky Defender was narrowly beaten over a shorter trip at Yarmouth earlier in the week. Big Team makes his handicap debut having been gelded since last in action back in February but BASHOSH gave the impression this extra distance would suit when losing his unbeaten record at Redcar and Roger Varian’s colt gets the nod.
Petite Jack 28-1 (10-6) Tracked leader who went clear 7f out, lost 2nd 4f out, weakened soon after, tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Valentino Dancer (10-5) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Sky Defender 9-2 (9-6) Soon led, pushed along and headed 2f out, rallied to regain lead inside final furlong, headed shortly before line, 2nd of 6, shd behind Finest Sound (9-11) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Big Team (USA) (8-10) Slowly into stride, always in the rear, last of 10, 17 3/4l behind Hypothetical (9-4) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Feb.
Snow Ocean (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on to lead final strides, won at Chester 1m 3f hcp (2) gs in Jul beating It's Good To Laugh (9-9) by shd, 12 ran.
Fair Star (IRE) 11-10fav (10-0) In touch in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, edged left and went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, not able to get to winner, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Lord Of The Alps (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Bashosh (IRE) 4-5fav (10-1) Raced in 3rd, niggled along over 2f out, kept on same pace until closed well inside final furlong, gaining at line, last of 3, 1 1/4l behind Sea La Rosa (9-7) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Possible Man 7-4 (9-4) Raced keenly, chased leaders, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, stayed on to chase winner, no impression, 2nd of 4, 3l behind Dash Of Spice (9-12) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
