not much room start, with leader, led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon beaten
mid-divsion, headway over 5f out, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
refused to race
held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, switched left well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
bumped start, led 1f, prominent, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
bumped and ridden from stalls, tracked leaders, lost place over 5f out, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, soon hung left, stayed on
towards rear, ridden on outside over 2f out, effort when not much room over 1f out, no impression and no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, no impression on winner
HARDY BLACK scored over track and trip back in January and makes his handicap debut. A chance is taken he's ready for action given today's opposition has been less than convincing so far. Bint Malyana has a fitness advantage and went close over 6f last time while Purple Lane came up short over a mile at Ffos Las. The remainder have all slipped down the weights of late with Scruffy Tramp likely to bounce back at any time off his current mark.
Hardy Black (IRE) 7-2 (8-10) Tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan beating Royal Encounter (8-10) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Bint Malyana (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Raced in centre, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not quite pace to get to winner, 2nd of 11, nk behind Lady Phill (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.
Scruffy Tramp (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on well, never nearer, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Marydale (9-4) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Aug.
Purple Lane (IRE) 9-4fav (9-1) Held up in rear, closer order 3f out, came between horses 2f out, disputing 2nd over 1f out, never able to challenge, lost 2 places final strides, 5th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Shimba Hills (8-13) at Ffos Las 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug.
Cockney Belle 12-1 (9-5) Led briefly soon after start, prominent, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 8l behind Windy Citi (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Aug.
Derbyshire (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Led and clear over 6f out, pushed along and reduced lead over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Dutch Rifle (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcap (5) in Aug.
Mendacious Harpy (IRE) 13-8fav (9-3) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Gratzie (9-3) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fm in Aug.
Slingsby 15-2 (8-9) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Smart Alec (9-1) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug.
