held up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish
in touch, ridden 2f out, no impression
close up, effort 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt in rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway inside final furlong, nearest finish
tracked winner until ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
always in rear
made all, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and ran on
raced wide close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, hung left over 1f out, no impression
Sicario is usually in the mix but an earlier poor effort over 1m4f is off-putting while Cheeky Rascal was runner-up over a shorter trip last time but has yet to win in 17 attempts. Zihaam has lost his way since going close at Beverley on a couple of occasions while heavy going looked a legitimate excuse for Sauchiehall Street’s below par effort at Ffos Las and he can figure back on the all-weather. TRUE NORTH won over 1m2f at Chelmsford during the summer but a recent third over a longer trip back at the same track suggests Sir Mark Prescott’s charge can score off his current mark and he gets the nod.
Canyon City 17-2 (12-0) Held up towards rear, not clear run after 3 out, mistake 2 out, no impression, 7th of 11, 10 1/2l behind Nelson's Touch (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) gd in May.
Sunglider (IRE) 50-1 (9-8) Held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, no impression, 7th of 9, 11 1/4l behind Matewan (8-6) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
The Otmoor Poet 13-2 (9-10) Tracked leaders, came towards stands side 3f out, soon driven and outpaced, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 20 3/4l behind Ashington (9-4) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Zihaam 14-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten, 6th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Seinesational (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Sicario (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Lexington Empire (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Sauchiehall Street (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, dist behind Ascot Day (9-10) at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp (6) hvy in Sep.
Ice Canyon 66-1 (9-9) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Nuits St Georges (9-7) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Quantatmental (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Led, headed over 3f out, quickly weakened, last of 5, 33l behind Surya (9-7) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Cheeky Rascal (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Keen in mid-division, headway under pressure chasing leaders over 1f out, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 3 3/4l behind Keswick (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
True North (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Swordbill (8-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
