tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on and held towards finish
tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd over 2f out, le dover 1f out, soon ridden, edged left inside final furlong, held on well
tracked leader until over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
pushed along mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace
slowly into stride, in rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous
mid-division in 5th, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerouos
Nonrunner
Greensward followed up in a handicap here last time after landing a claimer on the track but is another 4lb higher and the hat-trick may be beyond him. Evident is lightly-raced and should go close if taking to the surface as he wasn't disgraced on his handicap debut but Amethyst Dawn is hard to win with nowadays and Gabrial The Great has become a shade disappointing. Iceblast returns from a break but Declamation is better than he showed at Redcar in August and can't be discounted. GRILLETTO is back on a winning mark and caught the eye here three weeks ago. He'll need luck in-running from stall one but gets a tentative vote.
Ewell Place (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Mid-division, weakened 2f out, last of 12, 33l behind Sofias Number One (8-12) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Aug.
Greensward 8-1 (9-7) Went left start, mid-division, driven over 2f out, wide and headway entering straight, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well to lead post, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep beating Living The Life (8-11) by hd, 8 ran.
Evident (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Held up in last pair, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 13, 4l behind Whipper Snapper (9-2) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Sep.
Grilletto (USA) 11-2 (9-4) Held up in touch, lost place over 4f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Fossa (8-10) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Declamation (IRE) 9-2 (8-9) Tracked leader, soon with leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 9l behind Ingleby Angel (9-11) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Smalljohn 16-1 (9-1) Chased leader, ridden and kept on one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 15, 2 3/4l behind West Leake Hare (9-2) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
President Lincoln (USA) 16-1 (9-5) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 7l behind Knight Owl (9-3) at Leicester 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sep.
Piceno (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) With leader, driven and lost place 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 17l behind Peter's Friend (8-7) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Amethyst Dawn (IRE) 4-1fav (8-12) Tracked leading pair, ridden and effort to challenge over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Teetotal (9-0) at Pontefract 6f all hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep.
The Great Gabrial 10-3 (9-4) Led, headed inside final 3f, weakened 1f out, 5th of 8, 16l behind Greensward (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep.
Iceblast 7-2fav (9-7) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Thirsk 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jun beating Hab Reeh (9-2) by 3/4l, 16 ran.
Majestic Zafeen 25-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders on inside, outpaced 2f out, weakened 1f out, last of 7, 14l behind Yojojo (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll hcp (0-75) (3yo+) (5) pol.
