raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
dwelt in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway on outer over 1f out, ran on to go 2nd post
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
disputed lead until over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace
towards rear, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
slowly away, not trouble leaders
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon hung left, ridden 2 lengths clear inside final furlong when jinked and became unbalaced, headed near finish
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden to go 2nd entering final furlong, led near finish
in rear, not trouble leaders
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened entering final 3f
Sweet Gale is searching for a hat-trick and has a chance of landing it but a swing in the weights seem to favour RYEDANE based on their last meeting so Tim Easterby's runner should get revenge at a track he loves. Irish raider First In Command is in with a chance after only just being held from 2lb better off last time but his only previous run on polytrack wasn't great. Fawley Green looks on a improving run of results and off the same mark has his near miss last time has a clear chance. Jigajig also only had one in front on his last run and with an impressive record here looks a real danger to the selection Ryedane.
Ryedane (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Tracked leader, hard driven over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Sweet Gale (8-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Cape Melody 8-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, effort 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Sweet Gale (8-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Fawley Green 9-2fav (9-4) Raced wide towards rear, headway on outside and wide straight, stayed on inside final furlong to share 2nd post, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Grand Zafeen (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Frequency 6-1 (9-2) Disputed lead until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 16, 17l behind Scooby Dee (8-6) at Leicester 7f 3yo sll (6) gd in Sep.
Jigajig 11-4fav (9-6) Chased winner throughout, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace under pressure final furlong, always held, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Bronze Beau (9-4) at Newcastle 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug.
Argentine (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Steadied start, held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 21l behind Captain Royale (8-10) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Sep.
Sweet Gale (IRE) 11-4 (9-6) Dwelt, towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, driven out towards finish, won at Kempton 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep beating Tislaam (9-4) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Knightfire (IRE) 9-4fav (9-5) Held up in touch, effort approaching final furlong, soon one pace, 4th of 8, 5l behind Sweet Gale (8-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
First In Command (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Took keen hold, led after 1f, ridden over 1f out, edged right entering final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Earlsmedic (9-5) at Ffos Las 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sep.
Methaaly (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear on inside, pushed along over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 9, 6l behind Defector (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Darcey 15-2 (9-4) Held up towards rear, ridden on outside over 1f out, hung left and ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Smart Endeavour (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep.
Rainy Night 8-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, lost place well over 1f out, 9th of 14, 6l behind Tislaam (9-0) at Pontefract 6f all hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep.
Thoughtsofstardom 9-1 (9-8) In touch, ridden and weakened 2f out, soon eased, 8th of 9, 20l behind Bertie Southstreet (9-6) at Yarmouth 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.
