stumbled leaving stalls, in rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra and just held on to 2nd
close up, pushed along to chase leading pair over 2f out, ridden and kept on to press 2nd towards finish
keen early, tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on
keen in touch, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders
close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced wide keen tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
The three-year-old Rusper's Gift would have a chance based on her form on Polytrack last December but was well beaten at Kempton last month. VAMPISH (NAP) comes out top on official ratings and has been running at a much higher level since landing a course and distance handicap in April. Her placed efforts in two Class 4 handicaps later would be good enough for this, though they were over longer trips. Hooflepuff changed stables in the spring and did a bit better when tackling this trip for the first time at Kempton last month but Thawry has shown little since scoring at Newcastle in February.
Thawry 14-1 (9-6) Led, headed over 8f out, stayed prominent, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 10 3/4l behind Home Before Dusk (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Vampish 14-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, 5th of 6, 17 1/2l behind I'll Have Another (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp fll (2) gd in Aug.
Shovel It On (IRE) 22-1 (8-12) Close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Ruby Gates (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Aug.
Hooflepuff (IRE) 9-4fav (8-12) Mid-division, driven 3f out, ridden and headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd near finish, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Lauberhorn Rocket (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Misty Breese (IRE) 50-1 (8-11) Raced wide tracked leaders, led over 3f out, ridden and headed entering final 2f, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 10, 14 1/2l behind Ruby Gates (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Aug.
Rusper's Gift (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Towards rear, well beaten over 2f out, 13th of 14, 11 3/4l behind Highfaluting (9-8) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Roser Moter (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Towards rear, badly hampered when well beaten well over 1f out, 10th of 15, 14 3/4l behind Fair Power (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Interrogation (FR) 50-1 (8-12) In touch, outpaced over 2f out, 7th of 11, 15 1/4l behind Sandy Steve (8-13) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
