held up in rear, hampered over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
held up rear of mid-division, headway from 4f out, went 3rd 3f out until inside final furlong, one pace
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, no impression on winner over 1f out, lost 2nd towards finish
made all, clear over 1f out, unchallenegd
mostly ridden along throughout, chased leaders, short of room, looked to clip heels and swerved right after about 2f, weakened over 3f out
chased winner until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
slowly away, in rear, not much room inside 3f out, remote 5th final 2f
NonRunner
Ham And Jam found one too good attempting to make all at Leicester but may well be taken on for the lead by Shut Up And Dance in this. The latter also finished runner-up over 1m4f at Ffos Las while Penelopeblueyes placed over today’s trip at Thirsk recently and is preferred to La Belle Vie. AT THE DOUBLE makes a belated reappearance but looks the type his yard excel with. Well beaten over shorter trips last term, much better is expected from Sir Mark Prescott’s charge off a lowly mark with his stamina brought into play.
La Belle Vie 11-1 (9-1) Tracked leading trio until dropped to last pair 7f out, pushed along 4f out, soon outpaced, rallied out wide and kept on towards finish, 5th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Rushford (9-7) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in May.
Ham And Jam (IRE) 6-4fav (8-11) Led, ridden and pressed 2f out, headed final furlong, chased leader thereafter, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Thunder Flash (9-5) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Jul.
Locksmith (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Always towards rear, 9th of 11, 22 1/2l behind Al Azhar (9-3) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Shut Up And Dance (IRE) 6-4fav (9-9) Led, ridden and joined 3f out, headed 2f out, ran on well but always held, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Copperplate (9-2) at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
At The Double (FR) 300-1 (9-5) Held up, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Honky Tonk Man (9-5) at Lingfield 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Penelopeblueyes (IRE) 18-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, headway to lead over 4f out, soon pushed along, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on final 100yds, lost second final 50yds, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Marbuzet (8-5) at Thirsk 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Anger Management 80-1 (9-3) Prominent, weakened over 3f out, 11th of 13, 26 1/2l behind Caius Chorister (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) gd in May.
Defferella 14-1 (9-11) Raced wide early, held up in mid-division out wide, headway out wide over 3f out, pushed along soon after, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, plugged on again inside final furlong, never a threat, 6th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Fast Forward (9-9) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) gs in Jun.