keen towards rear, pushed along and headway inside final furlong, nearest finish
awkwardly away, headway on inner over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, headway approaching final furlong, switched right entering final furlong, soon short of room and snatched up, not recover
keen tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon headed, lost 2nd close home
in rear, never on terms
towards rear, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish
keen soon led, headed halfway, tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
keen tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
slowly away towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on
dwelt keen close up after 1f, led halfway, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened
in touch, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on
Fiery Breath won over the minimum trip at Catterick last time but is 9lb higher back on the all-weather while Rock Boy Grey went close at Newcastle before disappointing behind runner-up Al Ozzdi back at the same track. Our Charlie Brown is now 7lb higher than when scoring at Catterick earlier and another chance goes to ECHO OF LIGHTNING. The latter returns to 7f for the first time since winning easily at Musselburgh in August and can effectively race off a lower mark today with an apprentice’s 7lb claim taken into account.
Fiery Breath 4-1fav (8-13) Held up, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, driven out, won at Catterick 5f hcp (6) gf in Sep beating Paco Escostar (8-6) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Gold Hunter (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, some late headway, never a chance, 7th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Bounty Pursuit (9-7) at Chepstow 7f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Rock Boy Grey (IRE) 9-2jfav (9-5) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged left and stayed on towards finish, 4th of 14, 1 1/4l behind Blindingly (9-10) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Our Charlie Brown 11-8fav (9-10) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Echo Of Lightning (9-7) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Al Ozzdi 2-1fav (9-3) Close up, headway to chase leading pair over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Insurplus (9-9) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Gottardo (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway on outside entering final furlong, stayed on, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 10, 3 1/4l behind Kingsley Klarion (8-8) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Echo Of Lightning 7-1 (9-6) Disputed lead until halfway, chased leader, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 15 3/4l behind Round The Island (8-10) at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Napping 14-1 (9-6) Prominent, every chance inside final furlong, no extra closing stage, 4th of 9, 1/2l behind Miss Liberty Belle (8-10) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Hic Bibi 9-1 (9-6) Raced wide close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Round The Island (8-10) at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Secondo (FR) 16-1 (11-6) Held up and off the pace, never on terms, 10th of 12, 12 3/4l behind Smokey Lane (11-10) at Windsor 6f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Scoffsman 6-4fav (9-10) Slowly into stride, pulled hard and soon chasing leaders, ridden on wide outside over 2f out, soon beaten, 9th of 10, 15 3/4l behind Espresso Freddo (9-6) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Ubla (IRE) 12-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, took keen hold, lost place over 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Lukoutoldmakezebak (9-3) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
