in touch, ridden and headway inside final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leaders, holding place when bumped entering final 4f, ridden 2f out, stayed on towards finish
dwelt in rear, never on terms
raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd close home
always in rear
held up, ridden 2f out, never near leaders
raced wide disputed lead until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slow into stride, pushed along and headway to disputed lead after 1f until over 2f out, chased winner, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
disputed lead until led over 2f out, ridden and ran on strongly final furlong
led to post early, in touch, effort on inner entering final 4f when short of room, ridden and weakened over 1f out
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Busby disappointed last time after winning at Kempton and With Caution hasn’t progressed in handicaps as well as expected. Zapper Cass is back on a winning mark if an apprentice’s allowance is taken into consideration while Cappananty Con has won twice over the minimum trip here so far this year. Black Friday ended last season going close at Catterick off today’s mark but it could pay to stick with MENDOZA, who opened his account at Kempton recently and should make another bold bid raised only 3lb.
Steelriver (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Behind, some headway over 1f out, never a threat, 5th of 7, 5l behind Moon Trouble (9-2) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Jun.
Busby (IRE) 7-2 (8-10) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, staying on same pace when hampered entering final furlong, 6th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Katheefa (8-11) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in May.
Born To Finish (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden and outpaced 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, never able to challenge, 6th of 7, 3 3/4l behind King Crimson (8-13) at Brighton 6f hcp (5) gf in May.
With Caution (IRE) 7-2 (9-6) Chased leader, ridden and no impression over 1f out, ridden and lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened into 4th close home, 4th of 7, 4l behind Shorter Skirt (8-11) at Newbury 6f hcp fll (4) gf in Jul.
Cappananty Con 11-2 (9-4) Rider removed hood late and slowly away, close up in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, nearest finish, 4th of 6, 1 3/4l behind Harry's Bar (9-9) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Zapper Cass (FR) 7-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division on inside, not clear run well over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to take 3rd close home, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Canford Bay (9-4) at Chester 5f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Black Friday 9-1 (9-5) With leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, nk behind Sfumato (8-10) at Catterick 6f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Kamikaze Lord (USA) 33-1 (8-6) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Dazzling Dan (9-7) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gd in May.
Wild Edric 5-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders on outside, lost place over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Spirit Of May (9-1) at Chester 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Mendoza (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Led early, prominent, driven to lead over 1f out, hard pressed after, held on, won at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Jul beating Di Matteo (9-0) by nk, 10 ran.
Zac Brown (IRE) 3-1 (8-12) Towards rear, headway 1f out, kept on and no impression, 7th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Powerallied (9-8) at Chester 5f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
