prominent, ridden and headway 2f out, led over 1f out, headed 1f out, no extra
soon led, ridden and joined 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened
never better than midfield
midfield, ridden 1f out, kept on
midfield, short of room 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headway 1f out, ran on
midfield, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, led 1f out, ran on well
always in rear
prominent, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, kept on
always towards rear
chased leader, ridden to join leader 2f out, headed and weakened over 1f out
midfield, ridden 2f out, some late headway
Peripeteia won over 1m4f here before beaten on soft going at Catterick while This Ones For Fred placed over a longer trip at Kempton earlier in the year and has been hurdling since. Iconique is usually thereabouts without winning and should figure again but SEPTEMBER POWER returned from a lay-off with a third over a shorter distance at the track and Michael Wigham’s mare gets the vote back over her winning trip.
Zhang Fei (FR) 8-1 (9-12) Prominent early, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 11 1/2l behind Dubai Leader (9-9) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Eagle Court (IRE) 8-1 (10-2) Slowly into stride, soon in touch in mid-division, not much room over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 5 1/4l behind World Without Love (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
The Trader (IRE) 125-1 (10-0) Close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Queen Of Ipanema (9-11) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
September Power (IRE) 28-1 (9-13) Soon tracking leaders out wide, went 2nd inside final 2f until no extra in 3rd final 110 yards, 3rd of 11, 3 1/4l behind Tessy Lad (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Iconique 18-1 (8-9) Steadied start, raced keenly in last pair, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Vaynor (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Peripeteia 9-1 (9-0) Raced very wide, prominent, joined leader 4f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra, 4th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Furzig (10-2) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Kitten's Dream 18-1 (9-4) Started slowly and pushed along in rear, never a factor, 9th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Lady Percival (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
This Ones For Fred (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Towards rear, well beaten 4 out, never involved, 5th of 10, dist behind Keep Running (11-2) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Sep.
Rick Blaine (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Dwelt slightly and bumped start in rear, pushed along over 4f out, headway into midfield over 3f out, plugged on one pace, 3rd of 10, 20 1/2l behind Navajo Pass (10-2) at Haydock 2m hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Crafty Lady 50-1 (9-2) Midfield, ducked left on bend after 1f, headway 3f out, pushed along to challenge over 2f out, faded over 1f out, 9th of 13, 14 1/4l behind One Evening (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Mount Olympus 12-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 29 3/4l behind Blazeon Five (10-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
