prominent, shaken up over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear of mid-division, ridden along out wide over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, went third final strides
dwelt start and towards rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders on inner, led going well over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, short of room final 110yds, not recover and lost third final strides
midfield, ridden over 1f out, made no impression inside final furlong
held up in behind leaders, ridden and switched right over 1f out, soon challenging, hampered rival final 110yds, led towards finish
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
chased leaders out wide, ridden along over 3f out, weakened gradually from 2f out
keen in mid-division, lost ground over 3f out, soon ridden, no extra and beaten 2f out
soon close up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden along and lost position over 1f out, beaten when eased inside final furlong
slow into stride, in rear, good headway on inner over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on but headed towards finish
held up off the pace in rear, plenty to do when shaken up over 1f out, not clear run and switched right around rivals entering final furlong, kept on and nearest finish, eyecatcher
Plenty with claims though last year’s winner Visibility has been off the track since June and Newcastle third Novak has a poor strike-rate on the all-weather. Surprise Picture made all over track and trip on his penultimate start but another chance goes to ABBEY’S DREAM, who also scored here before going close again at Newcastle. Tyke won over 6f at Southwell last time and Miss Mai Tai landed a hat-trick over the same trip on Turf earlier.
Surprise Picture (IRE) 9-2 (10-2) Chased leader who went clear 4f out, closer over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Chalk Mountain (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Novak 13-2 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Bicep (9-8) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Miss Mai Tai 10-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, losing place when not much room 2f out, 8th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Alcazan (8-9) at Yarmouth 6f hcp fll (3) gs in Sep.
Visibility (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Prominent, raced keenly, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, not pace to challenge, 5th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Manigordo (8-13) at Beverley 7f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Tartan Skirt (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Led early, prominent, led again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final 75 yards, 6th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Al Ameen (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Triggered (IRE) 50-1 (9-11) Held up, pushed along over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never on terms, 6th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Mezzo Soprano (9-11) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Supaspecialawesome (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Soon led, ridden and headed 3f out, dropped away over 1f out, 10th of 12, 13 1/2l behind Shoot To Kill (9-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Abbey's Dream 9-2 (9-6) Held up in touch, took keen hold, switched right over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed close home, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Turquoise Diamond (9-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Sep.
Tyke (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on well to lead final strides, won at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep beating Beauty Choice (9-13) by nk, 14 ran.
Reputation (IRE) 50-1 (9-12) Held up in last, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 10, 6 1/4l behind He's A Gentleman (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Thapa VC (IRE) 6-1 (10-2) Towards rear, pushed along well over 1f out, soon stayed on for late headway, never placed to challenge, 7th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Saturnalia (9-11) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Reidh (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Stumbled leaving stalls, handy, pushed along and weakening when not much room well over 1f out, soon beaten, 5th of 6, 7 3/4l behind Florida (9-3) at York 1m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
