towards rear, ridden 4f out, never a danger
held up in touch, ridden 3 out and soon lost place
towards rear, ridden 5 f out, no impression
towards rear, headway on inside over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, ran on but not reached winner
held up, ridden 4f out, weakened
led, ridden when headed over 2f out, weakened inside
held up in touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, faded closing stages
always in rear
in rear, headway on inside 3f out, not much room over 1f out, kept on
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, led over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, weakened over 3f out
Course and distance winner Sea Map put a couple of disappointing efforts behind him when landing a seller at Yarmouth earlier this month and is taken to follow up here at the main expense of York Cliff and Molly's Secret. The last mentioned may have needed her latest start as it was here first since June and it will be interesting to see if she can recapture previous form. Moon Shot is well treated judged by BHB ratings but has given little sign of encouragement of late, while Regency Red may struggle under his penalties. Champion Lion is on a long losing sequence and is far from certain to handle this surface and of more interest may be York Cliff, who has every chance at the weights and has the assistance of Eddie Ahern. Sea Map has solid claims on recent evidence though and he gets the vote.
Arabian Moon (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 7l behind Gentle Peace (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Regency Red (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Mid-division, headway when not clear run from over 2f to over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 8th of 16, 5l behind Intavac Boy (8-13) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Oct.
Champion Lion (IRE) 5-1fav (9-4) In rear, late headway from 2f out, never nearer, 9th of 17, 6l behind Liberty Run (8-6) at Brighton 1m 2f sll hcp (6) gs in Oct.
High Frequency (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Chased winner, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong, 9th of 10, 11l behind Gentle Peace (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Moon Shot 8-1 (9-5) In touch, headway 5f out, led briefly 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 11, 8l behind La Viola (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (6) pol in Aug.
York Cliff 3-1jt-fav (9-5) In rear, driven 2f out, headway on inside soon after, every chance approaching final furlong, one pace, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind La Viola (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (6) pol in Aug.
Sea Map 7-4fav (9-5) Mid-division, headway to chase leader over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden clear, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f 3yo sll (6) hvy beating Tanning (8-7) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Molly's Secret 16-1 (9-5) Prominent, driven over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 14, 38l behind Jackie Kiely (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f stk (7) fbs.