slowly into stride, pushed along early, ridden out wide over 1f out, always towards rear, never on terms
mid-division on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear of mid-division, good headway between horses over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, not reach leading duo
raced keenly, chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, hung left from over 1f out, no extra inside final furlon
sweating and edgy, led early, chased winner after, ridden and ran on one pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up last, never involved
tracked leaders out wide, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
off the pace towards rear, headway between horses inside final furlong, ran on towards finish, not pace to challenge
soon led, ridden and ran on well final furlong, unchallenged
always rear-division, never involved
slowly into stride, always towards rear
Storm Melody has been in good form over the minimum trip but is penalised for winning at Lingfield last week. AL ASEF drops down in class on the back of placed efforts over course and distance having won off a similar mark here in May so Tom Clover’s charge gets the nod. Dylan's Lad went close at Thirsk back in June while Michaels Choice and Jackstar have both slipped down the handicap. Imagine Freedom is the least exposed and drops down in trip for her handicap debut.
Al Asef 9-1 (9-9) Held up, raced freely, headway under 2f out, ran on well final furlong and took 2nd final strides, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Canford Bay (9-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Capla Spirit 66-1 (9-2) Held up, pushed along halfway, never on terms, 8th of 11, 11 1/2l behind Praxeology (9-12) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Michaels Choice 6-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 8l behind Hello Me (9-7) at Windsor 6f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Storm Melody 9-2 (9-8) Prominent, led over 2f out, soon clear, in no danger after, kept on, won at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Trouser The Cash (9-4) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.
Jackstar (IRE) 8-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along and kept on towards finish, 7th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Another Dawn (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Imagine Freedom 7-4jfav (9-4) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Velocity (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f fll stks (6) pol in Sep.
Smart Qibili (USA) 16-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never near leaders, 7th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Alcazan (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Dylan's Lad (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, steady headway under pressure 1f out, every chance final furlong, kept on, always held, 2nd of 15, nk behind Rebel Redemption (9-9) at Thirsk 6f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Rainbow Mirage 8-1 (9-4) Raced in rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms, 7th of 9, 11 3/4l behind Some Nightmare (9-7) at Chepstow 6f hcp (6) sft in Sep.
Bare Grils (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Raced keenly mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Bezzas Lad (9-12) at Chepstow 6f hcp (6) sft in Sep.
Friday 28-1 (8-5) Keen close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 5 1/4l behind Purple Power (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Northern General (IRE) 125-1 (8-5) Always in rear, 11th of 12, 16 3/4l behind Twentysharesofgrey (8-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
