prominent until mistake 2nd, chased leaders, not fluent 4th, well beaten after 6th, pulled up before 3 out
led until 5th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon went 2nd, no impression on winner, kept on
mid-division, headway 6th, weakened 2 out
prominent, led 5th, headed 3 out, weakened from last
held up in rear, headway on outside 6th, led 3 out, tended to wander after, clear flat, comfortably
ridden away from start, not fluent 1st, chasing leaders next, not fluent 4th, close up 3 out, 3rd and weakening flat
always towards rear, tailed off
held up in mid-division, headway when not fluent 6th, lost place before 3 out
Courtandbould has been out of sorts for a while and is best watched again. Princess T has been doing her winning on Jersey but Galah managed to win at Doncaster last season and has been dropped a further 3lb since her second at Newton Abbot. We’ll take a chance on the maiden HALIFAX, who is also starting to look well treated, ahead of the less-exposed Rafiki and Herecomeshogan with the latter only winning a weak maiden at Newton Abbot. Gingembre Menthe continues to disappoint and is now 0-15
Olympic Conqueror (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Raced wide held up, dropped to rear 5th, ridden 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 6, 12 1/4l behind Restitution (10-11) at Fakenham 2m hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Courtandbould (IRE) 8-1 (12-2) Handy, hit 4 out, pushed along and weakened quickly after 3 out, 6th of 9, 30 1/4l behind Faro (11-1) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Halifax (FR) 4-1 (12-0) In rear, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, ridden before 2 out and faded, 5th of 9, 12 1/4l behind Denable (10-3) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Rafiki (FR) 17-2 (11-4) Mid-division, headway before 2 out, went 2nd last, no chance with winner, lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 8, 22 1/2l behind State Crown (11-11) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Herecomeshogan (IRE) 5-2 (11-4) Led, disputed lead 4th, led again before 6th, headed before 2 out, ridden approaching last, led again after last, ran on gamely, won at Newton Abbot 2m 2f mdn (4) gd in Aug beating Chadlington Lad (11-0) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Princess T 4-5 (10-12) Held up, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, easily, won at Les Landes 1m 2f hcp fm in Aug beating Island Song (9-13) by 1l, 4 ran.
Gingembre Menthe (FR) 6-5fav (11-4) Led, not fluent 4th or 6th, headed before last, soon weakened, 4th of 12, 13 1/2l behind Coldstream (11-1) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Sep.
Galah 8-1 (12-0) Close up, pushed along to chase winner 2 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 4, 7l behind Belle Na Bann (10-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Free Chakarte (FR) 2-1 (11-0) Led, ridden and headed before 3 out, soon beaten, 4th of 5, 17l behind Rolypolymoly (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m (4) gs in Jul.
