led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on
in touch, ridden 2f out, no impression
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
in touch, effort over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on towards finish
soon tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on
towards rear, headway to track leaders 10f out, ridden to press leader over 2f out, one pace final furlong
steadied start in rear, ridden and headway on outer 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish
This may be a step too far for recent Kempton winner A Boy Named Suzi, who has yet to score on turf, while fellow three-year-old Thubiaan has rather lost his way lately. Bay Willow is another struggling for form, but Huff And Puff and Rockfella are capable of making their presence felt and Hayzoom is starting to look well handicapped. Bowdler's Magic wasn't beaten far at Chester last time and Woolfall Treasure is proving consistent but so is ZUIDER ZEE, who may just be better suited by this trip than the top weight. The four-year-old has run some cracking races in tough handicaps this year without quite managing to get his head in front but the tide may well turn in his favour here.
Woolfall Treasure 14-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, led 7f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner when dropped to 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Highland Castle (8-7) at Salisbury 1m 6f cond Stakes (2) gd.
Zuider Zee (GER) 13-2fav (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden along 3f out, took narrow lead approaching final 2f, headed approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Bauer (9-7) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 105 (2) gf.
Bay Willow (IRE) 16-1 (9-12) Raced wide in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 20, 38l behind Crackentorp (9-4) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Aug.
Bowdler's Magic 7-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, effort between horses inside final furlong, not quicken near finish, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Never Can Tell (9-7) at Chester 2m hcp (3) gd.
Huff And Puff 9-1 (9-7) Led, headed over 8f out, tracked leader, led again 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on until headed and no extra well inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Palazzo Bianco (8-8) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Rockfella 11-1 (9-4) Made all, ridden and stayed on gamely final 2f, won at Newbury 1m 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Aug beating Spice Fair (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Hayzoom 6-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, ridden 4f out, plugged on one pace final 2f, 6th of 14, 14l behind Veiled (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Thubiaan (USA) 8-1fav (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, hung left over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 19, 14l behind Parlour Games (8-8) at York 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Aug.
A Boy Named Suzi 7-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along 4f out, switched left and headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Qahriman (9-7) by 1l, 8 ran.
