held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden to join winner entering final furlong, soon driven, edged left, not run on
dwelt, prominent raced wide, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
close up, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
chased winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
keen, made all, ridden 2f out, joined entering final furlong, edged left and found extra towards finish
held up in rear, headway when carried head high over 1f out, ridden and soon beaten
chased leaders, ridden to improve over 2f out, slightly outpaced 1f out, driven and stayed on towards finish
Nonrunner
This is the richest race on the card, and we'll side with HOH MIKE, in preference to Law Lord and Francesca d'Gorgio. Michael Bell's runner has the highest official rating, but can defy top weight from a high draw, and the ground shouldn't be a concern. It's over a year since he won a race, but he should be far too good for a number of these, and perhaps all of them. Law Lord, the Godolphin horse, has won among listed company in France. He's had just one run here since spending the winter in Dubai, and although well down the field, it was a close finish. He encountered some trouble in running too, and today has blinkers on for the first time. Francesca d'Gorgio, the Jeremy Nosedea runner, has yet to repay connections for the quarter of a million dollars it cost to buy her. Lightly raced, she played up in the stalls on her only other run this year, before setting the pace but then tailing off. Interesting looking event this, in which we favour Hoh Mike.
Hoh Mike (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Soon ridden and outpaced, beaten when carried left over 1f out, 7th of 8, 8l behind Look Busy (8-11) at Beverley 5f lst stk (1) sft in Aug.
Law Lord 5-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden over 3f out, staying on same pace when hampered over 1f out, no impression after, 6th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Icelandic (9-0) at Warwick 7f stk (3) sft in Aug.
Lawyer To World 100-1 (7-12) Held up towards rear, eased over 1f out, last of 17, 30l behind Earlsmedic (8-8) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Mujood 20-1 (8-4) Behind, soon ridden along, outpaced halfway, never dangerous, last of 16, 19l behind Premio Loco (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcap (2) pol.
Speedy Dollar (USA) 12-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 13, 19l behind Redford (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 3yo hcp (2) gs in Jun.
Spitfire 10-1 (9-7) Dwelt, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 7th of 13, 5l behind Thebes (8-7) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Francesca d'Gorgio (USA) 80-1 (9-0) Awkward start, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon faded, last of 15, 27l behind Natagora (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Fll Grp 1 (1) gf in May.
Mango Music 9-2 (8-7) Pulled hard, with winner, ridden 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Angus Newz (8-10) at Leicester 5f stk (3) hvy.
