chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on
pulled hard, held up, always in rear
held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
slowly into stride, always in rear
mid-division, ridden and not much room 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, caught near finish
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, shaken up over 1f out, not trouble leaders
pressed leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
pulled hard, tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
very reluctant to go to post, chased leaders, ridden halfway, hung left and weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead near finish
Nonrunner
Gracie's Gift, Ektimaal and Captain Darling are the three to look at here and Gracie's Gift is taken to follow up a recent success. Ed Dunlop's Ektimaal is making his handicap debut here having not been beaten far in maiden auction races and maidens. He has not been beaten far in any of his starts to date and a bold showing is expected off this mark. After scoring impressively at Kempton, Captain Darling has run well in defeat twice since, on both occasions not beaten far. He can be expected to run well again but the weight concession to all may be beyond him. Bottom weight Gracie's Gift had been running well in handicaps before benefitting from a drop in grade last time when scoring in a big field in a Goodwood claimer. That was a deserved success as he had also been unlucky in running recently and Gracie's Gift, having just squeezed into this contest can present his rivals with a tough task.
Captain Darling (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Soon chasing leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Sovereignty (9-3) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sept.
Redwood Rocks (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 2l behind Treasure House (9-3) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sept.
Brigadore 10-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, 5th of 16, 3l behind Pamir (8-12) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Border Artist 6-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 7l behind Molem (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcap (6) pol.
Dispol Katie 9-2jt-fav (8-13) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, soon weakened, eased inside final furlong, 16th of 17, 16l behind Forces Sweetheart (9-1) at Leicester 6f fll hcp (5) sft.
Ektimaal 5-2 (9-3) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Bachelor Party (9-3) at Brighton 7f mdn stk (5) gd in Sept.
Hits Only Jude (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) In touch, one pace from over 2f out, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Glenbuck (9-4) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Sept.
Gracie's Gift (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, edged right and led inside final furlong, won at Goodwood 1m clm hcap (6) gd in Sept beating Harare (8-12) by a nk, 20 ran.
