led, driven over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra final 100 yards
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
tracked leaders, driven and every chance over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, trying to close when not clear run from over 1f out until inside final furlong, ran on, went 3rd towards finish
prominent, driven over 1f out, led entering final furlong, soon headed, no extra towards finish
slowly into stride, towards rear and pushed along, not clear run inside final furlong, no impression
tracked leaders, raced keenly, not much room over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
A tricky opener but Karl Burke has saddled the winner in two of the last three years and REBEL AT DAWN runs in a handicap for the first time since third to the smart Acklam Express at Goodwood in July when he was giving the winner 8lb. Hey Mr is no certainty to reverse Ripon running with Imperium Blue, despite being 5lb better off, while the unexposed Prince Of Abington’s win at Ascot came over 6f. Yorkshire Pirlo is respected, however, as he missed the break when odds-on at Beverley last time and was only beaten half-a-length and Dark Illusion won on soft going at Bath before his third at Chester. Billian is proving consistent but might need to improve to score off this mark.
Rebel At Dawn (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Winter Power (8-12) at Ayr 5f lst stks (1) gs in Sep.
Imperium Blue 18-1 (9-2) Slightly slow to stride, held up behind leaders, ridden and switched to near rail over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Ripon 6f stks (5) gs in Sep beating Twilight Heir (9-6) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Billian (IRE) 15-8 (9-7) Prominent, asked for an effort 1f out, every chance final 110 yards, edged out at the finish, 3rd of 12, nk behind Madreselva (8-11) at Redcar 5f stks (5) gd in Sep.
Prince Of Abington (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) Soon tracking leader, led over 1f out, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, kept on gamely and on top towards finish, won at Ascot 6f stks (4) gs in Sep beating Ballyconneely Bay (9-5) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Dark Illusion 13-2 (9-1) Dwelt, headway over 3f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Riffaa Wonder (9-0) at Chester 5f (3) gd in Sep.
Hey Mr 11-10jfav (9-2) Disputed lead, still upsides when ridden and drifted right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Imperium Blue (9-2) at Ripon 6f stks (5) gs in Sep.
Bedford Flyer (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) With leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, led final 50yds, won at Lingfield 5f (5) gd in Sep beating Silent Queen (8-12) by nk, 11 ran.
Yorkshire Pirlo (IRE) 8-11fav (9-5) Awkward start, towards rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, ran on, not quite able to challenge, 3rd of 10, 1/4l behind Equate (9-5) at Beverley 5f mdn stks (5) gd in Sep.
Signora Princess 28-1 (8-5) Keen tracked leaders centre, ridden to chase winner over 3f out until over 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 15, 7 1/2l behind Spright (9-3) at Doncaster 7f fll (2) gd in Sep.
Rivers Lad 40-1 (8-12) Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra, last of 4, 2 1/2l behind Apollo One (9-0) at Salisbury 6f stks (2) sft in Oct.
