soon led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, some headway well over 1f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, plugged on, never involved
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, no response and dropped away tamely, eased
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened 1f out
in rear, steady headway well over 2f out, ridden in 2nd 1f out, soon well held by winner, kept on one pace
prominent, led over 2f out going well, ridden and forged clear 1f out, kept on strongly, readily
rear mid-division, pushed along 3f out, no impression and lost touch over 1f out
The consistent INNSE GALL has won five times but all have come at Class 5 level. However, he wasn’t disgraced in a heritage handicap here two runs ago and was then only beaten five lengths in a Class 3 at Chester when not really handling the tight turns. Unlimited is on a hat-trick after wins at Newbury and Kempton but is raised a further 5lb. Award Dancer was only beaten a head over track and trip earlier this month and is only 2lb higher while it's about time Palamon was getting his head in front but fellow maiden Bosc Girl was only third off this mark at Ayr on Thursday. Invisible Friend has gone up 4lb for last month’s win at Doncaster and softer going would also be a concern.
Innse Gall 8-1 (8-13) Led, headed 7f out, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3l behind Box To Box (9-7) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Unlimited (IRE) 5-4fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along and headway to strongly press leader 1f out, ran on well to lead final strides, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Sep beating Finest Leader (9-11) by shd, 6 ran.
Award Dancer (IRE) 28-1 (9-8) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden to chase leader well over 1f out, stayed on inside last, not quite pace to challenge, 3rd of 13, hd behind Anjo Bonita (9-6) at York 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Pub Crawl (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, never a factor, 11th of 12, dist behind Pearl Eye (9-8) at Haydock 1m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Invisible Friend (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Prominent, pushed along in close 2nd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led narrowly over 110 yards out, kept on well to assert towards finish, won at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Lexington Knight (10-1) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Bosc Girl (IRE) 10-3 (9-8) Held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3 3/4l behind Alpha Female (8-4) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp fll (4) gs in Sep.
Palamon (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Held up in mid-division outpaced over 2f out, went moderate 4th final furlong, 4th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Ala Kaifi (9-8) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Armoured (IRE) 18-1 (9-5) Soon switched out right right to race out wide in back straight, prominent, chasing winner 5f out, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened quickly, 14th of 15, 17 3/4l behind Roach Power (9-11) at Thirsk 7f hcp (5) sft in Sep.