raced in close 3rd on inside, headway to lead home straight, clear final 2f, stayed on strongly
held up in rear, headway on inside tracking leaders home straight, ridden disputing 2nd 2f out, 3rd and one pace soon after, never any chance with winner
tracked leader until approaching home straight, ridden and weakened rapidly 3f out, tailed off
tracked leaders out wide, pushed along 5f out, came wide home straight, soon ridden and beaten
tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
raced keenly, led until came bit wide and headed over 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened soon after
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Invincibly won a lower grade contest at Ayr last week and is penalised but A Boy Named Ivy went close at Thirsk and can figure. COSMOS RAJ missed out on a hat-trick when second at Newmarket but the winner has won again since and David O’Meara’s charge is taken to confirm latest running with Captain Cooper. Third Kingdom is fitted with blinkers after returning a disappointing favourite at Newcastle while both Power Station and Surprise Picture were well beaten off today’s marks last time having won their previous outings.
Third Kingdom 5-2fav (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders under pressure 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Firmament (9-2) at Newcastle 7f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
A Boy Named Ivy (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) In touch, not clear run 2f out, switched right over 1f out, headway soon after, ridden and ran on, not quite reach winner, 2nd of 7, shd behind Noble Dynasty (9-7) at Thirsk 1m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Headingley (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Led main group in centre, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, dist behind Tasfeeq (9-2) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Power Station 13-8fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along in 4th over 3f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2, 7th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Noble Patron (9-10) at Windsor 1m hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Cosmos Raj 13-2 (8-12) In touch, ridden and headway 2f out, chased winner approaching final furlong, stayed on one pace, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Tasfeeq (9-2) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Captain Cooper (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Rider removed hood late, slowly away, in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 7, 4l behind Tasfeeq (9-2) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Surprise Picture (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, one pace, last of 7, 8 1/4l behind Greatgadian (9-6) at Nottingham 1m hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Invincibly (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Made all, ridden entering final furlong, just held on, won at Ayr 1m hcp (5) gf in Sep beating Tilsitt (9-9) by hd, 10 ran.