held up in rear, forced wide turning home bend, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no telling impression
mid-division, pushed along over 1f out, never a threat
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, kept on, no match for front pair
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, held on
tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, kept on without threatening
held up in rear, driven and headway over 1f out on inside rail, kept on strongly to press leader inside final furlong, just denied
held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, never involved
NonRunner
Muntadab was engaged in the 5.05 Chester yesterday and Rory has already been declared a non-runner. Monhammer beat the latter over track and trip in July but has run poorly since. Chookie Dunedin didn’t show much on his first run for a new yard at Ayr but Black Friday won at that track last month. ASCOT ADVENTURE finished a length-and-a-half ahead of Novak last time and the pair meet on the same terms. David O’Meara’s top weight has been expensive to follow but has form at a higher level. Showtime Mahomes has slipped to a very fair mark and looks a danger but Craven is hard to predict.
Ascot Adventure 9-2 (9-8) Towards rear, headway under pressure 2f out, ridden and went third inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 8, 4 3/4l behind Abduction (9-9) at Ayr 7f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Novak 9-2 (10-2) Rear of mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final 100 yards, never damgerous, 5th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Strong Johnson (9-12) at Redcar 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Craven 18-1 (9-5) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Billy Mill (9-8) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Muntadab (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Led, pushed along and headed well over 2f out, weakened inside last, 7th of 12, 4 3/4l behind The Turpinator (9-8) at Thirsk 7f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Showtime Mahomes 11-1 (9-1) In rear, pushed along 3f out, stayed on over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 12, 3l behind The Turpinator (9-8) at Thirsk 7f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Black Friday 8-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Ayr 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating He's A Gentleman (10-2) by nk, 9 ran.
Bowood 100-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden 2f out, ran on one pace, 6th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Purple Love (9-2) at Doncaster 7f stks (5) gd in Aug.
Monhammer 8-1 (9-8) Raced keenly, chased leaders out wide, weakened 2f out, 10th of 11, 15 1/2l behind How Bizarre (9-5) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Chookie Dunedin 8-1 (10-0) Close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 7l behind See My Baby Jive (9-4) at Ayr 6f hcp (6) gs in Jul.
Utilis (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on, 6th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Rock Of England (9-6) at Carlisle 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Rory 7-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear on inside, angled out and headway over 2f out, close 2nd over 1f out, ridden and strong challenge inside final furlong, stayed on, just failed, 2nd of 11, shd behind How Bizarre (9-5) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
