chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden for effort 2f out, hung left over 1f out, kept on well final furlong
prominent, ridden to challenge over 1f out, ran on well final furlong
led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden along 2f out, went right over 1f out, stayed on well to grab fourth final furlong, nearest finish
awkward to break from stalls, held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden 1f out, faded inside final furlong
with leaders, lost place and ridden over 2f out, faded over 1f out
midfield, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, made no impression
went right leaving stalls, held up towards rear, ridden for effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
always travelling well, tracked leaders, ridden to challenge and led over 1f out, ran on well final furlong
It took a while for the penny to drop with Nomadic Empire but he won at Thirsk last month and was third in this grade at York later. He may not have quite lasted home over 6f in the Sirenia Stakes at Kempton last time but he still holds Rebel At Dawn on that run. QUEEN OF RIO was just ahead of the David O’Meara runner on the Knavesmire and also Winter Power and she only weakened close home at Ripon last time. This slightly better surface will suit and she shouldn’t be far away again. Roman Encounter, Regional and Bickerstaffe all made winning debuts and are open to improvement and nursery winners Rolfe Rembrandt and Cuban Breeze could outrun bigger odds.
Bickerstaffe 4-1 (9-2) Dwelt and bumped start, close up, ridden and headway to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Hamilton 5f stks (5) sft in Sep beating Cottam Lane (9-2) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
First Company (IRE) 17-2 (9-5) Prominent, ridden and no extra over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Italian Breeze (9-5) at Redcar 6f stks (5) sft in Aug.
Nomadic Empire (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Midfield, ridden and headway between horses 2f out, kept on well without reaching leaders final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Mighty Gurkha (9-1) at Kempton 6f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Sep.
Rebel At Dawn (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Keen behind leaders, ridden and lost ground 2f out, weakening when stumbled slightly final furlong, 8th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Mighty Gurkha (9-1) at Kempton 6f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Sep.
Regional 10-3 (9-5) Always prominent, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Pontefract 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul beating Politics (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Rolfe Rembrandt 2-1 (9-7) Slowly away, in rear, headway when switched right 2f out, ridden over 1f out, quickened between horses to lead final furlong, ran on well, won at Newbury 5f (4) sft in Aug beating One Day (9-1) by 2 1/4l, 5 ran.
Cuban Breeze 11-1 (9-3) Made all, ridden and strongly pressed towards finish, ran on gamely, won at Wolverhampton 6f (5) pol in Sep beating Tilaawah (9-3) by nk, 11 ran.
Pelekai 15-2 (9-3) Always prominent, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied to lead again inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Blackberry (9-6) at Musselburgh 5f fll stks (3) gf in Sep.
Queen Of Rio (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Led until 4f out, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 5l behind Bahrain Pride (9-3) at Ripon 6f lst (1) sft in Aug.
Roman Encounter (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, led over 1f out, green briefly inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Beverley 5f fll stks (5) gd in Aug beating Miss Nay Never (9-0) by 1l, 12 ran.
Winter Power (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Led stand side trio, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 9 1/4l behind Ubettabelieveit (9-1) at Doncaster 5f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Rory 66-1 (9-5) Dwelt outpaced, never a factor, 5th of 7, 6 3/4l behind Digital (9-5) at Musselburgh 5f stks (5) sft in Aug.
