close up, pushed along when hampered 5f out, weakened 3f out
close up, led halfway, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, held when carried right inside final furlong
held up well in rear, headway and well in touch half way, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, driven out
keen hold, held up, pushed along 3f out, soon beaten
chased leaders, challenged over 2f out, soon every chance until weakened final furlong
led to halfway, stayed handy, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent to halfway, soon lost place and struggling
close up, hampered 5f out, weakened 3f out
held up in rear, headway centre over 2f out, plugged on
close up, driven along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in touch, headway 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
well in rear, pushed along and struggling 4f out, never a factor
held up, some headway over 2f out, never reached leaders
Nonrunner
Course form might be the key here in this apprentice riders' race and from a shortlist of SINBAD THE SAILOR, Hidden Door and Turner's Touch, it is the first mentioned who receives the extremely tentative nomination. John Hills' course winner comes here on the back of two fair runs at Kempton without setting the world alight. Keiren Fox, leading this apprentice series, comes in for the ride and this Cape Cross gelding looks handicapped to strike. Sand Repeal drops in grade and in the weights and is unlikely to be far away, Hidden Door ran well in defeat in a Yarmouth seller last time and the confidence may have been boosted, whilst Iguacu is better judged on his Nottingham win rather than his Wolverhampton flop last time out. The seven-year-old Turner's Touch has been off the track for two months and was last seen in some fairly modest races, Corrib and Arabian Silk come here on the back of decent efforts, whilst Location and Bernabeu need watching in the betting for a couple of shrewd outfits. An open finish to the meeting, and the narrow vote of confidence is given to Sinbad The Sailor.
Sand Repeal (IRE) 14-1 (10-5) Prominent, went 2nd over 3f out, challenged over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 10l behind Crossbow Creek (11-6) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Sinbad The Sailor 7-2fav (9-4) Led over 10f out, ridden and headed 2f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 14, 4l behind Annambo (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
Zaif (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, never dangerous, 10th of 14, 11l behind Cape Marien (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Hidden Door (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway well over 1f out, soon challenging winner, just held, 2nd of 8, hd behind Night Knight (9-3) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gf in Sep.
Iguacu 9-2fav (9-1) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 21l behind Hector Spectre (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jul.
Bernabeu (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Led, challenged well over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside last, 5th of 13, 5l behind Leyte Gulf (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
Channel Crossing 33-1 (10-2) Led, headed 3f out, ridden 2f out and soon weakened, 7th of 14, 15l behind No Wonga (10-3) at Haydock 1m 4f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) gf in Sep.
Red Army Commander (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Went right start, held up on outside, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 20l behind Trempari (9-9) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sep.
Turner's Touch 5-1 (9-1) Slowly away, in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, hung left and stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 4l behind Fleur De Lion (8-3) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Aug.
Corrib (IRE) 3-1fav (8-12) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Chichen Daawe (8-6) at Ffos Las 1m 2f hcp 0-55 (6) gd in Sep.
Location 12-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 14, 2 3/4l behind Mellow Mixture (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Choosy Floosy 50-1 (8-5) Held up in last, pushed along 4f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 15, 10l behind Mr Udagawa (8-10) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Sep.
Arabian Silk (IRE) 11-1 (8-3) Held up mid-division, weakened 2f out, 11th of 14, 10l behind Mondego (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Damascus Gold 66-1 (10-11) Always towards rear, pushed along and struggling over 4f out, 10th of 14, 38l behind Kokkokila (11-0) at Goodwood 2m hcp (5) gs.
