held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, led over 1f out, kept on well
towards rear, headway over 6f out, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra
led, headed over 7f out, headed 3f out, faded final furlong
towards rear, reminders and outpaced over 7f out, plugged on from over 2f out, went 4th towards finish, never dangerous
in rear, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 3f out, faded final furlong
chased leader, led over 7f out, ridden and weakened over 4f out, tailed off
chased leaders in 3rd, went 2nd over 4f out, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened
EASTERN MAGIC was beaten only a nose over 2m1f at Bath in August and looks capable of scoring off his current mark in a poor handicap. Rocky Two has two ways of running and is due one of his better attempts while Waltz Darling has bits of form scattered about. Stormy Morning finished in front of Spithead when fifth at Newcastle last time while Endeavor is a recent winner over hurdles but the remainder are even harder to fancy.
Waltz Darling (IRE) 11-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, ridden on outside 4f out, well held over 1f out, 9th of 14, 12l behind Midnight Warrior (8-4) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Sep.
Eastern Magic 11-4fav (8-10) In touch, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, hard pressed approaching final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 6, ns behind Noor Al Haya (8-12) at Bath 2m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Aug.
Rocky Two (IRE) 6-1 (8-6) Led, headed 3f out, driven over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 9l behind Midnight Warrior (8-4) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Sep.
Stormy Morning 20-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, bumped over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 5th of 12, 6l behind High Secret (8-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Sep.
Philosofy 7-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, modest 4th, last of 4, 21l behind Never Up (9-3) at Ripon 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Sep.
Spithead 50-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, took keen hold, headway 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 9l behind High Secret (8-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Sep.
Cowslip 8-1 (8-7) Held up in last pair, headway 3f out, went moderate 4th over 1f out, 4th of 6, 26l behind Kodicil (10-0) at Ripon 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Jim Tango (FR) 66-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced, kept on to take 3rd place inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 15l behind La Bacouetteuse (9-7) at Musselburgh 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.
Nam Ma Prow 7-2 (8-10) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 5, 11l behind Real Jazz (9-8) at Beverley 1m 2f 3yo app hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Endeavor 22-1 (8-3) Very slowy away, in rear, effort over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 8, 18l behind Voice From Above (7-12) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Jun.
Monte Pattino (USA) 10-1 (8-12) Led for 3f, chased leaders, led again over 4f out, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 18l behind Pseudonym (9-1) at Beverley 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul '09.
Dubara Reef (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, soon eased, 9th of 13, 33l behind Alba Verde (8-13) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) in Sep.