led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on, held towards finish
prominent, ridden and hung left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
prominent, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on well
held up in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never involved
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, not much room 2f out, shaken up over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 4th near finish, no impression on leaders
slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden on outside over 2f out, headway 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on nearest finish
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There is little between these in a tight handicap but GRISSOM finished second last year and is better drawn this time. Tim Easterby's charge should be able to take up a better position in the early stages and gets a speculative vote off a 5lb lower mark. Intisaab bids for a hat-trick after winning an amateurs' race at Doncaster and should go well while Gramercy makes most appeal of the Fahey-trained and Koukash-owned trio ahead of Gatepost and Postscript. Showboating won at Southwell last time but is upped 7lb while My Single Malt goes well here but is 8lb higher than his course and distance win in July.
Chosen Character (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Soon tracking leader, led briefly over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 8l behind Yourartisonfire (9-4) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Apr.
Gramercy (IRE) 7-2fav (9-1) Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, headway and hanging left over 1f out, stayed on, unable to challenge, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Amadeus Wolfe Tone (9-5) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Sep.
Tagula Night (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, rallied over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 4l behind Speculative Bid (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Instant Attraction (IRE) 10-3fav (8-11) Chased leaders, soon pushed along, effort well over 1f out, soon one pace, 4th of 9, 7l behind Basil Berry (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-95 (3) in Apr.
Intisaab 5-2fav (10-0) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, 3rd over 1f out, driven and ran on inside final furlong, led final strides, won at Doncaster 7f ldy hcp (4) gf in Apr beating Celtic Sixpence (9-11) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
See The Storm 8-1 (8-6) Took keen hold towards rear, ridden and struggling over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 9, 20l behind Accession (8-12) at Newbury 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Aug.
My Single Malt (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 16th of 19, 12l behind Zacynthus (8-13) at York 7f app hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.
Grissom (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 11th of 16, 10l behind Arctic Feeling (9-0) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.
Can't Change It (IRE) 9-2 (8-9) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened towards finish, 6th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Alquimia (8-9) at Doncaster 7f app hcap (4) sft in Oct.
Showboating (IRE) 4-1fav (8-12) Slowly away raced wide in rear, switched right 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Southwell 7f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Apr beating Bognor (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Clockmaker (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Disputed lead, clear halfway, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace under strong pressure, 4th of 9, 11l behind Vivat Rex (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Mar.
Above The Rest (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Led, driven over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, lost place when eased inside final furlong, last of 9, 24l behind You're Fired (9-5) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Apr.
Postscript (IRE) 5-2fav (9-10) Held up in touch, not clear run on inside 2f out, driven and headway over 1f out, soon ridden, chased clear pair inside final furlong, never on terms, lost 3rd post, 4th of 7, 6l behind Fiftyshadesfreed (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) in Sep.
Gatepost (IRE) 14-1 (8-6) Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden into slight lead well over 1f out until over 1f out, chased winner, no extra and lost two places well inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Melvin The Grate (8-7) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Oct.
