made all, ridden 4f out, stayed on gamely final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out
close up, headway 4f out, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, kept on one pace
slowly away in rear, headway over 4f out, weakened 3f out
in touch in rear, ridden and outpaced over 4f out, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong
in touch, ridden and outpaced over 3f out
ROCKTHERUNWAY is looking to end a long losing run and may finally do so off today’s mark having finished second over a longer trip at Ayr recently. Thornaby Nash has been placed the last twice but steps up in distance for this while Kelvin Hall drops back in trip after going close over 1m6f at Bath but has only won on the all-weather so far. The latter was behind Thackeray when Chris Fairhurst’s charge won at Ayr in July while Allfredandnobell has yet to win but found only one too good over 1m2f at Beverley last month.
Rocktherunway (IRE) 11-2 (9-11) Dwelt, soon led, ridden over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Sporty Yankee (9-0) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Qibtee (FR) 10-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 10, 11l behind Canny Style (8-9) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Young Tom 11-1 (8-2) Led until over 1f out, faded final furlong, 5th of 6, 7l behind Nietzsche (8-12) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Kelvin Hall 16-1 (9-5) Led and set steady pace, narrowly headed over 5f out, pressed winner, upsides and every chance when bumped and carried right inside final furlong, no extra and held final 50 yards, 2nd of 4, 1/2l behind Mystique Heights (9-7) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Champagne Rules 12-1 (9-3) Dwelt, in rear, pushed along and headway over 3f out, no impression, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Judith Gardenier (8-8) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Thackeray 25-1 (9-0) In rear, never a factor, 14th of 15, 30 1/4l behind Transpennine Star (9-9) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Allfredandnobell (IRE) 7-2jfav (8-9) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind L'apogee (8-11) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Thornaby Nash 13-2 (8-12) Towards rear and in touch, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3 1/4l behind Darrington (8-12) at Hamilton 1m 1f stks (4) gs in Sep.