in rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms
raced keenly, handy, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside last
made all, pushed along well over 1f out, stayed on strongly and drew clear 1f out, unchallenged
slowly away, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, no progress
tracked leaders, ridden 1f out and went 2nd, kept on, no chance with easy winner
prominent, pushed along 2f out, weakened under 1f out
rear mid-division, pushed along and headway well over 1f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on and took 3rd final 110 yards, never a danger
mid-division, ridden 2f out and soon beaten, eased 1f out
Shimmering Sands won a lower grade contest at Doncaster and is 6lb higher while Cockalorum and Innse Gall are others upped in class on the back of decent efforts. Qaasid has been in the mix since scoring over track and trip early in the year while Persist returns to action with a shout only 2lb higher than last season’s success at Haydock. NOBEL has been rested since fading badly in the closing stages on his reappearance at York in May and the dual novice winner gets another chance to fulfil last year’s potential on his second start after wind surgery.
Mr Curiosity 66-1 (9-2) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 21, 12 3/4l behind Metier (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) hvy in Nov.
Thundering 10-1 (8-11) Keen, led 10f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 15, 9 1/4l behind Scampi (8-7) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in May.
Nobel (IRE) 7-2fav (8-13) Prominent, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Marhaba The Champ (8-13) at York 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in May.
Persist 7-1 (9-2) Slowly away, in rear, pushed along and some headway into midfield 3f out, kept on, 6th of 13, 4l behind Al Husn (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp fll (2) gs in Oct.
Qaasid (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Keen tracked winner, ridden to lead 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Honiton (9-8) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in May.
Cockalorum (IRE) 11-2 (9-11) Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra final 110 yards, 5th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Forceful Speed (8-9) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Innse Gall 11-2 (9-8) Raced keenly, mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, no extra final 110yds, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Morning Sun (9-9) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in May.
Shimmering Sands 9-4fav (9-3) Chased leaders, smooth headway over 3f out, shaken up and led narrowly under 2f out, asserted 1f out, ran on, easily, won at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Pledge Of Honour (9-9) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Maghlaak 11-10fav (9-10) Tracked leaders, shaken up going okay 2f out, went second inside final furlong, kept on but not pace of winner, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Spirit Of The Bay (9-6) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in May.
