prominent on near side, ridden 2f out, outpaced from 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent centre, pushed along 2f out, found little and weakened quickly from 1f out
made all, ridden before 1f out, kept on gamely when pressed with sustained challenge inside final 110 yards, just did enough, game
towards rear far side, headway to chase leaders from 2f out, ridden when went third entering final furlong, no extra and dropped to fourth inside final 110 yards
prominent far side, pushed along in share of third 2f out, ridden from 1f out, outpaced by front pair inside final 110 yards, kept on
prominent far side, pushed along in share of third 2f out, outpaced before 1f out weakened and dropped towards rear inside final furlong
prominent on far side, pushed along in second before 2f out, still every chance when ridden 1f out, kept on with sustained challenge inside final 110 yards, just denied
midfield, pushed along before 2f out, chased leaders 1f out, dropped to sixth inside final furlong, kept on
held up in rear near side, ridden before 2f out, weakened from 1f out, never in contention
always towards rear and never a threat
towards rear near side, outpaced from halfway, ridden before 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
midfield, chased leaders from 2f out, ridden went fifth inside final furlong, kept on, never nearer
It’s likely ABRUZZO MIA (NAP) will improve further as he was having his first outing since February when scoring over track and trip last month. Yoshimi placed here recently while Showtime Mahomes won at Musselburgh and is unexposed on the all-weather. Power of Darkness won over a longer trip at Salisbury while Verona Star and Al Baahy are others to consider.
Abruzzo Mia 4-1 (10-2) Prominent, going best 3f out, pushed along when led 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on well and always doing enough inside final 110 yards, won at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Sep beating Caribbean Sunset (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Yoshimi (IRE) 8-1 (9-13) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Sun Power (9-11) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Gobi Sunset 25-1 (9-11) Midfield, ridden 3f out, no extra, 11th of 12, 15 1/2l behind Shallow Hal (9-6) at Carlisle 6f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Streak Lightning (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon slightly short of room and switched right, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Yaaser (9-0) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Showtime Mahomes 7-2 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, held on, won at Musselburgh 7f hcp (4) gs in Sep beating Monhammer (8-12) by nk, 9 ran.
San Isidro (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, well beaten inside final 2f, 12th of 13, 15 3/4l behind Rathbone (9-13) at Doncaster 6f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Power of Darkness 10-3jfav (10-2) Made all and soon clear, pushed along and 7 lengths ahead 2f out, reduced lead and drifted right inside last, just held on, all out, won at Salisbury 1m hcp (5) gf in Sep beating Racing Demon (9-2) by shd, 7 ran.
Al Baahy 14-1 (9-2) In rear, ridden and headway on outer 2f out, kept on, not pace to challenge, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind The Turpinator (9-8) at Thirsk 7f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Verona Star (IRE) 6-1 (9-10) In touch, wide and headway 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Eldrickjones (9-13) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Patontheback (IRE) 5-2fav (9-9) Went right start, tracked leader, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 10, 17 1/2l behind Eldrickjones (9-13) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Lion's Dream (FR) 12-1 (11-7) Raced keenly, prominent far side of group, led 6f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 3 3/4l behind I Still Have Faith (11-3) at Doncaster 1m stks (5) gs in Sep.
Bobby Joe Leg 18-1 (9-2) In touch, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Eldrickjones (9-13) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
