tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened 4f out
keen, led, ridden and headed 4f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off
prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, tailed off
prominent, led 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
close up, headway 4f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, rallied gamely to lead again close home
in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, lost 2nd close home
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders
in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led towards finish, headed close home
towards rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms, tailed off
keen, steadied back to rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace
in touch, headway 6f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
A maiden winner at Chelmsford, Allmankind has developed into a high-class hurdler and chaser since last seen on the Flat back in 2019. But he hasn’t raced since April and MALAKAHNA is preferred. The latter is a decent hurdler but also won on the level at Ascot last month and should go close again in this lower grade. Military Two Step won a match at Carlisle when his only opponent ran below par while Flint Hill beat Mister Camacho over a longer trip at Pontefract recently. Novel Legend and Wilderness have both won over 1m6f this year but the former has most scope.
Military Two Step (FR) Evens (9-9) Tracked leader, led approaching 2f out, clear entering final furlong, eased towards finish, won at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (4) gf in May beating Ernesto (9-0) by 8 1/2l, 2 ran.
Allmankind 11-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, mistake 6th, not fluent 8th, mistake when getting behind 11th, mistake next, tailed off, 7th of 10, dist behind Fakir D'Oudairies (11-7) at Aintree 2m 4f (1) gs in Apr.
Wilderness 12-1 (10-1) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind La Pulga (9-6) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Country Pyle 9-2 (9-12) Mid-division, not much room and lost place over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, no impression on winner, 3rd of 9, 5 1/4l behind Achnamara (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Malakahna (FR) 15-8fav (8-12) Close up, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Ascot 2m hcp (3) gd in Sep beating Gumball (10-2) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Zikany 5-1 (9-13) Raced keenly in mid-division, plugged on final 2f, 4th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Tin Fandango (8-12) at Newbury 2m hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Flint Hill 6-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, led over 1f out, strongly challenged well inside last, stayed on, all out to hold on, won at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp (5) gs in Oct beating Mister Camacho (9-1) by nk, 9 ran.
Novel Legend (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Mid-division on inner, going well when short of room over 1f out, soon switched right and headway, stayed on strongly to lead close home, won at Chester 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Sep beating Lady Valentine (8-8) by hd, 12 ran.
King Francis (IRE) 5-1 (10-0) Chased leaders on outside, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Nietzsche (9-4) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Love Poems (IRE) 4-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, sustained challenge inside final furlong, led nearing finish, won at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Captain Howse (8-12) by nk, 9 ran.
Mister Camacho (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, went 3rd 1f out, kept on and strongly pressed leader closing stages, just denied, 2nd of 9, nk behind Flint Hill (10-1) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
