in rear, headway entering final 3f, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, driven out gamely
tracked leaders, went 2nd 6f out until over 2f out, soon weakened
held up, ridden 3f out, never nearer
slow into stride, keen, soon close up, ridden 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong
raced wide, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
keen, held up, headway 3f out, ridden and faded final furlong
raced wide, keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven and stayed on to press winner inside final furlong
keen, in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
keen, tracked leaders, outpaced 3f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on near finish
keen,led after 1f, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened
in rear, some headway over 1f out, never nearer
led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up, weakened 2f out
RASHFORD’S DOUBLE (NAP) has notched up a couple of handicap wins at Newcastle. Carrying 6lb extra today but dropping down a grade, Richard Fahey’s colt can continue his upward curve having scored by three lengths last week. Phoenix Dawn is another dropped in class after a recent success in soft ground at Windsor and he can figure while Tap Tap Boom was a length ahead of Star Maker when scoring over 7f at Newmarket. Sassoferrato and Darkroom Angel are others upped in distance today and Cotinga and Ettihadi are handicap newcomers to note.
Rashford's Double (IRE) 5-4fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, headway to lead over 1f out, driven clear final furlong, kept on, won at Newcastle 1m (4) pol in Oct beating Upgrade (9-7) by 3l, 5 ran.
Tap Tap Boom 9-1 (9-4) Led 2f, prominent, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Newmarket 7f (5) gs in Oct beating Texas Katie (9-0) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Cotinga 7-1 (8-10) Dwelt held up, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 10th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Masham Star (9-6) at Doncaster 7f (3) gd in Oct.
Ettihadi (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Raced wide in touch, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Celestial Spheres (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 1f mdn stks (4) gs in Sep.
Wigan Warrior 20-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, headway and effort over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, soon ridden, no chance with front trio when lost 4th inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 8l behind Mirage Dancer (9-5) at Doncaster 7f mdn stks (5) gd in Oct.
Star Maker 20-1 (9-1) Held up, towards rear, headway entering final 2f, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 13, 1l behind Tap Tap Boom (9-4) at Newmarket 7f (5) gs in Oct.
Phoenix Dawn 12-1 (8-6) Led, hung left on bend over 5f out, ridden over 4f out, headed over 1f out, ran on, led again towards finish, won at Windsor 1m (4) sft in Oct beating Muirsheen Durkin (9-7) by nk, 4 ran.
Come On Percy 33-1 (9-5) Held up in rear but in touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 14l behind Zainhom (9-5) at York 7f mdn stks (4) gs in Sep.
Darkroom Angel 20-1 (8-5) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Colonel Frank (9-1) at Goodwood 7f (4) gd in Oct.
Sassoferrato (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and joined from over 1f out, headed towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Hope Against Hope (8-11) at Yarmouth 7f (5) sft in Oct.
Charlie Chaplin (GER) 5-1fav (9-5) Slowly away held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Wily Rumpus (9-3) at Leicester 7f (6) gd in Oct.
Crucial Moment 25-1 (9-3) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 9th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Katebird (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f (6) pol in Oct.
She's Rosanna 100-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, off the pace in mid-division, pushed along and struggling halfway, never involved, last of 10, 20 1/2l behind Control Centre (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (6) pol in Sep.
Ocelot 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 6, 4 3/4l behind Ce La Vie (9-0) at Catterick 7f mdn fll stks (5) sft in Oct.
