in rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms
dwelt towards rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, switched to outer over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous
dwelt soon close up, switched right over 3f out, soon joined winner, drew clear with winner from 2f out until no extra towards finish
tracked leaders, led 3f out, soon joined, drew clear with 2nd from 2f out, asserted towards finish
keen raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, chased clear leading pair from 2f out until inside final furlong
keen led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
close up, ridden 3f out, kept on to go moderate 3rd inside final furlong
GIFTS OF GOLD attempted to make all on his debut over this trip on his belated debut at Ripon but was caught in the closing stages by Prabeni. The remainder were 9l behind and with that under his belt he should go one better. Imaginative has been running in handicaps over shorter and was staying on strongly over 1m2f at Nottingham earlier this month so looks a threat. Happy Hollow is an interesting contender as he is unbeaten in three bumpers starts though hasn't run since 2016. Lord Of The Pace is bred for this trip and is one to keep an eye on in the market on his racecourse debut.
Lord Of The Pace (IRE) Mastercraftsman gelding out of Ceoil An Aith.
Silken Moonlight 80-1 (10-0) Raced wide towards rear, switched right over 1f out, never nearer, 9th of 17, 9 1/4l behind Palindrome (10-5) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Alonso Cano (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway under pressure on outside over 2f out, ridden and no impression when hung left over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 17 1/2l behind Magical Sight (9-5) at Haydock 1m 4f mdn stks (4) gs in Sep.
Das Kapital 33-1 (9-1) Mid-division, under pressure over 3f out, soon beaten, last of 12, 31 3/4l behind Right About Now (9-12) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Foreign Legion (IRE) 100-1 (9-2) Slowly away always in rear, weakened 3f out, last of 10, 26l behind Game Player (9-2) at Lingfield 7f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Gifts Of Gold (IRE) 11-8fav (9-2) Slowly into stride, soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, nk behind Prabeni (9-2) at Ripon 1m 4f stks (5) gd in Sep.
Imaginative (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on to to chase clear winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 4 1/2l behind Shabbah (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Sledmere 100-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 7th of 11, 20 1/2l behind Collide (9-9) at Carlisle 1m 1f stks (5) sft in Sep.
Debbi's Dream 100-1 (8-11) Prominent early, dropped rear 9f out, pushed along and struggling over 5f out, tailed off when eased over 3f out, last of 6, dist behind Prabeni (9-2) at Ripon 1m 4f stks (5) gd in Sep.
Wadacre Gigi 50-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened inside final 3f, 6th of 8, 19 3/4l behind Toshima (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Happy Hollow 7-4fav (11-8) Held up towards rear and keen, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f (6) gd in May beating Mister Whitaker (10-12) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
