held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
held up, ridden and hung left over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on, not reached leaders
slowly into stride, always towards rear
always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
keen, in touch, ridden 3f out, one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, soon with leader, ridden over 2f out, led just inside final furlong, edged right and ran on towards finish
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, no extra inside final furlong
always behind
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
Lightening Fire, Angel River and Dominer are three against the field in this desperate affair and the vote is given to Lightening Fire. The selection was a fair third behind Machinate last time out. That form sets the standard in the context of this race and he need only run up to that mark to score. Angel Fire rates the main danger on his latest fourth behind Coranado forest but he looks weighted up to his best and he looks opposable on that basis. Dominer is another worthy of respect on his latest fourth behind City General especially as that for has since ben franked. Lady Hopeful has shown glimmers of ability and is another with place claims while Blushing Russian is from a shrewd yard and should be noted in the market but for the winner we return to Lightening Fire who at least ran well last time out.
Angel River 5-1 (8-9) Held up in mid-division, headway under pressure 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, outpaced towards finish, 4th of 12, 3l behind Coronado Forest (8-13) at Lingfield 1m stk (7) pol in Sept.
Blushing Russian (IRE) 33-1 (8-1) Towards rear stand's side, headway over 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 8th of 19, 4 1/2l behind My Rascal (8-10) at Thirsk 6f 3yo hcp (6) gd in Sept.
Boppys Dream 10-1 (8-8) Always towards rear, 8th of 13, 10l behind Rem Time (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f stk (7) pol in Sept.
Dominer (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Prominent until one pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 4l behind City General (8-9) at Brighton 7f app stk (7) frm in Sept.
Lady Hopeful (IRE) 16-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride, behind, some headway 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 19, 5l behind Pink Bay (9-1) at Chepstow 6f 3yo mdn hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Lightening Fire (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 13, 6l behind Machinate (8-7) at Catterick 7f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Sept.
Anissati 7-1 (8-4) Mid-division, not clear run over 2f out to over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 13, 3l behind Artzola (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f stk (7) pol in Sept.
Desertina (IRE) 16-1 (8-2) Bumped start, behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 16, 6l behind Geordie Dancer (8-13) at Carlisle 6f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Sept.