held up in touch, chased leader over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd close home
led, headed approaching 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous
held up towards rear, headway on outer over 6f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, ridden and one pace from over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, soon eased
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, led approaching 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed last 100 yards, lost 2nd close home
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led last 100 yards, kept on well
held up mid-division and keen, tracked leaders halfway, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon every chance, weakened inside final furlong
Richard Fahey has won the last two renewals and makes a determined bid today with three runners. Paul Hanagan rides Lexington Bay, but his stablemates make more appeal, as High Office went close over C&D in June and BRIDLE BELLE landed a higher grade race than this at Ripon during the summer. Lee Topliss' claim allows her to race off only a 1lb higher mark here and she gets the vote. Bollin Greta keeps rising in the weights without winning though she looks sure to be thereabouts once again, but Sharp Relief will need a big step forward in this company having won a couple of low grade handicaps last month. Chookie Hamilton looks best of the rest.
High Office 16-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 9l behind Berling (8-13) at Chester 1m 5f listed hcp 0-110 (1) gf in Aug.
Bollin Greta 6-1 (9-13) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, hard ridden when headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Bow To No One (9-10) at York 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Gogeo (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) In rear, ridden over 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on, never near leaders, 5th of 11, 7l behind Shernando (9-1) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Aug.
Bridle Belle 33-1 (8-10) Keen tracked leaders early, close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 15, 2l behind Barbican (9-7) at Ascot 1m 4f Handicap (Heritage) (3yo) (2) gd.
Chookie Hamilton 9-1 (9-8) Towards rear, driven 3f out, ridden and headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 5th of 12, 6l behind Jonny Delta (8-10) at Musselburgh 1m 5f hcp (4) gd.
Graceful Descent (FR) 25-1 (9-10) Missed break, always behind, 15th of 16, 21l behind Lady Chaparral (9-10) at Carlisle 1m 3f ladies hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Spirit of A Nation (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance 1f out, held by winner when edged left well inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Red Fama (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Aug.
King Kurt (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 16, 11l behind Beaten Up (8-11) at Doncaster 1m 2f stks 0-85 (3) gd.
Lexington Bay (IRE) 18-1 (8-12) In touch, pushed along 5f out, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 9, 10l behind Motivado (9-6) at Haydock 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Sharp Relief (IRE) 11-10fav (9-7) Slowly into stride raced wide, headway to track leaders 8f out, led 3f out, ridden clear over 1f out, eased inside final furlong, won at Carlisle 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug beating Rapturous Applause (8-9) by 4l, 7 ran.
