led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, chased winner until over 1f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt, held up in last pair, good headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on, not reach winner
dwelt, towards rear, headway chasing leaders 2f out, keeping on same pace and held when not clear run inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, headway on outside chasing leaders 2f out, ridden disputing 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders on outside, led inside final 2f, ridden and edged left over 1f out, ran on
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, outpaced 2f out, plugged on
reluctant going to post, raced keenly in mid-division on outside, closer chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd briefly inside final furlong, soon one pace in 3rd
chased leader until over 2f out, ridden and chased winner over 1f out until weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders on inside, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased towards finish
NonRunner
Pour La Victoire won this back in 2015 and again last year but doesn’t arrive in the best of form and stablemate Doc Sportello is preferred of Tony Carroll’s four runners. Tin Hat never threatened when third at Windsor recently though still finished in front of Big Lachie while Dream Catching needs to find a bit more off his current mark after placing over 7f. Handytalk is penalised for winning a lower grade sprint at Ffos Las but another recent winner in GOLD AT MIDNIGHT is preferred. The latter continued her improvement with last month’s victory at Newmarket and is taken to defy a further 4lb rise.
Handytalk (IRE) 5-2 (10-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, rallied to regain lead towards finish, won at Ffos Las 6f hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Nigg Bay (9-12) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Red Alert 12-1 (10-4) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 5l behind Hart Stopper (10-5) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Dream Catching (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Big Storm Coming (9-6) at Epsom 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Big Lachie 8-1 (10-2) Slowly into stride, outpaced in last pair, headway under pressure 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Oeil De Tigre (10-3) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Tin Hat (IRE) 20-1 (10-1) Pressed winner, ridden 2f out, well held final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Oeil De Tigre (10-3) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Gold At Midnight 7-1 (9-3) Led, headed 2f out, remained prominent, led again inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Newmarket 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul beating Suzi's Connoisseur (9-10) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Pour La Victoire (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Towards rear, never a factor, 9th of 12, 8 1/2l behind De Vegas Kid (10-0) at Brighton 1m hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Michaels Choice 25-1 (9-3) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Thegreatestshowman (9-11) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Upavon 12-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 8l behind Bay Watch (8-7) at Bath 6f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Doc Sportello (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Raced wide, in touch, headway on outside chasing leaders over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 6th of 7, 3/4l behind Citron Major (9-7) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
