chased leaders, ridden and effort 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on until edged left and headed near finish
prominent, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, challenged over 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, just held
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, regained lead near finish
mid-division, outpaced 2f out, never on terms
prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression when lost place inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders inside final 2f, kept on into 4th inside final furlong, no impression
mid-division, outpaced 3f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt, in rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and headway far side over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders
chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, one pace when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, no impression
A decent sprint in which COCOA BEACH is given another chance to show her last of eight performance at Bath was all wrong. She'd previously looked really progressive for the Prescott team and something was clearly amiss on that occasion as she faded away so tamely. Hopefully the market will speak well of her chance on this return to action. There are plenty of battle-hardened sprinters in opposition, of which Pixeleen and Sir Billy Wright make appeal from the head of the weights and Vincentti from the lower reaches of the handicap. All are tough, reliable and consistent. However, fellow three-year-old Nisser could prove the likeliest danger to the selection on the back of a sequence of commendable efforts in useful handicap company. He now has his first run for Robert Cowell after leaving the Hannon team.
Pixeleen 2-1fav (9-9) Chased winner far side, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on and held close home, 2nd of 9, nk behind Little Palaver (9-12) at Chepstow 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Sir Billy Wright (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Cymraeg Bounty (9-3) at Ffos Las 6f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Munfallet (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Always behind stands side, 15th of 20, 9 1/4l behind Roudee (9-10) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Sydney Ruffdiamond 33-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened 2f out, last of 14, 25 1/4l behind Stellarta (8-4) at Windsor 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Nisser 10-3 (9-5) Tracked leader centre, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression when lost place inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Gunmetal (9-5) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Gold Hunter (IRE) 3-1fav (9-2) Tracked leader, led approaching final furlong, ran on, edged left towards finish, won at Chepstow 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug beating Alizoom (9-6) by 1l, 6 ran.
Cocoa Beach (IRE) 15-8 (8-13) Pressed leader, ridden 2f out, soon lost place, last of 8, 15 1/2l behind Go On Go On Go On (9-7) at Bath 5f hcp (3) fm in Aug.
Vincentti (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Staintondale Lass (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Gilmer (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 6 1/4l behind Gold Hunter (9-2) at Chepstow 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Bonjour Steve 10-3fav (9-5) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Quantum Dot (8-13) at Chepstow 5f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
