towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, always well held
mid-division, ridden and headway and not much room over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd place inside final furlong
with leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
dwelt, always towards rear
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, headway on inner over 1f out, soon led and clear
always towards rear, weakened 2f out
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt, in rear and outpaced
chased leaders, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Original Choice is burdened with top weight having won nicely at Thirsk while Our Charlie Brown could have been better drawn after scoring at Catterick. Armandihan won a maiden at the latter track back in May and Intimate Art scored at Chelmsford recently and is proving best on the all-weather surfaces. Plant Pot Power has claims on his second over track and trip a fortnight ago though soft ground may prove a problem and DAN TROOP (NAP) is preferred. The latter came up just short at Beverley last time but landed a double before that and Connor Murtagh’s allowance could give him the edge in this.
Original Choice (IRE) 5-4fav (9-4) Raced wide led 2f, tracked leaders, led again over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Thirsk 1m hcp (2) gd in Jul beating Itsakindamagic (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Plant Pot Power (IRE) 13-2 (10-0) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Kryptos (9-11) at Chester 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Armandihan (IRE) 11-10fav (9-2) Quickly away, made all, clear when ridden and edged left inside final furlong, ran on well, unchallenged, won at Catterick 7f mdn stks (5) gf in May beating Mokhalad (10-0) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Intimate Art (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Made virtually all, ridden over 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, held on gamely, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Jul beating Makaarim (9-6) by shd, 8 ran.
Arc Royal 7-2fav (9-12) Raced keenly, chased leaders on inside, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Valentino Boy (9-1) at Chester 1m hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Dan Troop 2-1fav (9-3) Pulled hard, tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, ran on closing stages, never reached winner, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Chupalla (9-6) at Beverley 7f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Our Charlie Brown 7-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, squeezed through on rail and ridden to lead just inside final furlong, ridden and held on gamely near finish, all out, won at Catterick 7f hcp (5) gs in Jul beating Heir of Excitement (9-7) by ns, 7 ran.
Toy Theatre 40-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Badenscoth (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Something Brewing (FR) 33-1 (8-1) Always towards rear, last of 14, 14 3/4l behind Just Hiss (9-5) at York 1m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Lady In Question (IRE) 11-4jfav (9-4) Held up in last pair, pushed along on outside halfway, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten, 4th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Our Charlie Brown (9-4) at Catterick 7f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
