led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, readily
in rear, jinked of rail over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, eased
slowly into stride, in rear, switched right entering final furlong, kept on, not trouble leaders
close up, ridden and every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
raced wide held up, not trouble leaders
steadied start, keen, held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, stayed on
Stratton Banker disappointingly found one too good at Wolverhampton on Saturday evening in what looked a weaker race than this and he is probably best left out of calculations despite the good form of runners from the yard of Stuart Williams. Jim Best's Pocket's Pick has been running well of late and has claims under his big weight but a draw in stall seven is not ideal so a better bet looks to be GUTO. Bill Ratcliffe's gelding has found one too good in each of his last two outings and he looks worth backing to go one better today racing off the same mark as when narrowly beaten at Brighton last time as he is well drawn. Stamford Blue is only 2lb higher than when scoring at Bath three runs ago so cannot be discounted, while Captain Kallis should be thereabouts again.
Pocket's Pick (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Led, switched to race stand side over 3f out, hard ridden and strongly challenged over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 11l behind Magical Speedfit (9-1) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Guto 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged right, headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 10, nk behind Bouncy Bouncy (8-6) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Stratton Banker (IRE) 11-8fav (8-5) Held up, switched right over 2f out, headway well over 1f out, soon ridden and edged left, ran on inisde final furlong, not able to reach winner, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Defector (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Mr Skipiton (IRE) 5-1 (9-8) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, every chance when hung left approaching final furlong, no extra close home, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Titus Gent (9-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.
Jimmy Ryan (IRE) 28-1 (9-4) Chased leaders on outside, driven along over 1f out, no extra, 6th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Luminous Gold (9-11) at Folkestone 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Green Lagonda (AUS) 20-1 (9-0) Held up, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 6th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Kinigi (8-6) at Bath 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Captain Kallis (IRE) 15-2 (8-9) Pulled hard towards rear, never a factor, 8th of 10, 10l behind Bouncy Bouncy (8-6) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Best One 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and switched left over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner towards finish, 2nd of 7, nk behind The Jailer (8-10) at Ffos Las 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Miss Polly Plum 8-1 (8-11) Prominent, led over 4f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, lost 2nd close home, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Tislaam (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Stamford Blue 4-1fav (8-8) Took keen hold with leaders, led over 3f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, 7th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Sermons Mount (9-4) at Bath 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
