behind, headway on outside 3f out, ridden and edged right 2f out, soon challenged, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, no impression with winner
tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression
disputed 2nd, led over 2f out, soon edged right, ridden and stayed on strongly final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
in touch, driven to chase leaders when not much room inside final 2f, ridden and weakened final furlong
disputed 2nd, ridden and lost place 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up behind, switched outside and headway over 3f out, ridden to challenge and every chance 2f out until inside final furlong, gradually weakened final 100 yards
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to chase leading pair well inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division on inside, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms
mid-division on outside, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms
towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on to take 4th towards finish, not reach leaders
mid-division, lost place 4f out, soon behind and lost touch, tailed off
Nonrunner
With so many progressive and lightly-raced types engaged, it's a tough one to fathom but RETIREMENT PLAN did everything right when landing his maiden at Doncaster and hasn't been hit too hard by the assessor so gets the vote. Northern Meeting was sent to Catterick to lose his maiden tag and he did it nicely and there's much more to come while Silver Dixie looked full of promise at Newmarket though that was on fast ground. Double Discount couldn't quite hold Enzaal at Chester but was conceding 7lb and a stronger gallop would have aided his cause so he looks a threat despite a big weight. Goodwood Mirage won here in June and was by no means disgraced in a strong Newmarket handicap subsequently.
Goodwood Mirage (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) In rear, progress 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 4th of 15, 7l behind Maputo (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jul.
Statutory (IRE) Evensfav (9-3) Tracked leaders early, soon in rear and in touch, went 2nd over 6f out, led over 3f out, ridden out towards finish, won at Hamilton 1m 3f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul beating Bomber Thorn (9-3) by hd, 5 ran.
Retirement Plan : 11-2 (8-13) Chased leader, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, won at Doncaster 1m 4f mdn stks (4) gf in Jun beating Shwaiman (8-13) by 2l, 9 ran.
Couloir Extreme (IRE) 5-4fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, led 3f out, driven clear final furlong, won at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun beating Yul Finegold (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Shamaheart (IRE) 11-8fav (9-1) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and ran on, won at Epsom Downs 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul beating Jullundar (9-1) by 2 1/2l, 5 ran.
Empiricist (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) In touch, weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 12l behind Goodwood Mirage (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jun.
Northern Meeting (IRE) 10-11fav (8-9) Held up towards rear and keen, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, soon clear, won at Catterick 1m 4f mdn auc stks (5) gf in Jul beating Saffron Town (9-13) by 5l, 8 ran.
