held up in rear, headway over 3f out, effort to challenge 2f out, soon ridden, readily outpaced by front pair inside final furlong
held up in touch, tracked leaders on inside 4f out, not much room inside final 2f, ridden 1f out, went 2nd and ran on inside final furlong, not quite reach winner
pressed winner, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, no impression
slowly into stride, held up in touch, tracked leaders 4f out, ridden and effort 2f out, outpaced final furlong
raced keenly, tracked front pair, driven and lost place 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
Nothing can be excluded with confidence in a tight affair but VERA DRAKE has performed with admirable consistency this term and can be counted unlucky not to have visited the winner's enclosure. She was headed in the dying strides at Doncaster earlier in the month and can take advantage of the weight received from older rivals. The Goldie string has been in excellent heart in recent days and Theglasgowwarrior makes a quick reappearance after a convincing success here just five days ago. He is greatly respected. An Fear Ciuin is another last-time scorer at this track who should get involved but Davy's Dilemma appeals as the main threat on the back of a good effort when fifth in the Northumberland Plate consolation race. This looks a less demanding task.
Tor 8-1 (9-13) Stumbled start and slowly away, soon tracking leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Aasheq (10-0) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Davy's Dilemma 9-1 (8-10) Led early, in touch, chased clear leader over 3f out to over 1f out, ridden and lost place inside final furlong, 5th of 19, 9 1/4l behind Cosmelli (9-7) at Newcastle 2m hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Theglasgowwarrior 5-2 (9-11) Tracked front pair, not clear run over 2f out, shaken up to lead when gap appeared over 1f out, pushed clear final furlong, comfortably, won at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Multellie (9-0) by 4 1/2l, 4 ran.
An Fear Ciuin (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, driven over 4f out, ridden and headway on outer over 2f out, led inside final 2f, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Emerald Rocket (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 4 ran.
Donnachies Girl (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Tracked front pair, driven and outpaced, ridden over 1f out, kept on final 50 yards, always held, 3rd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Elegiac (9-2) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Vera Drake (FR) 3-1 (8-8) Held up in touch, headway 3f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 6, hd behind Saving Grace (8-12) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp fll (4) gf in Jul.
