prominent, lost place over 1f out
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, faded final furlong
went right start, behind, headway over 1f out, never on terms
held up, towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders entering final furlong, ran on
mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on, never nearer
always behind
mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace
led, hard ridden when challenged from over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
chased leaders, driven to challenge over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on same pace closing stages
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong
in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, never dangerous
tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, faded final furlong
An impenetrable handicap on the face of it but another chance is given to USTINOV. The O'Meara gelding failed to justify decent support when running no sort of race here last time after posting a promising effort previously after a considerable absence. Generally progressive last term, he's worth going along with as connections reach for first-time headgear. Tarboosh looked to be going the right way until disappointing greatly at Yarmouth last time but is another worth looking at closely after flopping last time. Interestingly, the assessor has left him on an unchanged rating despite that last of six effort at the Norfolk venue. Red Tycoon's Redcar success brings him into the equation along with battle-hardened sprinters such as Cosmic Chatter, Van Gerwen and Lexi's Hero in a wide-open affair.
Patrick (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Behind far side, outpaced 2f out, never dangerous, 16th of 20, 10l behind Roudee (9-10) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Ustinov 7-2 (9-11) Held up in touch, ridden 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Normandy Barriere (9-10) at Haydock 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Lexi's Hero (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Cymraeg Bounty (9-12) at Redcar 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Pomme De Terre (IRE) 6-1jfav (9-12) Slowly into stride, soon prominent, ridden over 3f out, lost place 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Cosmic Chatter (9-3) at Thirsk 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Red Tycoon (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, switched right to challenge over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, redily, won at Redcar 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Explain (9-10) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Explain 10-1 (9-8) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 7th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Reputation (9-7) at Leicester 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Tiger Jim 18-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on final furlong, always held, 2nd of 16, 1 3/4l behind Ocean Sheridan (8-11) at Thirsk 6f hcp (3) sft in Aug.
Cosmic Chatter 11-2 (9-9) Held up, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Highly Sprung (9-2) at Newmarket 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Tarboosh 6-4fav (9-4) Held up, towards rear and in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 9l behind Fang (9-2) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Bapak Asmara (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Tracked leader in group of 4 in centre, merged with others over 4f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Cosmic Chatter (9-3) at Thirsk 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Edward Lewis 5-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened towards finish, 9th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Cartmell Cleave (9-7) at Newmarket 6f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Gambit 5-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, stayed on, no impression on winner final furlong, 2nd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Loaded (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp (3) pol in Aug.
Princess Kodia (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Florencio (8-13) at Chelmsford City 6f (4) pol in Oct.
Still On Top 50-1 (8-3) Towards rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 24 3/4l behind Summer Chorus (8-0) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Barkston Ash 8-1 (9-2) In touch, weakened 2f out, last of 8, 11 3/4l behind Normandy Barriere (9-10) at Haydock 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Van Gerwen 3-1fav (9-7) Led, strongly challenged over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra closing stages, 2nd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Gin In The Inn (9-5) at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Mass Rally (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Held up towards rear, ridden and struggling over 2f out, never involved, last of 10, 8 1/4l behind Cymraeg Bounty (9-12) at Redcar 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
