held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on well to lead inside final furlong
prominent, weakened final furlong
chased leaders on outer, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leader, ridden well over 1f out, kept on final furlong
in touch, weakened over 1f out
behind, kept on over 1f out
held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on entering final furlong, eased when held inside final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, stayed on from over 1f out
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
Nonrunner
SUNSHINE ALWAYS is fancied to take all the beating although he's closely matched with Jiggalong, Equipe De Nuit and Portugese Caddy at the weights. The selection recorded a most impressive victory at Wolverhampton on debut and has been a warm order ever since, retuning a beaten favourite three times. In fairness, he hasn't run too badly despite not living up to expectations and he should be able to make the most of the drop in grade. Jiggalong receives plenty of weight and has run well in low grade handicaps the last twice which gives her claims if handling the surface. Equipe De Nuit hasn't fulfilled the promise of his juvenile season but he wasn't beaten too far in a similar contest at Yarmouth at the weekend and could be involved. Portugese Caddy has claims on the figures but his recent efforts haven't offered much encouragement and a better option may be Head Down who has his first run for a new yard. Hold The Bucks lacks a run but has plenty in his favour otherwise although he could struggle to contain Sunshine Always.
Sunshine Always (IRE) 9-4fav (8-10) Steadied start, held up in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 7, 9l behind Imaam (8-8) at Leicester 7f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) hvy in Aug.
Head Down 7-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, headway 3f out, ridden to lead narrowly 1f out, held up under pressure final furlong, won at Lingfield 1m 3yo clm stks (6) pol in Aug beating Brooksby (8-4) by nk, 11 ran.
Statute Book (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, strong challenge 2f out, upsides throughout final furlong, found no extra towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Striding Edge (9-5) at Kempton 1m Apprentice Handicap (0-75) (3yo) (5) pol in Aug.
Foxtrot Bravo (IRE) 50-1 (8-6) Held up towards rear, ridden 4f out, kept on, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 7l behind Supernoverre (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo clm stks (6) pol in Feb.
Hold The Bucks (USA) 14-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, switched left and raced alone in centre from 3f out, stayed on final 2f, 5th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Devil To Pay (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Portugese Caddy 50-1 (9-4) Mainly in rear, 9th of 13, 27l behind Falcon Rock (9-13) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) in Jul.
Topcroft 40-1 (9-3) Dwelt, soon close up, chased leader over 3f out until 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 13, 27l behind Jack Cool (9-3) at Yarmouth 7f 3yo mdn 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Equipe de Nuit 5-1 (8-6) Led, edged right over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon bumped and carried left, no extra towards finish, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Sixties Swinger (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo clm (6) gf in Aug.
Against The Rules 25-1 (8-7) Raced wide, chased leaders, ridden halway, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 41l behind Shadow Bay (9-3) at Great Leighs 1m 2yo sell stks (6) pol in Dec.
Jiggalong 4-1fav (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on strongly final furlong to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 17, hd behind Tropical Duke (8-5) at Redcar 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Aug.
Songful (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Soon outpaced always behind, 10th of 12, 10l behind Connor's Choice (8-11) at Lingfield 6f sell stks (6) gf in Aug.
Julie Mill (IRE) 80-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 22l behind Sheila's Castle (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Aug.
