chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
with leaders and keen, pushed along and lost place over 2f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, led 1f out, ran on
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
close up, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression
in rear, outpaced over 4f out, never dangerous
led, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no chance with winner
EREBUS can put in an improved run and win this contest seeing off the likes of contenders Jimmy The Poacher, Danzoe and Rosiliant. Erebus was a winner under Jimmy Fortune at Chepstow earlier this year and it may be worth forgiving his latest run as he had no luck leaving the stalls and was hampered later in the race, whilst Rosiliant has placed a couple of times. Jimmy The Poacher has run over further recently and is interesting dropped in trip but the main challenge may come from Danzoe who wasn't far behind at Windsor last time out. Danzoe was a narrow second in that most recent run and first-time cheek-pieces are applied to find that little bit extra but at the top of the handicap we avoid him here. The selection was over sixteen lengths behind Kuanyao at Salisbury in his latest start but a line can be put through this run as he was unlucky that day. If Sylvester Kirk's runner can rediscover the performance that has provided his sole win it could be enough to emerge victorious today. We give the vote to Erebus.
Danzoe (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, edged left and rallied towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind The Wee Chief (9-9) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Gwynedd (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 9l behind Fly Silca Fly (8-10) at Windsor 6f 2yo fll hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Jimmy The Poacher (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon under pressure, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Goolagong (8-12) at Leicester 7f 3yo mdn 0-70 (5) gf.
Erebus (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, carried slightly left over 1f out, not much room and soon weakened, 8th of 9, 17l behind Kuanyao (10-1) at Salisbury 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Blue Again 6-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 9l behind Cloud's End (9-7) at Lingfield 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Suzy Alexander 10-1 (9-3) Towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, headway when not clear run again, hampered and snatched up just over 1f out, never able to challenge, 6th of 9, 13l behind Kings 'n Dreams (9-6) at Nottingham 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
George Baker (IRE) 10-1 (8-6) Steadied start, in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 12th of 13, 8l behind Al Khimiya (8-4) at Kempton 1m 2yo clm stks (5) pol in Oct.
Sophie's Beau (USA) 28-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon faded, 10th of 14, 13l behind Luv U Noo (8-11) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Brody's Boy 66-1 (9-3) Ridden and struggling over 2f out, always behind, 8th of 11, 19l behind Hear The Roar (9-3) at Goodwood 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd in Jun.
Rosiliant (IRE) 7-4fav (8-5) Hampered by loose horse start, mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd briefly well inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Batgirl (8-10) at Nottingham 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Super Yellow 9-2fav (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden on inside halfway, one pace and no impression final 2f, 5th of 14, 11l behind Westwood (9-5) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Dragonessa (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Raced far side, chased leader, led that group and every chance 2f out, ridden and stayed on, 3rd of 16, 6l behind Micky P (9-1) at Leicester 6f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.
