held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
led, kept on gamely when strong pressed throughout final furlong, caught near finish
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 2f out, edged left from over 1f out, driven to challenge and hung left well inside final furlong, led near finish
prominent, chased leader 2f out, every chance when pushed left well inside final furlong, not quicken near finish
prominent, ridden to press leaders inside final furlong, outpaced final 100 yards
in rear, ridden on outer 3f out, soon beaten
mid-division, headway on inside to chase leaders entering final furlong, no extra final 100 yards
wide in mid-division, ridden and no headway final 2f
slowly into stride, soon ridden in rear, never a factor
mid-division, ridden when hampered and snatched up over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, finished well
soon chasing leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leader, pushed along 3f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon in touch on inner, weakened over 2f out
Buy On The Red can come out on top in a wide-open affair, with Resplendent Nova, Perfect Story, Ninth House and Deira just a few more with prospects. There are no less than seven course-and-distance winners declared here, and finding the solution will not be easy, but Buy On The Red appears to be coming to hand again judged on his last two efforts and so gets a tentative vote. William Muir's five-year-old has not won since scoring here in class 3 company two years ago, but caught the eye when beaten just a length by Grand Show when third over six furlongs here at the start of October, and is worth a try back over today's trip. Resplendent Nova ran very well when runner-up to Trimlestown at Newmarket last time and goes well here, while Perfect Story has had just four outings this year, and will improve for his Newmarket return at the end of September. Ninth House landed a Wolverhampton claimer in easy fashion and should go well despite having to shoulder topweight, and of the rest, it would be folly to rule out Deira and Irish raider Dart Along who sneaks in off 8st 3lb. An absolutely wide-open handicap can go to Buy On The Red.
Ninth House (USA) 3-1fav (9-12) Behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at W'hampton 7f clm (5) pol in Sept beating Prince Dayjur (9-0) by 3l, 12 ran.
Tamagin (USA) 9-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, soon weakened, 8th of 13, 3l behind Rubenstar (8-8) at Lingfield 7f 3yo app hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Bobski (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Started slowly, towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 6th of 12, 2l behind Matuza (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Resplendent Nova 11-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra, 2nd of 18, 2l behind Trimlestown (8-11) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.
Perfect Story (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, headway halfway, never on terms, 4th of 10, 3l behind Cape (8-8) at Newmarket 6f fll hcp (2) gd in Sept.
Sun Catcher (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Prominent, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 18, 12l behind Trimlestown (8-11) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.
Dart Along (USA) 12-1 (9-9) Prominent, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed 2 1/2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 10th of 23, 11l behind Shaykhan (9-5) at Curragh 1m app hcp 0-70 sft in Oct.
Ivory Lace 14-1 (8-9) Outpaced, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 11, 2l behind Grand Show (9-1) at Lingfield 6f hcap (4) pol in Oct.
