held up towards rear, never a danger
tracked leaders to over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
behind, plenty to do 2f out, good headway over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong to take 2nd near finish
mid-division, ridden and effort well over 1f out, unable to challenge, one pace
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, ran on
started slowly, soon in mid-division, ridden to lead narrowly 1f out, soon headed, kept on, lost 2nd near finish
always behind
mid-division until weakened from well over 1f out
soon led, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened quickly
always in rear
in touch, effort over 1f out, not quicken and weakened well inside final furlong
always behind
tracked leader to 2f out, soon weakened
raced wide, always behind, in rear over 2f out and soon tailed off
Hand Chime is given the nod in this handicap with Night Storm and Greenwood all short listed. A winner on the all weather at Wolverhamton last month when beating Prince Dayjur Hand Chime came back to his best when an eye catching second to Midnight Lace over course and distance last time out. He does have the burden of carrying top weight here but he has earnt it so if producing his best he is sure to go close. Greenwood came good at Windsor on his penultimate run and was touted to do the same over the same track last time out. He didn¿t win that day but put in a good performance to finish a close third. He seems like a horse that might be in a purple patch at the moment so avoid him at your peril. Night Storm scored back to back races at Bath and Brighton during the summer months and might have to pay the consequences for those wins with extra weight to carry. He can run well but things aren¿t getting any easier. So for the winner we return to Hand Chime.
Greenwood 11-2 (8-13) Held up behind, not clear run 2f out, switched left and ran on strongly inside final furlong, gaining near finish, 3rd of 16, 1/2l behind Extremely Rare (9-0) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Hand Chime 7-1 (8-6) Keen, tracked leaders not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, led briefly well inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 13, nk behind Midnight Lace (8-1) at Lingfield 7f clm (6) pol.
Ivory Lace 12-1 (9-4) Towards rear, driven along 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, 7th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Greenwood (9-0) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Easy Laughter (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Driven along mid-division halfway, weakened 2f out, 10th of 12, 7l behind Mina A Salem (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Vienna's Boy (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 14, 5l behind Rampage (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Constructor 9-1 (9-13) Slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, 9l behind Stolen Song (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Sergeant Lewis 20-1 (8-13) Dwelt, always in rear, 10th of 12, 8l behind Golband (8-8) at Lingfield 6f 3yo app hcp (5) pol in Sept.
Double M 14-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, behind, never dangerous, 11th of 15, 6l behind Casterossa (8-13) at Bath 6f app hcp (6) gs.
Physical (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 15l behind Efidium (8-4) at Thirsk 1m hcp (5) gd in Sept.
Keep Bacckinhit (IRE) 66-1 (7-12) Held up stand side, never a danger, 16th of 20, 12l behind Beaver Patrol (9-2) at Goodwood 6f hcp (4) gf in Sept.
Ever Cheerful 33-1 (9-4) Dwelt, held up in rear, not clear run from 2f oput, ran on inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 4l behind Midnight Lace (8-1) at Lingfield 7f clm (6) pol.
Parkview Love (USA) 16-1 (8-7) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 14, 7l behind Jubilee Street (9-4) at Beverley 7f hcp (5) gd in Sept.
Night Storm 9-1 (8-10) In rear, headway over 2f out, effort and chased leaders over 1f out, not quicken, 3rd of 14, 3l behind Lizarazu (9-1) at Bath 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Olivino (GER) (9-0) Led halfway, soon clear, won at Baden-Baden 1m 2f stk gd in Aug beating Nauto (9-3) by 3l, 9 ran.
