in touch, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up in last place, headway 3f out, switched right 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace
in touch, chased leader 5f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra
tracked leader, ridden over 6f out, weakened 3f out
held up towards rear, not clear run from over 3f out, headway on inside well over 1f out, soon switched right, ran on to go 2nd inside final furlong, not reached winner
led, ridden 4f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened
raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out
raced wide, held up mid-division, headway 3f out, chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on
slowly into stride, soon mid-division
mid-division, effort on outer when hung left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, never nearer
About half the field have claims in this handicap and although Rare Ruby is in red-hot form, we feel the assessor might just have her in his grubby mitts now so preference is for AMEEQ, who should benefit from this step up in trip while Spiders Star remains of interest. Better known as a hurdler these days, the pick carried over his good form from that sphere onto the level last time with a pleasing run in second place over an inadequate trip. His best performances over timber have all come with this type of stamina test, so off a good looking mark he can score. Rare Ruby is hat-trick hunting but because of her decent run of form the handicapper has now had his say plus she is also yet win over this far. Spiders Star was given a bit too much to do last time has he stayed on without really challenging when falling short of his own hat-trick bid. If racing closer to the pace this time he should be in the picture. Secret Ploy is weighted to mount a challenge and has no worries on the stamina front but if running up to his hurdles form, Ameeq should land this.
Ameeq (USA) 7-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Leyte Gulf (8-4) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Casual Garcia 25-1 (8-2) Led for 4f, stayed prominent, ridden and struggling over 6f out, beaten when hampered on rails 3f out, tailed off, 18th of 19, well behind Sweetheart (8-1) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) gd in Jul.
Rare Ruby (IRE) 4-1fav (9-5) Mid-division, chased leaders over 3f out, led 1f out, driven out, won at Warwick 1m 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul beating Longboat Key (8-8) by nk, 9 ran.
Secret Ploy 15-2 (9-2) Led, pushed along halfway, driven and headed over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 10, 6l behind Miss Keck (9-2) at Thirsk 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Spiders Star 3-1fav (8-11) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure to go 3rd inside final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Fin Vin De Leu (9-2) at Beverley 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Haldibari (IRE) 14-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, mid-division halfway, went a poor 3rd over 3f out, no impression, 3rd of 10, 25l behind Tyrrells Wood (9-7) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
Unawatuna 15-2 (8-4) In touch, lost place over 4f out, 8th of 10, 17l behind Miss Keck (9-2) at Thirsk 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Rose Bien 6-1 (8-12) Led, headed 10f out, led again over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 13, 5l behind Baan (9-2) at Yarmouth 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jul.
Saxona (IRE) 7-2 (10-0) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 10l behind Winterbrook King (8-5) at Folkestone 1m 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Tropical Bachelor (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Prominent, led over 12f out, set modest pace, ridden over 2f out, headed and not much room along inside over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Drop The Hammer (8-7) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
Great Quest (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Leyte Gulf (8-4) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Celtic Carisma 17-2 (8-6) Behind, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd post, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 6l behind Miss Keck (9-5) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jun.
