bumped start, behind, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden over 2f, one pace final furlong
led for 2f, remained close up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden well over 1f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
behind and outpaced, ridden halfway, stayed on well final furlong
went left start, held up mid-division, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
always behind, eased over 1f out
pushed along behind, ridden half way, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
in touch, ridden halfway, not much room when weakening entering final furlong
behind and outpaced, stayed on final furlong
always towards rear
f, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
Several have chances, with Compton Plume edging out Tribute and Winthorpe as the main hope. Others to keep tabs on in the betting market include: Flying Edge and Racoon, who have solid claims on the pick of their form. Racoon shaped as if he was on the way back when he was a good second at Haydock last month. He is off the same mark here and can go close if he continues to thrive. Flying Edge is a versatile type that is capable when he is in the mood. His trainer reports him to be a lazy type at home and he reserves his best for the racetrack. So a careful monitoring in the betting may provide a few clues as to whether he is in a buoyant mood today. Tribute just managed to get the better of the selection when they met at Catterick in July and has obvious claims on that run alone. However, he has been a little bit below par since then needs to have brushed up on his starting stalls procedure, so as not to throw his chance away with a slow start. Winthorpe has also got to be considered from his current mark, as he is 11lb lower in the ratings than the last time he was successful. He is on a long losing run, though, and needs everything to fall into place for him. As does Time N Time Again, whose strike rate is modest but is extremely well treated. He rates as excellent value for each-way backers to consider. However, Compton Plume has really got his act together well just now and has to be top of the list whilst he is in such good heart. The five-year-old has a bit more scope for improvement and has everything in his favour as he bids to extend his run of good form.
Tribute (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Headway approaching 2f out, led over 1f out, all out when headed inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1/2l behind Summer Recluse (8-5) at Bath 6f hcp (5) frm in Aug.
Compton Plume 4-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, driven to lead narrowly over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Undeterred (9-9) at Catterick 6f stk 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.
Raccoon (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 15, 2l behind Blackheath (9-5) at Hamilton 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Flying Edge (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Pulled hard and led, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied to lead again inside final furlong, kept on, headed close home, 2nd of 8, hd behind The Bonus King (9-0) at Carlisle 7f stk 0-65 (5) gf in Aug.
Times Review (USA) 8-1 (8-7) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind The Fisio (8-11) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Indian Spark 12-1 (8-9) With leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, one pace, 4th of 6, 3l behind Fullandby (9-6) at Ayr 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Never Without Me 12-1 (8-4) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Leicester 5f hcp (5) gs in Aug beating Seven No Trumps (9-5) by 1l, 10 ran.
Time N Time Again 7-1 (7-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure to go 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Undeterred (9-0) at Hamilton 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
