chased leaders, ridden inside final furlong, soon led, kept on
chased leaders, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, one pace final furlong
towards rear, weakened entering final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened last 100 yards
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
towards rear, kept on inside final furlong
led, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly away, in rear, hung left over 1f out, never dangerous
behind, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
Earlsmedic is well-treated and Stuart Williams' charge must be respected, especially if support arrives ahead of his venture north. However, in the absence of a market to guide us we'll side with CHUSKA for Bryan Smart and Adam Carter. The latter has proved himself adept in the saddle this season in riding winners for this yard and has an obvious chance to add to his tally here aboard Chuska, a filly who ran well from this mark of 70 last time following a facile Ripon success. We'd be slightly concerned about quick ground for this daughter of Pivotal but she has gone well enough on a similarly quick surface before to suggest she can overcome the problem and score. Sea Salt has only one eye but plenty of heart and should give it another good shot despite being high enough in the weights while Ronnie Barr's other two Just Sam and Foreign Rhythm also enter calculations with conditions to suit. Mata Hari Blue looks dangerous given his liking for quick ground and he ran as well as could've been expected in the mud recently, while in contrast Hitches Dubai can be opposed over this trip as can Red River Boy.
Ryedane (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Always in rear, 10th of 12, 13l behind Mr Wolf (9-7) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.
Chushka 2-1fav (9-3) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Music Festival (8-6) at Ayr 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Earlsmedic 20-1 (8-13) Slightly hampered start, held up towards rear, not clear run well over 1f out, no impression, 9th of 11, 12l behind Rash Judgement (9-11) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Aug.
Just Sam (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Held up mid-division, tracked leaders halfway, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 17l behind Who's Shirl (8-13) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Sea Salt 6-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 16l behind Piquante (9-10) at Redcar 7f all hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Hitches Dubai (BRZ) 10-1 (9-4) Raced wide, chased leading pair, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 11l behind Bosun Breese (9-10) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Arch Walker (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Red River Boy (8-7) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Mata Hari Blue 8-1 (9-9) Close up, ridden and pressed leaders over 1f out, not pace of leading duo final 110 yards, 3rd of 12, 2 1/4l behind The Human League (9-4) at Goodwood 6f all hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.
Foreign Rhythm (IRE) 13-2 (8-8) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 8l behind Divertimenti (9-2) at Thirsk 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Bahamian Jazz (IRE) 85-40 (9-3) Keen in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 6, 4l behind Stellarina (8-8) at Hamilton 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.
Timber Treasure (USA) 14-1 (10-13) Mid-division, lost place on inside well over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 20l behind Mr Udagawa (10-6) at Chester 7f am hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Red River Boy 6-1 (8-10) In touch stands side group, ridden to chase winner from 2f out, kept on, always held, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Bravely (9-2) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-55 (6) gd.
