led briefly, chased leaders on rail, switched left 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders on outside, lost place before halfway, behind and no chance after
steadied start, took keen hold and held up in last pair, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and chased winner inside final 2f, never able to challenge
made virtually all, clear over 1f out, ridden and ran on strongly, unchallenged
held up in last pair on rail, headway on inside 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish
raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced 2f out, rallied under pressure over 1f out, went 3rd itowards finish
chased leaders on outside, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
soon chasing winner, ridden 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened and eased over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, soon weakened
LUCKY NUMBER is penalised for last week’s success at Bath but won a shade comfortably and the Haggas grey can go in again and confirm superiority with Sea Of Marengo in the process. Bruyere found stablemate and favourite Classic Charm much too good when runner-up at Nottingham but Cuttin' Edge finished a close-up fourth at Ffos Las on his first start after wind surgery and should be in the mix. Red Gunner ran well when second at Bath again but it remains to be seen if he can reproduce the same form here.
Bakht A Rawan (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, lost 3rd inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 5, 8 3/4l behind Greeley (10-12) at Salisbury 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Dancing Jo 7-1 (9-7) Behind, ridden over 2f out, switched outside and stayed on into mid-division inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Capofaro (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in May.
Bruyere (FR) 13-2 (9-3) Steadied start, raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway on outside ridden 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 7l behind Classic Charm (9-4) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Cuttin' Edge (IRE) 11-2 (9-10) Soon led, driven when hard pressed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on until headed and lost place near finish, 4th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Incentive (10-0) at Ffos Las 7f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Sea Of Marengo (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) Mid-division on inside, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, no impression with leaders, 5th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Lucky Number (9-6) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Mrs Benson (IRE) 18-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, soon racing keenly, always behind, 12th of 13, 17 1/4l behind Kendergarten Kop (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Red Gunner 3-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd, never reached winner, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Imperial Act (9-10) at Bath 1m hcp (6) fm in Jul.
Greyzee (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, last of 7, 25 1/4l behind Bug Boy (9-5) at Ffos Las 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
My Lady Claire 7-2 (9-5) Behind, headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 20l behind Hydroplane (9-8) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (6) fm in Jul.
Lucky Number 5-1 (9-6) In touch on outside, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, clear 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Bath 1m hcp (6) gf in Aug beating Parknacilla (8-4) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
Gates Pass 20-1 (10-0) Started very slowly, held up in last pair, headway over 1f out, never going pace to threaten, 10th of 13, 6l behind Toro Dorado (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn hcp (6) pol in Jul.
