slowly into stride, in rear, not clear run and switched left 2f out, not clear run and held in over 1f out, kept on
held up in touch, effort and not clear run 2f out, not recover
held up mid division, headway 3f out, stayed on to chase clear winner final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakening and edged right over 1f out,
made all, ridden 2f out, ran on well
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out,
tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 1f out
keen in rear, ridden and hanging right over 1f out, stayed on
Nonrunner
A tricky handicap to solve but Trafalgar Square, Triple Two, Aastral Magic and Saxon Lil look the pick of the bunch with vote going to the last named. Saxon Lil completed a four timer before going down but not without a fight at Sandown last time out and maybe worth chancing with again while in such good form. Trafalgar Square won nicely at Yarmouth on his latest outing and looks more unexposed than most. He has risen in the weights for his recent win though and this looks tougher. Triple Two won both his starts as a two year old but has found life tougher a year on. He did manage a win at Leicester back in June and did run with promise last time out so is one to keep an eye on. The same can be said for Aastral Magic who won at Leicester last time out and is another to note in the betting market. But for the winner we return to Saxon Lil.
Desert Imp 5-1 (9-5) Raced far side, held up, never troubled leaders, 6th of 7, 8l behind Stronghold (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Triple Two 6-4fav (9-5) Held up last, ridden, headway and hung left from 2f out, ran on well final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Gaelic Princess (9-9) at Salisbury 7f fll hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Mineral Star (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 8l behind Dancing Rose (8-13) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Aastral Magic 22-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, soon edged left, driven to lead well inside final furlong, won at Leicester 7f fll hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Fantaisiste (9-4) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Saxon Lil (IRE) 7-1 (8-7) Prominent, led narrowly over 1f out, soon headed, kept on, lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Spectait (8-11) at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Trafalgar Square 3-1fav (9-8) Close up, lost place 3f out, ridden and ran on to lead post, won at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) gs in Jul beating Downland (9-9) by a hd, 10 ran.
Zohar (USA) 40-1 (8-13) Pulled early, held up in mid-division, ridden, headway 2f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Walkonthewildside (9-4) at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Jul.
World Series (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, not reach leaders, 4th of 6, 2l behind Aberdovey (8-8) at Sandown 1m 3yo stk 0-75 (4) gf in Jul.
