chased leaders, lost place after 5th, soon struggling in rear, tailed off when pulled up 3 out
tracked leader, lost place 5th, rallied 3 out, mistake next, no extra approaching last
held up, never dangerous, tailed off
tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, outpaced 3 out, stayed on into 3rd stages
held up in rear, headway 4 out, chased winner 2 out, kept on under pressure
pulled hard in mid-division, mistake 5th, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, weakened after 2 out, tailed off
held up in rear, headway 3 out, weakened approaching last
held up, headway 2 out, never on terms
mid-division, under pressure when blundered and unseated rider 3 out
made all, soon 8 lengths clear, ridden after 2 out, stayed on strongly
always behind, tailed off
NonRunner
Hermanus remains in good form but has another 5lb rise to contend with as he bids for a hat-trick. Boychick was far from disgraced in his first run in a handicap at Newton Abbot while Macksville is another with scope for further improvement. LEAPT made mistakes when beaten in a ladies’ race at Market Rasen last month but winning rider Kielan Woods is back on board here and the four-year-old can recoup losses. Light Of Air and High Wells have both been in good form on the Flat while Inniscastle Lad has had plenty of opportunities. Scotsbrook Night also struggles to get his head in front.
Primogeniture (IRE) 5-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, lost place when ridden after 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 9, 28 1/2l behind G'day Aussie (11-1) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Boychick (IRE) 9-2 (11-8) Chased leader until 4th, chased leaders, outpaced before 2 out, kept on again run-in, 4th of 11, 6l behind Tamarillo Grove (11-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Golden Sandstorm (IRE) 33-1 (11-9) Raced keenly, led after 1st to 3rd, led again after next, headed 7th, ridden and lost place after 4 out, weakened next, tailed off, 7th of 13, dist behind Mr Mafia (11-9) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Hermanus (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway after next, led 5th, mistake 3 out, headed and not much room before 2 out, soon switched right then left, rallied to lead before last, stayed on gamely, won at Bangor 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Wazowski (11-7) by 2 1/4l, 14 ran.
Macksville (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, jumped right 3rd, went 2nd 6th until 2 out, no extra flat, 5th of 13, 12 1/2l behind Chimes Of Dylan (11-12) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Light Of Air (FR) 3-1 (10-4) Close up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 8, nk behind Roy Rocket (10-5) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Leapt 3-1fav (10-11) Held up mid-division, headway 3 out, not fluent 2 out when challenging, hit last, no extra and lost 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Captain Felix (12-0) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Inniscastle Lad 14-1 (11-11) With leader, led 4 out, headed when mistake 3 out, mistake 2 out, weakened last, 5th of 13, 19 1/2l behind First Quest (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Gamekeeper Bill 80-1 (10-8) Always in rear, never a factor, last of 7, 37 1/2l behind Eskendash (10-12) at Kempton 2m (4) gd in May.
Scotsbrook Night 15-8 (10-8) Led until 2 out, kept on under pressure flat, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Tidal Watch (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Celer Et Audax 50-1 (10-5) Held up, always behind, 8th of 10, dist behind Outrageous Romana (10-10) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
High Wells 13-8fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, effort on inside 3f out, ridden to lead narrowly when edged right inside final 2f, clear inside final furlong, held on towards finish, won at Bath 1m 6f hcp (5) fm in Jul beating Galileo's Spear (9-5) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
