behind, pushed along and hung left over 3f out, soon chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression
made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well
towards rear, headway 3f out, chased winner 2f out, soon ridden, one pace
held up towards rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, weakened well over 1f out, soon eased, tailed off
A line can be drawn through plenty of these but it is still a tricky to call race. Foreign Rhythm defeated Secret City at Redcar in August, but the victor runs off her highest mark in more than two years and the loser offers less appeal. Cross Of Lorraine has an eye-catching jockey booking and Paul Hanagan will need to bring out the best in him off what looks a challenging weight to carry. Select Committee is tried over an extra furlong after narrowly missing out at Beverley, whilst Rainy Night is hard to fancy from his current mark. DIVERTIMENTI is up 8lbs in the ratings for winning at Nottingham and although it is asking a lot to follow up we give him a tentative nod.
Mullglen 20-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, went 4th but never going pace of leading trio inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 9l behind Fathsta (9-12) at Chester 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug.
Avontuur (FR) 16-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 4l behind Ginger Ted (9-6) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Aug.
Divertimenti (IRE) 9-2fav (9-5) Quickly away, soon crossed over to lead on rail, ridden 4 lengths clear 1f out, ran on well, unchallenged, won at Nottingham 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Aug beating He's A Humbug (9-2) by 2 3/4l, 13 ran.
Select Committee 7-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, led narrowly over 2f out, hard pressed from over 1f out, headed close home, 2nd of 14, shd behind Caranbola (9-6) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Cross of Lorraine (IRE) 4-1fav (9-5) Went right start, soon outpaced, 9th of 14, 6l behind Red River Boy (8-7) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Foreign Rhythm (IRE) 11-4fav (8-9) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 5th of 8, 4l behind Bosun Breese (9-10) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Secret City (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure to go 2nd well inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 13, 2 3/4l behind Foreign Rhythm (8-11) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Aug.
Sea Rover (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Led to halfway, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 6l behind Mayoman (9-7) at Thirsk 5f all hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.
Avertuoso 12-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no danger, 7th of 15, 10l behind Cross of Lorraine (8-13) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Jul.
Rainy Night 10-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, challenged and upsides inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Darcey (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Dispol Grand (IRE) 22-1 (9-1) Raced towards stand side, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 10l behind Verinco (8-11) at Carlisle 5f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug.
Pearly Wey 7-1 (8-8) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 12l behind King's Wonder (8-13) at Thirsk 6f sell stks (5) gf in Aug.
The Happy Hammer (IRE) 25-1 (8-5) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off, last of 15, 32l behind Aviso (9-1) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
