in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened soon after
raced wide in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
soon led, ridden well over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
took keen hold, chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, effort on wide outside when hampered well over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
took keen hold, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, effort and hung left well over 1f out, no extra over 1f out
held up in rear, not clear run on inside over 2f out, switched left to inside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, just held
slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on
took keen hold, always towards rear
chased leader, ridden to challenge when hung right well over 1f out, every chance when hung left under pressure over 1f out, weakened towards finish
held up towards rear, kept on inside final furlong, never involved
Simayill and Ajeeb have claims but may be a bit ring-rusty on their return to action while the likes of Aerodynamic, Pilgrims Rest and Knowe Head all have a chance dropped in class. The latter looked particularly progressive before running below par in a soft-ground Chester handicap and should go close but the speculative vote in an open race goes to STAR LINKS. He scored over a slightly shorter trip here a fortnight ago, beating last week's winner Position by a cosy couple of lengths, and is taken to follow up despite the 6lb rise.
Simayill 9-2 (9-5) Slowly in stride, held up towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 9, 4l behind Sunset Kitty (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Aerodynamic (IRE) 66-1 (8-9) Always behind, never a factor, 15th of 16, 21l behind Danadana (10-0) at York 1m 2f hcp 105 (2) gf in Aug.
Ajeeb (USA) 13-8fav (9-3) Went right start, led 8f out, clear entering final 2f, pushed out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct beating Martine's Spirit (8-12) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Star Links (USA) 14-1 (9-1) Mid-division, driven and headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug beating Position (9-2) by 2 1/4l, 11 ran.
Pilgrims Rest (IRE) 11-4fav (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 7l behind Angel Gabrial (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Aug.
Knowe Head (NZ) 25-1 (8-4) Mid-division on outside, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, behind final furlong, last of 11, 12l behind Licence To Till (9-3) at Chester 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) sft in Jun.
Borug (USA) 8-1 (8-10) Started slowly, reminder after start, pulled hard and soon prominent, led 3f out, soon ridden, headed over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 10, 23l behind Sir John Hawkwood (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Aug.
Grizzle 7-2fav (9-3) Slowly away, held up behind and keen, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous, eased entering final furlong, 11th of 12, 19l behind Position (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug.
Sound Advice 25-1 (9-0) Pushed along to lead, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, soon eased, last of 12, 22l behind Position (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug.
Hikma (USA) 12-1 (9-0) Made all, ridden and clear over 1f out, eased last 75 yards, won at Beverley 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug beating Mexican Wave (8-7) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.
Lucky Money 9-2 (9-0) Took keen hold and prominent, lost 2nd 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 12l behind Fast Finian (8-6) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.
