tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, headed towards finish
in rear, pushed along 3f out, never near leaders
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, stayed on
in touch, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, chased leader 2f out, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish
in touch, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out
ESCALADE went close in better company than this at Newmarket on her reappearance only to disappoint when third in this lower grade at Ripon last time. But headgear is applied today and Sir Mark Prescott’s filly gets another chance. Choral Work finished behind the selection at Ripon having won at Haydock earlier while Billhilly scored at Lingfield in June but hasn’t threatened on the Turf since. En Famille gets a change of headgear and steps back up in distance while novice winner Elham Valley has yet to figure in handicaps.
Escalade (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Keen tracked leader, led 3f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Fiveandtwenty (8-7) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp fll (5) gd in Jul.
Elham Valley (FR) 11-1 (9-2) Held up in last pair, never involved, 6th of 8, 8l behind Glenties (9-11) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Choral Work 15-8fav (9-4) Close up, tracked leaders 4f out, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Fiveandtwenty (8-7) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp fll (5) gd in Jul.
En Famille 4-1 (9-6) Slowly away, mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon driven along, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Dashing Roger (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Billhilly (GER) 4-1 (9-9) Towards rear, switched wide over 2f out, short lived effort over 1f out, 7th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Ice Sprite (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Inky Blinder 33-1 (9-2) Quickly away and led, joined over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 13th of 14, 19 1/4l behind Tyson Fury (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 4f stks (5) gd in Jul.
Dreaming Blue 11-1 (9-0) Hung right start, soon led, headed 9f out, stayed prominent, squeezed through to go close up inside final furlong when badly hampered and lost all chance, eased, 6th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Boss Power (9-3) at Yarmouth 1m 3f mdn hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Cottonopolis 10-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, left in close 2nd 10f out, led over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner entering final furlong, lost 2nd and weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Kitten's Dream (9-3) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
