took keen hold, held up towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous, weakened final furlong
behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reached leaders
tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon behind
tracked leader, led over 7f out, ridden inside final 2f, headed entering final furlong, soon no chance with winner, lost 2nd near finish
mid-division on outside, headway to track leader over 7f out, ridden inside final 2f, soon lost place, one pace final furlong
took keen hold, tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, led entering final furlong, soon ridden clear, comfortably
mid-division, lost place over 3f out, soon behind
soon led, headed over 7f out, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, took 2nd near finish, no chance with winner
No recent winning form to consider but MACHINE LEARNER has gone close the last twice, including over track and trip on his penultimate start, and should be thereabouts again. Rubensian was narrowly beaten at Chelmsford last time and steps up in distance while Stonecoldsoba was placed over 1m4f at Chepstow earlier. Fastnet Blast is unexposed and may do better on only his second start in a handicap but course winner Wildomar still looks high enough in the weights on his return from a three-month lay-off.
U S Navy Seal (USA) 16-1 (9-10) Held up, mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon faded, last of 7, 11 1/2l behind Thecornishbarron (9-8) at Yarmouth 1m 1f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Woofie (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, last of 8, 13l behind Bunbury (9-13) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Wildomar 28-1 (8-13) In touch towards rear, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 9, dist behind Azilian (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in May.
Machine Learner 2-1fav (9-3) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, chased winner towards finish, held when lost 2nd final stride, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Spinners Ball (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Fastnet Blast (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) In rear, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression, 5th of 6, 8 1/2l behind Chant (10-0) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Rubensian 6-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, nearest finish, 2nd of 5, hd behind Possible Future (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Tinseltown 25-1 (9-4) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 12, 28l behind Gold Show (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Stonecoldsoba 2-1fav (8-7) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon hung left, weakened from over 1f out, 5th of 9, 10 3/4l behind Dltripleseven (8-0) at Lingfield 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
