in touch, keen, effort over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, no impression
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on well closing stages
chased leaders, driven to challenge well over 1f out, soon every chance, stayed on same pace final furlong
raced freely, chased leaders, steadied towards rear and hung right from halfway, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge
made all, hard ridden when pressed over 1f out, ran on well
tracked leader, every chance over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
held up in rear, driven over 3f out, headway over 2f out, soon weakened, eased
Nothing rates a stand-out in a tricky heat where all can be given a reasonable chance. Newbury third Courtside and bottom weight Slow To Hand make some appeal and are preferred in that order but KHARBETATION is taken to defy top weight for the O'Meara team. The Dream Ahead gelding is running well and has been left on an unchanged mark for his last two runner-up efforts. He's a solid operator at this level and can gain due reward for his consistency here. Oh It's Saucepot has found life a little tougher off this term's marks but remains respected and Stormingin can never be excluded from calculations as his form figures demonstrate, although he hasn't seen the winner's circle since the autumn of 2016.
Kharbetation (IRE) 5-1 (10-1) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Royal Shaheen (9-7) at Ayr 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Oh It's Saucepot 4-1 (9-9) In touch on outside, headway chasing leaders halfway, pushed along over 3f out, edged left over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 6, 6 1/2l behind Metatrons Cube (8-8) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Stormingin (IRE) 9-4fav (8-11) Held up, headway on inside 4f out, hampered inside final 3f, switched right over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, not recover, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Man Of Harlech (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 1f hcp (4) gs in May.
Courtside (FR) 5-4fav (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon pushed along, not quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Letsbe Avenue (9-7) at Newbury 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Leigh's Law (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Raced keenly, led over 3f, lost 2nd over 3f out, chased leading pair, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 19 1/4l behind La Figlia (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m fll stks (4) pol in Jul.
Danzay (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Chased clear winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 14 3/4l behind Bid Adieu (10-0) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Slow To Hand 4-1jfav (9-4) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, hung right and ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Pour La Victoire (9-10) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gf in Jun.