held up behind in touch, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leaders well over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, hung right and went 2nd towards finish, always held
tracked leader, led well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left under pressure inside final furlong, stayed on
held up behind in touch, headway 3f out, chased leaders when edged right 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, no impression
tracked leaders on outside, raced wide and lost place over 3f out, soon beaten, weakened over 1f out
stumbled soon after start, chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out, tailed off
tracked leaders, headway 3f out, chased winner over 2f out, soon ridden, switched right and kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
led, headed well over 2f out, outpaced when hampered 2f out, weakened over 1f out
soon outpaced in rear, never a factor
DHAN DHANA looked an extremely well-handicapped horse when dotting up at Folkestone last week and she should be good enough to defy her penalty and follow-up with conditions and trip to suit. William Haggas' filly was backed as if defeat was out of the question at the Kent track and the gamble was duly landed. A repeat effort should comfortably suffice. Sharakti is 3lb higher than when scoring at Doncaster last month and is a threat, while The Caped Crusader is better than he showed that day. Newmarket scorer Meetings Man has to contend with a 7lb rise though it is more likely that the least surmountable issue will be with our pick Dhan Dhana.
Meetings Man (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders over 5f out, led over 3f out, strongly challenged approaching final furlong, stayed on well under pressure, won at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul beating Azaday (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Saint Thomas (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Sharakti (8-8) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Sharakti (IRE) 4-1 (8-8) In touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, driven out, won at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul beating Saint Thomas (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Dhan Dhana (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) Made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Folkestone 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gf beating Rose Aurora (8-10) by 7l, 7 ran.
Irish Eyes 25-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 23l behind Sharakti (8-8) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Magic Millie (IRE) 5-1 (8-7) Held up in mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 5th of 9, 6l behind Cat O' Nine Tails (9-0) at Thirsk 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gf in Jul.
North Shadow 14-1 (8-3) Pulled hard, tracked leader to 6f out, in touch, outpaced 2f out, weakened 1f out, 9th of 10, 18l behind Lord Raglan (9-3) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Both Ends Burning (IRE) 80-1 (8-4) Held up in rear, never a threat, 7th of 9, 17l behind Jupiter Fidius (8-7) at Beverley 7f 3yo clm (5) gf in Jul.
The Caped Crusader (IRE) 10-11fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 7, 7l behind Sharakti (8-8) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
