tracked leaders, led over 8f out, headed over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
pushed along to lead, headed over 8f out, soon reminders, chased leaders in 3rd and soon outpaced, headway over 1f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner
held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders over 7f out, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, pushed along over 5f out, soon outpaced, stayed on final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
Withdrawn
Nonrunner
Mark Johnston has claimed three of the last four renewals so it would be no surprise to see Tartan Jura bounce back to form. The same comment applies Italian Riviera, only 3lb higher than when scoring at Lingfield in June, but Almagest carries a penalty for last week's win at Ripon where he was all out to prevail by a head. Mojolika may well reverse Ripon running with the latter but Street Entertainer is 9lb higher than when winning at Nottingham earlier. DR IRV ran well for fifth at York last time considering it was a much tougher race than this and Philip Kirby's charge gets the vote to add to his earlier win at Catterick.
Almagest 8-1 (9-12) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, switched left to challenge over 1f out, ran on to lead post, won at Ripon 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd beating Rosairlie (9-1) by hd, 8 ran.
Italian Riviera 12-1 (8-10) Mid-division, headway 8f out, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 18, 17l behind Broxbourne (9-0) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) gs in Jul.
Tartan Jura 14-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, driven over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 10l behind Almagest (9-12) at Ripon 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Mojolika 10-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, effort on inside over 1f out, faded final furlong, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Almagest (9-12) at Ripon 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Nashville (IRE) Evensfav (9-7) Prominent, pushed along over 6f out, hard driven to challenge over 2f out, stayed on under pressure, never reached leaders, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Comedy House (8-11) at Lingfield 2m hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jul.
Dr Irv 9-1 (8-1) Slowly away, behind, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened final furlong, 5th of 12, 6l behind Flashman (8-6) at York 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.
Harrison's Cave 7-2 (9-2) Tracked leader, lost place 4f out, outpaced over 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace final 2f, never on terms, 5th of 7, 5l behind Major Domo (8-12) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Street Entertainer (IRE) 6-5fav (8-12) Held up in rear, took keen hold early stages, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace, not able to challenge, 4th of 7, 3l behind Merchant Of Dubai (8-12) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
