soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened quickly 1f out
towards rear, ridden and headway well over 2f out, every chance 1f out, stayed on, no extra close home
towards rear, pushed along and headway well over 1f out, ridden to press leader 1f out, led 110 yards out, stayed on well
very slowly away, ridden along early in last, ridden and brought to outside 3f out, ran on well final furlong, never nearer
tracked leader, ridden well over 2f out, led 2f out, headed 110 yards out, no extra towards finish
chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, one pace
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, switched left and ridden over 2f out, slightly hampered when pressing leaders over 1f out, every chance inside last, kept on well
tracked leaders, ridden well over 2f out, weakened quickly well over 1f out
Brazen Bolt's penalty for this month's Newcastle victory takes him to the head of the weights but John Quinn's gelding has yet to get his head in front on turf. RETIREMENT BECKONS could go well off a lowly mark as it's interesting to see him dropped to 7f given he's been staying on late on recent starts over further - forcing tactics may be employed today. Outtake has shown his best on artificial surfaces but did win well last time and the reliable Sharrabang is also considered.
Salam Zayed 66-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders on inner, ridden 3f out, no extra, 6th of 9, 9 1/4l behind Acquisitor (8-11) at Chester 1m hcp (4) sft in Jul.
Willing To Please 66-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along before 3f out, outpaced and never picked up, 12th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Wots The Wifi Code (8-12) at Ripon 1m hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Royal Prospect (IRE) 22-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, shaken up 3f out, ridden and hampered over 1f out, switched left and ran on strongly last 110 yards, 4th of 12, 1l behind Tamaska (8-11) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Bibbidibobbidiboo (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) Slowly away, pushed along and outpaced in rear, ridden 2f out, made some headway from over 1f out, never in contention, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Swinging Eddie (9-12) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Desert Dream 11-2 (9-7) Never better than midfield, 7th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Twentysharesofgrey (8-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Outtake 8-1 (9-5) Prominent, joined leader at 3f, ridden to lead at 2f, kept on well inside final furlong, comfortable winner, won at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Aug beating Don't Jump George (9-5) by 2l, 7 ran.
Earn Your Stripes 80-1 (9-1) Always about same place in mid-division, 9th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Distinction (9-6) at Ayr 7f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Retirement Beckons 7-2 (10-4) Close up, ridden 2f out, chased winner briefly over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Zealous (10-2) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Topflightsuperfly 125-1 (8-4) Soon led, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly, last of 12, 36 1/4l behind Libby Ami (9-3) at Carlisle 1m hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Sharrabang 9-1 (8-10) Chased leading pair, ridden over 2f out, drifted left under pressure over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Motawaazy (9-2) at Carlisle 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Brazen Bolt 9-1 (8-10) Went left start, chased leaders in 3rd, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on well, won at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Aug beating Twisted Dreams (9-4) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Kiskadee 40-1 (9-7) Midfield, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on well, just denied, 2nd of 9, hd behind Written Broadcast (9-6) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
