led early, prominent, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on
soon led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace towards finish
held up, took keen hold, headway 4f out, ridden to challenge and edged right 1f out, soon led, stayed on
held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and beaten from over 2f out
held up, headway over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, unable to get on terms
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
last to break, headway over 5f out, lost place 4f out, effort over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
RUNNING REEF (NAP) bounced right back to his best with an emphatic victory at Musselburgh on Monday and though penalised 6lb he'd been dropped 2lb the day after that success so looks well in here and has to be the pick. Showtime Star was beaten in handicaps before landing a poor Hamilton maiden when odds-on but that was only his seventh start so he's entitled to make further progress. Mount Cheiron won a course and distance seller a year ago, his only success to date, though he ran well when runner-up in a handicap here last month. Viking Warrior's last two victories came on this track but were well over two years ago so Tanawar could prove a bigger threat despite only winning once in his career as the assessor has relaxed his grip a little.
Bogsnog (IRE) 7-1 (9-8) Chased leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 11, 6l behind For Shia And Lula (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5).
Running Reef (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Led, headed 5f out, regained lead over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, won at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gs beating Jumbo Steps (9-10) by 5l, 11 ran.
Tanawar (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Led, took keen hold, ridden over 1f out, soon hung left, headed entering final furlong, weakened towards finish, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Broctune Papa Gio (9-0) at Redcar 7f app hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Nelson's Bay 16-1 (9-10) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon not much room never dangerous, 7th of 15, 5l behind Old Man Clegg (9-8) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Shillito 12-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 13, 11l behind Rise To Glory (10-5) at Hamilton 6f am hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Mount Cheiron (USA) 14-1 (8-6) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to press leader inside final furlong, no extra near finish, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Tectonic (9-6) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Benidorm 11-2 (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon in touch in mid-division, not much room over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 11l behind Jumbo Prado (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp 0-55 (6) in Aug.
Im Dapper Too 20-1 (9-0) With leader, every chance over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 19l behind Tasmanian (9-5) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (5) gf.
Showtime Star 4-6fav (9-8) Went right start, chased leader, led over 2f out, clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Hamilton 6f mdn stks (5) gs in Aug beating Clabare (9-5) by 6l, 5 ran.
Uncle Brit 7-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden and lost place 4f out, no impression after, 7th of 8, 13l behind No Quarter (9-10) at Thirsk 1m sell hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Aug.
Viking Warrior (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Midfield, headway to chase eladers over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 8l behind Claude Greenwood (8-11) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-55 (6) gd.
