went right start, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, no extra
chased leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders on inside, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led entering final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 50 yards
chased leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong
led and set strong pace, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
slowly away, well outpaced in rear and hung left throughout, good headway on outside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led final 50 yards, won going away
NonRunner
Bosham ran a fine race when a close second at Beverley on Monday evening and is a leading contender if turned out quickly, even though he remains more effective on artificial surfaces. Longroom was taken out at Musselburgh on Tuesday and is now re-routed here. He ran well behind Line Of Reason at Ayr last time in a better race and is one to consider carefully. Dapper Man has been one of the sprinting success stories of the season and is now a massive 26lb higher than when scoring here in April at Class 6 level. He has been superbly well handled by Roger Fell and must go well again despite his burden. It's very tempting to row in with him but MERRY BANTER has a good record at this track and hopefully can be bounced out quickly to maximise her early toe. She's a value alternative.
Dapper Man (IRE) 13-8fav (9-6) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, just held, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind War Whisper (9-6) at Carlisle 5f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Longroom 14-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, not clear run over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Line Of Reason (9-11) at Ayr 5f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Excessable 9-2 (9-6) Chased leaders, soon outpaced, weakened 2f out, 7th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Harome (9-10) at York 5f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Merry Banter 8-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Computable (8-6) at Chester 5f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Bosham 9-2 (9-3) Led, ridden over 1f out, ran on, headed and no extra final strides, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Desert Ace (9-3) at Beverley 5f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Bahuta Acha 14-1 (9-5) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, effort entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 10, 2l behind Gabrial The Devil (9-0) at Chester 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Canford's Joy (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) In touch, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, faded final 100 yards, 7th of 10, 5 3/4l behind The Armed Man (9-4) at Thirsk 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.