held up towards rear, good headway over 1f out, squeezed through entering final furlong, ran on well, just failed
slowly into stride, always in rear
steadied start, pulled hard in rear, ridden 3f out, kept on approaching final furlong, never nearer
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, led well over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra
soon led, hung right over 2f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt, soon tracked leaders, travelling well, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong and flashed tail, soon headed and one pace
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened and eased well over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, always in rear
held up in touch, headway approaching 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
soon pushed along to race in mid-division, ran in snatches, not much room 2f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway when struck by rivals whip 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, just held on
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Red Somerset is in great form and attempts a hat-trick here but STORM SIR won so easily last time that he should be able to topple Ron Hodges' charge. Storm Sir absolutely dotted up in a Lingfield maiden last time out and has gone up 7lb for this handicap as a result. He could have won by much further than the official eight length margin and with that first success under his belt and proven both over this trip and on the polytrack we'll take him to follow up off bottom weight now back in a handicap. Red Somerset has scored at both Ascot and Windsor just lately and gone up a total of 9lb for those successes. This is his first try on the polytrack and if he handles it he won't be far away. Decameron got stuck in the mud last time but a return to his fast ground form from earlier in the summer would give him a good shout. Nightjar returns to this surface for the first time since May and has been going well on turf, but unfortunately he has also gone up in the weights without managing to win a handicap. Who's This is dropped to this trip for the first time and that may help to overcome his tendency to race to freely, so improvement is entirely possible, while Just Bond has ability but reserves his best for Wolverhampton. Storm Sir can thunder home in front.
Yarqus 12-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 15, 3l behind Irish Mayhem (9-1) at Great Leighs 1m hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Aug.
Silver Hotspur 33-1 (9-13) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Master of Arts (8-10) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Jun.
Just Bond (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened final 2f, last of 14, 20l behind Charlie Tipple (8-12) at Redcar 1m hcap (3) gd in Aug.
Gallantry 20-1 (9-11) In touch, effort well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 15, 21l behind Irish Mayhem (9-1) at Great Leighs 1m hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Aug.
Decameron (USA) 9-2 (9-4) Held up well in rear, never on terms, 7th of 11, 16l behind Zero Tolerance (9-1) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-100 (2) hvy in Aug.
Who's This (IRE) 10-1 (10-0) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakend over 1f out, 6th of 11, 5l behind Mazaaya (9-3) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Tender The Great (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Behind mid-division, no headway 2f out, never dangerous, 11th of 15, 12l behind Buxton (9-5) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Resplendent Nova 10-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 14th of 16, 6l behind Ethaara (8-10) at Kempton 7f hcap (4) pol.
Free Tussy (ARG) 33-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 11l behind Benllech (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Mount Hermon (IRE) 13-2 (8-11) Mid-division, raced wide, effort halfway, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong, soon headed, weakened close home, 4th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Irish Mayhem (9-1) at Great Leighs 1m hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Aug.
Roman Maze 16-1 (9-6) In rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 9, 16l behind Kings Point (9-10) at Thirsk 7f hcap (4) sft.
Rubacuori (BRZ) 25-1 (9-12) Chased winner until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 25l behind Tri Nations (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Obezyana (USA) 25-1 (8-6) Chased leader, ridden over 1f out, soon switched left on inner, stayed on inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 13, 1l behind The Kiddykid (9-1) at Chester 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Aug.
Storm Sir (USA) 13-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, chased leader over 1f out, soon led, ridden clear, won at Lingfield 1m mdn 0-80 (5) pol in Aug beating King's Wonder (9-1) by 8l, 4 ran.
Nightjar (USA) 9-4fav (8-13) Dwelt, prominent after 2f and soon chasing leader, challenged 2f out, outpaced by winner final furlong, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Prince Kalamoun (9-7) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Red Somerset (USA) 8-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, driven along over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead final 100 yards, won at Windsor 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug beating Rum Jungle (9-5) by 1l, 9 ran.
