Pour Me A Drink’s earlier win at Ayr came over a shorter trip while stablemate Dark Lochnagar is fitted with blinkers and handles testing going. Mark Johnston also runs two with Glenties preferred to Gold Souk but Multellie looks a bigger threat on recent improved efforts at the track. It was fast going when NATTY NIGHT (NAP) won at Newmarket recently but this looks less competitive and having scored in the soft last year, Bill Muir’s charge is taken to go in again.
Pour Me A Drink 6-1 (10-1) Mid-division, took closer order over 5f out, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden, made no impression and weakened 1f out, 14th of 15, 10 1/2l behind Our Girl Sheila (8-3) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Dark Lochnagar (USA) 10-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, hung left and stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Glasses Up (9-1) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Jul.
Natty Night 7-2 (9-2) Taken to post early, led, pushed along and headed 3f out, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, rallied to lead again close home, gamely, won at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Aug beating Zuba (9-4) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Multellie 10-3 (9-5) Led and set decent pace, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Heart Of Soul (9-3) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Glenties (USA) 5-2 (9-7) Held up last, never on terms, 5th of 6, 11l behind Labeebb (9-0) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Felix Mendelssohn (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Mid-division, pushed along on outside before 7th,, 8th of 13, 29l behind Agentleman (10-4) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Modakhar (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Slowly away and ridden along in rear, ridden for effort 3f out, plugged on one pace final furlong, 9th of 15, 4 1/4l behind Our Girl Sheila (8-3) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Gold Souk (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Raced prominently, ridden for effort over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, last of 11, dist behind Make My Day (9-5) at York 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jul.