held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
dwelt, soon led, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on well
held up behind, effort and not much room over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
held up behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders and keen, soon tracked winner, ridden and weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out
led early, tracked winner 2f, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
An open handicap in which all are respected. BAPTIST showed his first sign of form since winning on his juvenile debut when third behind Albaasil at the Newmarket July meeting and is given the chance to confirm that improvement off the same mark. He had Roman Eagle and Seattle Drive behind that day and can confirm form but the former should not be discounted as that was his seasonal reappearance and there should be more to come. Midsummer Fair and Maraheb look relatively harshly treated and Early Applause looks more interesting back from a break and with his yard in blistering form. Ingleby Exceed cannot be ruled out from the bottom rung as she looks a typical David O'Meara improver and scored with authority at York last time.
Midsummer Fair (USA) 5-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 6l behind Alkimos (8-12) at Doncaster 1m 2f con stks (2) gf in Jun.
Roman Eagle (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 13, 6l behind Albaasil (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jul.
Maraheb 5-2 (9-7) Dwelt, soon chasing leader, challenged 3f out, led 2f out, soon edged right and headed, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Emilio Largo (9-2) at Salisbury 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Seattle Drive (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon one pace, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Rave (9-3) at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp (2) gs in Jul.
No Poppy (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Reared in stalls, held up, headway 4f out, ridden to chase winner 2f out, kept on, no impression, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Gladys' Gal (9-5) at Doncaster 7f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gd in Jul.
Early Applause 11-2 (8-7) With leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, one pace and well held final furlong, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Kuala Limper (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jun.
Ingleby Exceed (IRE) 5-1fav (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led and edged left inside final furlong, ran on, won at York 1m 3yo app hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jul beating Maggie Mey (9-6) by 2l, 11 ran.
Tullius (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Went right start, led early, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 18, 12l behind Fulgur (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Jul.
Baptist (USA) 25-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, headway over 1f out, kept on well, never nearer, 3rd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Albaasil (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jul.
