prominent, challenged 3f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and effort from 3f out, no impression inside final furlong
led, ridden 3f out, headed 1f out, no extra towards finish
dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
held up in rear, pulled out 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not able to reach leaders
in touch in mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd well inside final furlong, stayed on, not able to trouble winner
prominent, ridden to challenge 3f out, led 1f out, kept on well
tracked leaders, took keen hold, pushed along over 3f out, lost place over 1f out
A tricky puzzle to solve with Opinion disappointing off his new mark at Goodwood. Fork Handles also has a bit to prove after a below-par effort at York but Art Scholar didn't fare badly on a return visit to Doncaster last week and Licence To Till is starting to come down the weights again. Invisible Hunter made all to win a Sandown maiden last month but this is a steep rise in class and he's unlikely to dominate these seasoned handicappers in the same manner. HAYLAMAN ran well behind Gatewood on his reappearance at Epsom and wasn't disgraced behind Hajras at Ascot subsequently. He may be ready to open his seasonal account now.
Licence To Till (USA) 33-1 (8-12) Stumbled slightly start, prominent, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 18, 7l behind Landaman (8-2) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Haylaman (IRE) 10-3 (9-11) Tracked leading pair on inside, switched left inside final 3f, driven 2f out, went 2nd briefly over 1f out, 3rd and one pace when slightly hampered inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Hajras (9-4) at Ascot 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) fm in Jul.
Invisible Hunter (USA) 3-1 (9-2) Made most, set steady pace, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Sandown 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jul beating Dream Tune (9-2) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.
Barren Brook 7-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, mid-division, ridden and weakened entering final furlong, 9th of 18, 9l behind Lord Aeryn (9-5) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Art Scholar (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, nearest finsh, 6th of 11, 1l behind Silvery Moon (9-6) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Fork Handles 11-1 (9-9) Raced wide, with leader, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 35l behind Maven (9-1) at York 1m 2f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gf in Jul.
Opinion (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Mid-division, pushed along and headway towards inside over 3f out, hampered over 2f out, weakened 2f out, 13th of 18, 22l behind Grandeur (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp (2) gd.
Spanish Plume 12-1 (9-13) Tracked leader, took keen hold, led 3f out, ridden clear over 1f out, caught close home, 2nd of 13, shd behind Noble Jack (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jul.
