chased leaders on rail, went 2nd over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ridden and ran on well
went left and bumped start, held up in mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, hampered on rail over 1f out, went 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner
steadied and hampered start, pulled hard towards rear, headway and ran on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
slowly into stride, outpaced in last pair, never on terms
chased leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd final 100 yards
chased leaders, pushed along on outside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, never on terms
went badly right and bumped start, soon in mid-division, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
soon crossed over from outside draw to lead, headed 2f out, soon ridden and hung badly right, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong
dwelt, pulled hard early in rear and raced awkwardly, reminders and struggling 4f out, tailed off
The fact Dreamy Rascal heads the weights is symptomatic of the quality here as the Hannon inmate has beaten only four rivals combined in his last three starts. In the circumstances it may be best to look elsewhere with handicap debutant CASTEL ANGELO the choice. Henry Candy's colt showed improved form the last day when a fair seventh of 18 in a Leicester maiden, weakening relatively late on. Dropping down a furlong should suit and he's preferred to Grace Plunkett who's sure to benefit from the claim of promising Sean Kirrane on the back of recent respectable all-weather efforts. And we may not have seen the best of William Haggas' Oribi yet.
Dreamy Rascal (IRE) 20-1 (8-6) Led until well over 1f out, soon lost place, 6th of 7, 7 3/4l behind Hamish Macbeth (9-5) at Salisbury 6f stks (4) gd in Aug.
Sparkling Diamond 12-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 12l behind Making History (9-7) at Leicester 7f (5) gf in Jul.
Castel Angelo (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Prominent, keen, every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 18, 11 3/4l behind Escape Proof (8-11) at Leicester 7f stks (5) gd in Aug.
Activius (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, lost place halfway, 13th of 18, 22 3/4l behind Escape Proof (8-11) at Leicester 7f stks (5) gd in Aug.
Sir Rodneyredblood 40-1 (9-2) Bumped start, raced keenly and soon led, headed and not much room over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Come On Girl (9-2) at Kempton 6f (6) pol in Aug.
Oribi 7-2 (9-4) Held up in rear, took keen hold, driven over 1f out, no impression, 8th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Queenoftheclyde (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f (6) pol in Aug.
Kahpehlo 150-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 13, 15 1/4l behind Elegant Erin (8-9) at Salisbury 7f mdn fll stks (4) sft in Aug.
Grace Plunkett 10-1 (9-0) Hampered start, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 7l behind Come On Girl (9-2) at Kempton 6f (6) pol in Aug.
Shaun's Delight (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, every chance well over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 7th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Foad (9-6) at Lingfield 6f (6) gd in Aug.
Gelsmoor Bay 100-1 (8-11) Went left start, always behind, last of 8, 10 3/4l behind He's A Laddie (9-9) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (6) pol in Aug.
