held up, headway over 1f out, never on terms
held up, never dangerous
tracked leaders, effort halfway, weakened approaching final furlong
tracked leaders, effort halfway, soon one pace
chased leaders, under pressure halfway, soon one pace, edged right final furlong, weakened
held up in rear, good headway over 1f out, soon hard ridden, ran on to lead inside final furlong, readily
led until over 1f out, no extra
chased leaders, effort halfway, weakened approaching final furlong
chased leaders, hard driven and effort halfway, kept on same pace final furlong
slowly away, always behind
THE JOBBER can defy a six pound penalty to land this handicap at the expense of Cape Royal and Woodcote. The selection got back to winning ways at Yarmouth last time out. He had dropped in the weights to what looked like a winnable mark and connections are keen to take advantage of that once again before the handicapper gets a chance to hike him up in the ratings. For that reason he is the one horse in the race to stay on the right side of. Cape Royal has won off a mark of 90 in the past but has slipped down the weights since then. He did win at Nottingham back in July and has the ability to win more races, but the stable are not in form so he has to be treated with caution. Woodcote is another to have dropped in the ratings over the last couple of years. He was back to winning ways at Kempton last month but he has since disappointed and is another that is untrustworthy. So for the winner we return to The Jobber.
The Jobber (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Held up in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, won at Yarmouth 5f hcap (4) gd beating Russian Rocket (8-5) by a nk, 11 ran.
Blue Eyed Miss (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Soon led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Pha Mai Blue (8-13) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (3) pol in May.
Woodcote (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, raced keenly, headway over 1f out, not clear run entering final furlong, not pace to challenge, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Green Park (9-5) at Chester 5f hcap (4) gs.
Equuleus Pictor 7-1 (8-12) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind The Jobber (9-5) at Yarmouth 5f hcap (4) gd.
Rasaman (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) With leader, every chance 1f out, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 20, hd behind Judge 'n Jury (9-0) at Doncaster 5f hcap (4) sft.
Tony The Tap 8-1 (8-13) Held up, never dangerous, last of 12, 8l behind Cheveton (9-6) at Great Leighs 5f hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Aug.
Ocean Blaze 6-1jt-fav (9-8) Chased leaders for 3f, last of 16, 9l behind Lord of The Reins (9-6) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Best One 8-1 (9-1) Went left start, chased leaders, narrow lead approaching final furlong, not quicken and headed final 100 yards, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Blessed Place (8-5) at Sandown 5f hcap (4) sft.
Gallery Girl (IRE) 25-1 (7-13) Chased leaders stands side, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 13th of 16, 12l behind Bel Cantor (8-0) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.
Arabian Art (USA) 11-4fav (8-2) Went left start, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, beaten when eased inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 6l behind Feeling Fresh (8-2) at Haydock 6f 3yo hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Cape Royal 20-1 (9-4) Slowly away, held up, headway halfway, chased leaders and every chance over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards, 4th of 13, 2l behind Blessed Place (8-5) at Sandown 5f hcap (4) sft.
