led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden, hung right and no impression over 2f out
held up, pushed along and headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear
prominent, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
held up, ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
mid-division, ridden over 2 out, never on terms
held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, soon well behind
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace and no impression over 1f out
prominent, led over 1f out, headed and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
Nonrunner
It's difficult to have much confidence in any of this bunch in a pretty poor handicap with a token vote going to KNIGHT OF THE AIR. He has been placed on several occasions this year and today could be his day. Big McIntosh won on the Turf course at Lingfield earlier but failed to cope with a 7lb rise last time while Hold Firm has been thereabouts on the all-weather of late. Almared may do better now handicapping and Ainslie drops in class but the remainder are hard to fancy.
Arkansas Slim (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Steadied start, held up, dropped to rear over 3f out, tried to rally on inside over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, eased when no chance final 100 yards, last of 8, 17 1/4l behind Malimbi (8-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Almared 9-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 5th of 8, 17l behind Pyjama Party (9-3) at Ripon 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Jul.
Ainslie (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 13 3/4l behind Quick Defence (9-5) at Leicester 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Big McIntosh (IRE) 11-4fav (9-1) Soon led and set good pace, hit inside rail over 7f out, ridden and headed 2f out, chased winner until over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Who'sthedaddy (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Knight Of The Air 11-4fav (8-13) Raced towards near side, held up, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, never going pace to reach leading duo, 3rd of 12, 3 1/4l behind Zaria (8-12) at Chepstow 7f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Angels Above (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden and headway 2f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 11, 7l behind Jay Kay (9-7) at Ayr 7f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Wisewit 14-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, soon lost place, ridden 2f out, plugged on again under pressure inside final furlong, no threat, 6th of 13, 8l behind Reginald Claude (9-1) at Windsor 6f hcp (6) gs in Jul.
Hold Firm 4-1fav (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway from over 1f out, stayed on, went 4th post, no impression on winner, 4th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Indomitable Spirit (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Diamond Runner (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders on outside, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Stormin Tom (9-4) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Prima Pagina 25-1 (8-3) Outpaced, never dangerous, last of 10, 13 1/2l behind Black Granite (9-6) at Salisbury 7f (5) gd in Sep.
