dwelt, always behind
chased leaders, ridden and lost place well over 1f out, soon weakened
raced keenly, tracked leaders, headway on inside over 1f out, ridden to challenge and every chance inside final furlong, just held
tracked leaders on inside, reminders and lost place over 3f out, switched outside and headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on well inside final furlong to lead final 50 yards
close up on outside, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders to halfway, soon lost place and behind, tailed off when eased 2f out
tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on to lead briefly well inside final furlong, kept on
led, ridden over 1f out, kept on until headed, no extra well inside final furlong
mid-division, driven and headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on and every chance final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, just held
behind, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, never near leaders
DESERT STREAK can prevail in the finale at the main expense of Hatman Jack and Agnes Love. The selection deserves to get his head in front again as he was only narrowly beaten last time out after winning well on his handicap debut. He still looks to be on a competitive mark and he is progressive so he makes plenty of appeal. Hatman Jack won a handicap over this course and distance last time but the cheek-pieces that seemed to have a positive effect that day are dispensed with here which is a slight cause for concern. Agnes Love won over 5f at Kempton last month and this longer trip is a negative for her as she bids to follow that success up. Keep Dancing is having only her second run on the all-weather so she could be of interest, but a safer bet would appear to be Desert Streak who gets our vote.
Pocket's Pick (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Chased winner, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 5l behind Wotashirtfull (9-5) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug.
Keep Dancing (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) In touch, badly hampered on rail over 4f out, lost place, hampered again on rail over 2f out, not clear run and switched left final 2f, not recover, 6th of 9, 5l behind Corton Charlemagne (8-6) at Windsor 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Desert Streak (FR) 10-3 (9-4) Held up in touch, tracked leaders over 2f out, led inside final furlong, caught post, 2nd of 11, hd behind Kyleene (9-8) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Aug.
Timeless Dream 8-1 (8-12) Chased winner throughout, ridden over 2f out, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Hightime Heroine (8-12) at Yarmouth 6f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Aug.
Yanza 16-1 (9-1) Always behind, last of 12, 19l behind Dametime (8-12) at Lingfield 6f 3yo flls hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jun.
Cool Art (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) With leaders, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 21l behind Kinigi (7-10) at Southwell 6f 3yo clm stks (6) fbs in Jul.
The Cuckoo 7-1 (8-13) Raced stands side, chased winner to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 11l behind Mattamia (9-1) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
Agnes Love 7-2fav (8-7) Made all, ridden over 1f out, head high and hung left under pressure inside final furlong, kept on, won at Kempton 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Aug beating Rebecca De Winter (8-9) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Hatman Jack (IRE) 18-1 (9-0) Made virtually all, ridden and ran on final furlong, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug beating Towy Boy (9-4) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
Bold Ring 7-2 (9-4) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, not reach leaders, 4th of 10, 2 3/4l behind First Blade (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Flute Magic 22-1 (9-2) Prominent, led over 4f out, ridden and hung left over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 12th of 16, 8l behind Quiquillo (9-4) at Chepstow 6f 3yo mdn hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
