held up, some headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, not clear run over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on well final furlong, not reach winner
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 4f out, weakening when not much room 1f out
always behind
in touch, headway 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, headway 2f out, soon ridden, one pace
prominent and keen, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden 4f out, soon behind
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, strong run to lead 1f out, stayed on well
held up, headway 5f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
One Upmanship has solid enough form in the context of this claimer and so is the pick over the likes of El Chaparral, Sewmore Character and Belisco. One Upmanship opened his account in similar company to this at Haydock at the start of August before chasing home Belisco on his first attempt on the Polytrack. He then finished third to the in-form veteran The Prince at Goodwood last week so lines up fit and fancied today. He gets weight from the older El Chaparral who gained a hard-fought victory at Windsor in August before making no impression behind Pagan Prince there on his latest visit. The drop to this company should help and he can give the selection plenty to think about. Sewmore Character was very disappointing when last seen at Beverley, but showed better form earlier and as that latest effort was too bad to be true, we can expect him to fare better, with the step up in trip likely to be in his favour. Belisco was eased when beaten behind Stephano at Redcar but in the light of that one's subsequent effort, he can be given a chance, particularly as he has a course and distance success to his credit. However, we prefer the claims of One Upmanship.
