led, ridden over 2f out, headed towards finish
in rear, well beaten over 1f out
slowly into stride, in rear, not much room on inside 5f out, well beaten over 1f out
pressed leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon recovered into mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on under pressure to lead post
tracked leaders, raced keenly, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
tracked leaders, challenged 2f out, led towards finish, headed post
towards rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong but never in contention
held up in rear, stayed on inside final furlong but never dangerous
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, lost place over 1f out
prominent, raced keenly, weakened well over 1f out
Nonrunner
A fair handicap on the polytrack to round off proceedings and HALSION CHANCER is the pick of the bunch though Santefisio and Buxton are others to catch our collective eye. John Best's charge was easily accounted for over six furlongs but with a number of pacesetters including the likes of Dvinsky in the field, he will get the strong pace he needs over what is a much more suitable trip. Santefisio is having his first run on an artificial surface. The way in which he kept on at Salisbury suggests that he will be suited to racing around here. Buxton has dropped significantly down the weights having previously campaigned on this surface off marks of 10lb higher in the past. Resplendent Alpha invariably appears unlucky in running though his win ratio says it all. Regeneration landed a nice touch here in August and went in recently at Wolverhampton. Connections are understandably keen to try again before the handicapper has his say. Ed Vaughan's yard are operating in better form than they were so Dance And Dance should not be discounted despite some moderate figures. Fiefdom won this last year though today looks a tougher renewal. Secret Witness won his maiden at Lingfield before two below par efforts on the turf and it will be interesting to see how the bookmakers react. Halsion Chancer looks a fair option at the likely odds.
I Confess 13-2 (9-6) Tracked leader to over 5f out, stayed in 3rd, pushed along over 3f out, driven and not quicken over 1f out, staying on same pace and held when not much room near finish, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Don Pietro (8-12) at Bath 1m hcp 0-80 (4) fm in Aug.
Halsion Chancer 5-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 7l behind Prescription (9-11) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug.
Resplendent Alpha 10-1 (9-3) Soon well outpaced in rear, headway from 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 8, 6l behind Sea Rover (8-11) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-80 (4) fm in Jul.
Dvinsky (USA) 20-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, no real progress final 2f, 7th of 11, 7l behind Tagula Night (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.
Santefisio 9-4fav (9-0) In touch, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not quicken with winner entering final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Spinners End (9-2) at Salisbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Transfer 14-1 (8-1) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 13, 11l behind Il Grande Maurizio (8-13) at Kempton 7f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Secret Witness 12-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, always in rear, last of 14, 36l behind Glen Molly (9-5) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Aug.
Fiefdom (IRE) 22-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 5l behind Ninth House (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.
Trade Centre 4-1fav (9-12) Held up mid-division, weakened entering final furlong, 9th of 11, 6l behind Volochkova (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jul.
Buxton 14-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway on outside halfway, driven over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Tagula Night (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.
Shaded Edge 14-1 (8-13) Chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 8l behind Broad Cairn (9-8) at Warwick 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Geezers Colours 22-1 (9-5) Steadied start, held up in rear, ridden and short lived effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Bohobe (8-4) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jul.
Dance And Dance (IRE) 4-1fav (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 12, 7l behind Mount Hadley (9-12) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Aug.
Regeneration (IRE) 11-4fav (9-1) Dropped out start, soon switched left, held up in rear, raced keenly, headway on inside well over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, pushed out near finish, won at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Espero (8-11) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
