held up, ridden and struggling over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out
chased leaders, niggled along over 4f out, switched left and ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well
slowly into stride, soon pressing leaders on outside, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, soon led, headed 3f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
in rear, ridden 4f out, headway and switched left 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, unable to challenge
tracked leaders, led 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
prominent, lost place 5f out, ridden and effort over 2f out, outpaced and no impression over 1f out
led early, prominent, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Bluegrass Blues ran his best race of the year so far at Newmarket last month but in soft ground. Scottish Glen remains 7lb higher than his win at Ascot in July where he beat Realize and the handicapper refuses to relent with Nassau Storm, having his eighth start in succession off the same mark. Almanack is back on a winning mark and can figure but ZACYNTHUS gets the vote having slipped further down the weights and dropped in class for this.
Nassau Storm 7-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on same pace final 100 yards, 4th of 7, 2l behind Spiritual Star (9-9) at Kempton 1m app hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Bluegrass Blues (IRE) 11-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra towards finish, 4th of 10, 2l behind Kakatosi (9-10) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Aug.
Birdman (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 10l behind Bombardment (9-0) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug.
Zacynthus (IRE) 10-1 (8-7) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon one pace, 4th of 7, 6l behind Prince's Trust (9-5) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Aug.
Scottish Glen 8-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Mime Dance (8-11) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.
Realize 9-1 (9-2) Held up, headway approaching final 2f, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Aqua Ardens (9-10) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Mr Matthews (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) In touch, dropped to rear over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 20l behind Imshivalla (8-6) at Pontefract 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Aug.
Almanack 7-1 (8-11) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway on wide outside under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd post, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 4l behind Green Howard (9-12) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.
