led 1st, ridden and headed last, edged left and led again flat, hard pressed, held on
tracked leaders, 2nd from 7th, challenged 2 out, led last, ridden and headed flat, ran on, just held
held up in rear, not fluent 6th, outpaced next, weakened after 3 out, went 4th next
led until 1st, tracked winner until 7th, weakened after 3 out
not fluent, chased leaders, ridden and one pace in 3rd before 2 out, no impression, weakened from last
HASSLE, who started favourite for a Listed handicap here last month, can get back on the winning trail at the chief expense of Birch Hill as the step up in trip should suit – he stayed 2m on the Flat. Sophie Leech's recent acquisition opened his account at the track last month but may not have the pace to cope with his market rival off level terms. The others have a mountain to climb, though Gran Paradiso should improve on his debut fourth at Perth.
Birch Hill (IRE) 4-6fav (10-12) Tracked leaders, not much room 1st, 2nd before 4th, led next, ridden and pressed when not fluent 2 out, driven clear final 100 yards, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn (5) gd in Jul beating Winning Ticket (10-12) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.
Hassle (IRE) 9-2jfav (10-5) Prominent, hard driven 3 out, lost place next, 9th of 15, 8 3/4l behind Red Tornado (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp lst (1) gd in Jul.
Black Hawk (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, mistake 5th, well beaten before 3 out, 9th of 14, 30 1/4l behind Banyu (11-0) at Ludlow 2m mdn (4) gs in Nov.
Monbeg Farmer (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, took keen hold, lost place approaching 4th, struggling 4 out, soon beaten, last of 6, dist behind Sir Toby (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (4) gd in Jul.
Gran Paradiso (IRE) 40-1 (10-9) Raced wide close up, lost place 6th, rallied 2 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 15 3/4l behind John Monash (11-5) at Perth 2m 4f (4) sft in Jul.
Kiwayu 9-4 (9-11) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge, 4th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Midnight Warrior (8-10) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
