chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened quickly 2f out
held up, headway over 1f out and in touch, soon ridden, no impression final furlong
towards rear, headway and chased leaders iniside final 2f, not quicken, soon weakened
behind, headway on outer and effort over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reached leaders
led until headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong
in touch, no impression over 1f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, headway chased leaders and effort over 1f out, no extra, one pace final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, steady headway over 1f out, ridden to challenge entering final furlong, ran on well towards finish and closed on leaders
chased leaders, ridden to lead briefly 1f out, soon headed, outpaced final 75 yards
Eleven of the scheduled twelve runners have won over this distance, including our selection Cheveton, who's picked to land a four-timer ahead of Bahamian Ballet and Playful. He's happy whatever the ground, and with Ryan Moore on board is likely to be well supported, but justifiably so, given his recent successes in similar handicaps at Haydock, Sandown and Ascot. He's giving weight away to most, including Hereford Boy who he's already beaten twice; Tony The Tap and Cape Royal are regular rivals, with the former usually coming out on top. Bahamian Ballet's been knocking on the door of late with a couple of seconds in these sort of races, while Playful maybe able to make the most of a good high draw to win after a couple of near misses. The drop back in trip should help. Andrew Balding's Lochstar is an interesting runner, a first outing in more than a year. After winning over 6 furlongs at Lingfield, he also tries the minimum trip. It looks a tricky contest to call, but we'll go with Cheveton.
Cheveton Evensfav (9-8) Held up behind, headway from 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out, won at Ascot 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jul beating Digital (9-5) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Godfrey Street 12-1 (8-8) Chased leaders until outpaced halfway, last of 9, 11l behind Canadian Danehill (9-1) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-100 (2) fbs in Mar.
Playful 7-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders on rail, not clear run over 1f out to inside final furlong, kept on when clear without troubling leaders, 5th of 11, 4l behind Crimson Fern (8-12) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jul.
Lochstar 4-1 (9-0) Chased leader, led just inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 6f mdn stk (5) pol in May '07 beating Obstructive (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Tony The Tap 25-1 (8-13) Mid-division on standside, ridden 2f out, no impression until ran on well final furlong, 5th of 20, 1 1/2l behind Total Impact (8-8) at Goodwood 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.
Cape Royal 12-1 (9-11) Made all, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, won at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-60 (5) gf in Jul beating Feelin Foxy (9-6) by 1l, 10 ran.
Bahamian Ballet 3-1fav (9-11) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden 2f out, switched right over 1f out and kept on to chase clear winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 5l behind Misaro (9-10) at Bath 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul.
Hereford Boy 11-1 (9-8) Settled towards rear, headway 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra and faded inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 3l behind Cheveton (9-8) at Ascot 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jul.
Malapropism 3-1 (9-11) Led, ridden along halfway, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 3l behind Timber Treasure (9-10) at Beverley 5f hcap (5) gf in Jul.
Judge 'n Jury 7-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, going well, not clear run 1f out, ran on to dispute lead inside final furlong, every chance, just outpaced final 100 yards, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Rocker (8-10) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Brandywell Boy (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden along halfway, soon beaten, 15th of 17, 10l behind Misaro (9-11) at Doncaster 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.
Espy 11-4jt-fav (9-5) Behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Little Pete (9-6) at Haydock 5f 3yo hcp (4) gd in May.
