soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, edged left weakened and lost 2nd final 100 yards
slowly into stride, pushed along in last pair, ridden halfway, soon lost action pulled up and dismounted inside final 2f
led early, chased leader, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, went 2nd again final 100 yards, no chance with winner
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, ran on well
behind, plugged on in 4th final 2f, never nearer
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Apart from Sir Jamie who is 3lb out of the weights, the tightness of this handicap is exemplified by a mere 7lb weight range. Lucky Louie has been close on both starts this season and there's no reason to suspect he won't be competitive, whilst Oisin Murphy takes over on Biotic who landed an amateur riders' contest at Sandown a fortnight ago and is up 6lb as a consequence. He's Our Star continues to win in his turn but has yet to do so off a mark in the 70s, whilst FORTUNE AND GLORY shares the same detail. The latter is now asked to compete off 72 but he scooted away to score impressively at Kempton recently and Scott McCullagh's claim will come in very handy.
Lucky Louie 4-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, led 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Athollblair Boy (9-6) at Doncaster 7f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Biotic 4-1jfav (10-7) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon strongly challenged, stayed on gamely, won at Sandown 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Club Tropicana (10-5) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
First Response 4-1jfav (9-9) Towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Verdigris (8-12) at Redcar 1m hcp (5) gf in May.
Delicate Kiss 7-1 (10-1) Held up in last pair, some headway on rail over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 11, 3l behind Black Medick (9-5) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Fortune And Glory (USA) 11-4fav (9-11) Prominent, led over 1f out, kept on strongly to draw clear inside final furlong, won at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Jul beating Recuerdame (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.
Sir Jamie 8-1 (9-4) Dwelt, held up in last, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, never a threat, 2nd of 14, 3 1/4l behind Magical Ride (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (6) gf in Jun.
He's Our Star (IRE) 11-1 (9-8) Dwelt tracked leaders after 1f, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 6 3/4l behind Gin Palace (8-9) at Brighton 1m hcp (4) gf in May.
Bombastic (IRE) 6-1 (9-11) Steadied start, pulled hard, held up in mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 16th of 18, 19 1/4l behind Swift Approval (9-12) at Newbury 7f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
