held up, some late headway, never nearer
mid-division, headway over 3f out, led and edged right over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
pulled hard in touch, effort and hung right over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out
held up, headway over 1f out, soon wandered under pressure, stayed on inside final furlong, not reached leaders
held up, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, driven and effort over 2f out, one pace final furlong
prominent and pulled hard, weakened over 2f out
held up, never dangerous
awkward start, held up, some headway over 1f out, never on terms
broke well, tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
Ballet Ballon can land the finale at the expense of the consistent Top Spec, with Boot 'N Toot and Admiral's Cruise a couple more to conjure with. Michael Jarvis had a fairly lean time of things in August, but Ballet Ballon contributed to the stable's few winners when successful at Salisbury. She squeezed through a gap to score and open her account on what was her handicap debut. The daughter of Rahy was helped by the fact that she was dropped two-pounds for an earlier defeat, and a five-pound hike will make things that bit harder, but she seemed to like the step up to 10 furlongs last time and can go close. Top Spec has been placed on his last three starts but looked none too keen at Windsor and Dane O'Neill will have to be at his strongest. Boot 'N Toot is dropped back in grade here, but even so, his earlier success over Topkat has been devalued since. Admiral's Cruise is lightly-raced and made a promising handicap bow at York when second to Kydd Gloves. He has to be considered, but Ballet Ballon gets weight all round and should make the most of it.
Sky Quest (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, settled in rear, headway over 2f out on inside, not clear run over 1f out, eased when no chance afterwards, 12th of 15, 7l behind Evaluator (9-8) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Rawdon (IRE) 9-2fav (9-9) In touch, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f, 3rd of 9, 10l behind Sweet Indulgence (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Consonant (IRE) 5-1 (9-8) Chased winner to over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased when no chance final furlong, last of 6, well behind Barathea Dreams (9-2) at Sandown 1m hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Boot 'n Toot 40-1 (9-4) Led for 1f, tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 2f out, hung right and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 12l behind Kastoria (9-4) at York 1m 4f lst fll stk (1) gf in Aug.
Pagan Sword 7-2 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Sea Wall (9-5) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) frm in Aug.
Top Spec (IRE) 7-2jt-fav (9-8) Not going well in rear, headway under pressure in centre over 2f out, chasing leading pair when hung left over 1f out, no impression, 3rd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Magic Sting (9-7) at Windsor 1m 2f clm (5) gs in Aug.
Admiral's Cruise (USA) 6-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride and soon prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Kydd Gloves (8-13) at York 1m 2f 3yo hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Spear Thistle 7-1 (9-0) Pulled hard, in touch, effort over 2f out, one pace and no impression final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind La Bella Grande (8-10) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gs in Aug.
King of Diamonds 20-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 15, 17l behind Out For A Stroll (8-1) at Nottingham 1m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Silvaline 16-1 (8-9) In touch, ridden on outer when hung left 2f out and soon beaten, 6th of 12, 8l behind Gavroche (9-9) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Loch Quest (IRE) 10-3fav (9-2) Held up, ridden and outpaced 3f out, headway and hung badly right over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Given A Choice (9-3) at Redcar 1m 3f 3yo hcp (4) gf in May.
Ballet Ballon (USA) 9-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven to lead just inside final furlong, all out finish, won at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug beating Northside Lodge (9-7) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
