not much room start, held up towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, went 4th over 1f out, no impression
chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, led 1f out, edged right and headed inside final furlong, soon carried left, held towards finish
steadied start, held up in rear, plugged on from over 1f out, no impression
raced freely, led, clear 10f out until over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leader, closed over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon headed, one pace
unruly and rider came off leaving paddock, edged right start, mid-division, struggling 3f out
chased leaders on outside, outpaced over 2f out, soon well beaten
bumped start, held up towards rear, switched right and headway 2f out, edged left and challenged 1f out, led inside final furlong, hung left, stayed on well
Squelch should make a bold bid for a hat-trick only 3lb higher than when scoring at Doncaster last time but Socially Shady is upped in class on the back of a victory at Ripon. FRENCH ASSET found one too good when sent off favourite at Windsor recently but the fitting of headgear should sharpen his concentration and Sir Michael Stoute’s colt can open his account. Al Khabeer can figure on his handicap debut having finished in front of Hatheem when runner-up at Beverley last month but the more-exposed Purdey's Gift looks no nearer winning.
Qawamees (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Slow to break, in rear, well behind final 3f, 11th of 12, 23 1/4l behind Nuits St Georges (9-6) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Purdey's Gift 5-1 (8-8) Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd over 3f out until over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Mr Carpenter (8-7) at York 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Dr Rio (FR) 100-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, pushed along for effort 2f out, made little impression, 13th of 17, 9 1/4l behind Mankayan (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Aiya (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Raced wide in touch, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 13, 24 1/2l behind Sudona (9-7) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Al Khabeer 13-8 (9-4) Led, headed over 3f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind King Fairy (9-4) at Hamilton 1m mdn stks (5) sft in Jun.
French Asset (IRE) 11-4fav (9-3) Slight bump start, soon tracking leader, led 8f out, driven along over 2f out, stayed on, hung left inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Glenties (9-11) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Hatheem (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Jul.
Socially Shady 9-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, soon in touch on inside, headway chasing leaders 8f out, ridden stayed on inside final furlong, led near finish, won at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Nikolayeva (8-13) by nk, 8 ran.
Squelch 8-1 (9-8) Quickly away and tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Foresee (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
