chased leaders, ridden 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner
held up, not much room 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, never nearer
bumped start and in rear, ridden 3f out, eased down final furlong
prominent on inside, ridden to challenge 2f out, soon weakened, no extra inside final furlong
mid division, pushed along 3f out, some late headway, never involved
made all, ridden over 1f out, held on gamely inside final furlong
held up on inner, ridden over 1f out when jostling for room, ran on inside final furlong, never able to challenge
dwelt start, dropped to rear over 2f out, never involved
prominent on outside, pushed along over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Canford Bay probably hasn’t been at his best recently but has slipped down the weights as a consequence and is a dual course and distance winner. Dapper Man won here in the spring and has scored since at Haydock and is still capable on his day but Harrogate might be a few pounds too high and Paul Midgley may have stronger claims with BUNIANN (NAP). The latter was just beaten off this mark at Doncaster two runs ago and handles all types of going unlike the other Midgley runner Thrilla In Manila, who needs fast ground. Qaaraat is best at Wolverhampton so Big Thanks and Wade's Magic look the pick of the remainder, though neither are prolific winners.
Dapper Man (IRE) 18-1 (9-11) Prominent, driven 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra final 75 yards, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Melody King (9-9) at Hamilton 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Buniann (IRE) 11-4 (9-2) Held up in rear in centre, ridden 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Passional (9-0) at Newmarket 5f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Big Thanks (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Slightly short of room start, mid-division, switched left and headway well over 1f out, hung right in 4th approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Symbol of Hope (9-0) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Thrilla In Manila 12-1 (9-5) Disputed lead, led narrowly 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 11 1/4l behind Arnold (8-4) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Canford Bay (IRE) 11-4 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, switched to near side rail over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 4, 6 1/2l behind East Street Revue (9-5) at Pontefract 5f hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Harrogate (IRE) 10-1 (9-12) Raced alone on near side rail, chased leader until over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Glorious Rio (9-0) at Nottingham 5f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Wade's Magic 4-1fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, raced keenly, not clear run and switched left 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Melody King (9-9) at Hamilton 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Twice Adaay 5-1 (8-13) Always in rear, 8th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Deny Knowledge (9-8) at Newcastle 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Aug.
Qaaraat 4-1 (9-6) Tracked winner, pushed along 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Heer We Go Again (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Aug.