hampered start, soon led, headed over 4f out, led again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway on outside over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
prominent early, tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, not much room over 2f out, soon switched left, led over 1f out, edged right entering final furlong, drew clear, comfortably
blindfold just removed and unseated rider start
held up in touch on outside, challenged 5f out, every chance and edged right over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outside 5f out, weakened over 1f out
hampered start, always towards rear, well behind final 2f
took keen hold, prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
not much room start, held up in touch, raced keenly, outpaced over 3f out, well beaten over 1f out
went left start, mid-division on inside, lost place over 4f out, switched left over 3f out, soon well beaten
BRUTALAB won over a shorter trip at Hamilton with Jamil back in fourth. He scored on soft going over today’s trip at Beverley last year and is preferred to stablemate Fox Kasper. The latter looks no nearer recording his first win while Seven For A Pound scored over track and trip before struggling off today’s higher mark. Sands Chorus slides further down the weights and Thirsk winner Bankawi has yet to race over this far.
Blistering Barney (IRE) 100-1 (9-4) Close up, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, rallied final furlong, 5th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Granite City Doc (9-10) at Hamilton 1m hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Iconic Code 11-1 (9-2) Close up, ridden and weakened 2f out, 10th of 14, 20 3/4l behind Deinonychus (9-3) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Fox Kasper (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) In touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Magna Moralia (9-7) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Sands Chorus 16-5 (10-4) Quickly away and led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, lost 3rd on line, 4th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Phoenix Approach (9-10) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Brutalab 9-2 (9-3) Mid-division, switched out wide and made good headway over 3f out, ridden for effort 2f out, ran on well to lead final 50yds, won at Hamilton 1m hcp (6) gs in Aug beating Abie's Hollow (9-2) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Jamil (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Slowly away and held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Brutalab (9-3) at Hamilton 1m hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Grey Eminence 6-1 (9-6) Led narrowly to over 5f out, pressed winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra final 50 yards, 6th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Dark Phoenix (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Seven For A Pound (USA) 8-1 (9-11) Pushed into prominent position, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Phoenix Approach (9-10) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Hajey 200-1 (9-2) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 8, 21 1/2l behind Sea Of Style (8-11) at Doncaster 1m 4f stks (5) gf in Jul.
Bankawi 8-1 (8-10) Awkwardly away, keen led, headed over 5f out, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Party Island (8-9) at Haydock 7f hcp (5) sft in Jul.
