tracked leaders, went towards stands side turning in, pressing for 2nd 2f out, one pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd inside final 100 yards
steadied start, held up in rear, going well when headway over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression
made virtually all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
broke well, taken back into mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased winner over 2f out, kept on but no impression inside final furlong
held up in rear, closed after 2f, stayed towards centre turning in, ridden and edged left 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 4th towards finish
mid-division, headway over 3f out, hampered and lost place over 2f out, rallied and hung right over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards
held up in rear, pushed along over 4f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, unable to challenge
led early, tracked winner until over 2f out, soon beaten
ridden leaving stalls, in rear, driven over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no impression
Sparte Quercus was well backed to resume winning ways at Chepstow earlier this month and gave his supporters few moments of worry. But he has a penalty to overcome in better company now and others are preferred. Casement looked progressive at Ffos Las and warrants another try over the longer trip. Capton finally opened his account on soft going at Newbury and is only 3lb higher but this can go to FAST AND HOT as Richard Hannon’s four-year-old is very reliable and has run well off this sort of mark since scoring at Windsor in July. Zzoro beat a small field at Newmarket in May but has reverted to type again since.
Zzoro (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 4 3/4l behind Banditry (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Jun.
Regicide (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon hung right, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 17 1/2l behind Gibbs Hill (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Capton 9-2 (9-10) Made most, soon 4 lengths clear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on gamely, won at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Aug beating Fast Dancer (10-0) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Fast And Hot (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Tracked leader, led 4f out, ridden 1f out, kept on, headed final 110 yards, no extra and lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Nathan (9-7) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Sparte Quercus (IRE) 11-4fav (9-7) Keen early, close up, headway to track leaders 4f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Sep beating Angelical (8-6) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
Zamperini (IRE) 5-2 (10-12) Held up 3rd and last, jumped slowly 4 out, driven and outpaced when hit 2 out, well held after, last of 3, 15l behind Jackblack (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gf in Aug.
Casement (IRE) 1-4fav (9-5) Made all, pushed out inside final furlong, easily, won at Ffos Las 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Aug beating Spanish History (9-5) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Fair Power (IRE) 50-1 (8-0) Chased leaders, weakened quickly over 3f out, 12th of 14, dist behind Londinium (8-0) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Aug.
Inke (IRE) 10-1 (10-3) Prominent, lost place over 2f out, last of 8, 26 1/2l behind Tomorrow Mystery (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Aug.
So Celebre (GER) 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 9 1/2l behind Capton (9-10) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Aug.
