held up in rear, headway on rail over 1f out, pushed along and kept on to pass eased down rivals well inside final furlong
took keen hold, held up in 5th, shaken up and outpaced over 2f out, no danger after, eased well inside final furlong
led and set steady pace, quickened tempo 3f out, strongly pressed 2f out, headed over 1f out, no chance with winner
tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along halfway, weakened quickly 2f out
tracked leading pair, challenged going well 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out final furlong, stayed on well
held up in last pair, pushed along over 3f out, headway on outside 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish
held up in 7th and off the pace, pushed along and struggling over 2f out
held up in 6th, headway on outside over 2f out, driven to chase leading pair over 1f out, no impression and lost 3rd near finish
took keen hold, chased leader to 2f out, soon driven and weakened over 1f out
Nonrunner
Mark Johnston's string are in the rudest of health, and his fine form can continue here with the lightly raced CLIENTELE, who we prefer to Wannabe King and Northern Spy. Clientele is having only his third run, with this his handicap debut after a straightforward, front-running success at Pontefract last time out. The drop to a mile suited then, and with this not having as tough a run-in, a similar display, albeit at a higher level, may see a repeat result. He's the yard's only runner on the card, and they'll want to recoup the cost of the diesel. He gains weight from all bar Northern Spy, being ten pounds better off than Sir Mark Prescott's Farleigh House, who's having his first run for almost a year after returning from a spell in The States. Northern Spy ended a 15 race losing run to triumph at Epsom last time out in a similar race. He's gone up 9 pounds for that, but is still at the right end of the weights for this contest. Wannabe King is fairly lightly raced, with this just his sixth outing since winning a maiden a year ago. A decent second last time out, he's capable of winning at this sort of level, and has a positive high draw. The bottom two are the pair with most appeal though, with decent, recent form having won last time out, but preference is for Clientele.
Farleigh House (USA) 10-1 (8-10) Tight early,weakened, 9th of 11, 20l behind Dakota Phone (8-8) at Del Mar(USA) 1m stks in Aug '08.
Ektimaal 4-1 (8-6) Raced wide, in rear, ridden and ran on well final furlong, not reached leaders, 5th of 12, 4l behind Atlantic Story (8-12) at Lingfield 7f hcap (2) pol in Feb '08.
Cape Hawk (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, driven into modest 4th over 1f out, 4th of 11, 9l behind Bencoolen (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 1f app hcp 0-90 (3) sft.
Mount Hadley (USA) 14-1 (9-6) In touch, raced keenly, pushed along 3f out, gradually lost place when not clear run from over 2f out until over 1f out, eased, 15th of 18, 28l behind Marajaa (9-8) at Goodwood 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Wannabe King 6-1 (9-7) Led over 1f, remained prominent, ridden to chase winner 2f out, hung right over 1f out, no impression, 2nd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Applause (9-4) at Redcar 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Aflaam (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Held up, ridden 3f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Without Prejudice (9-3) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul.
Lodi (IRE) 7-1 (9-12) Towards rear stands side, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 12l behind My Gacho (9-8) at Leicester 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Northern Spy (USA) 15-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, came standside and grabbed rail over 2f out, overall leader over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on, won at Epsom Downs 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jul beating Twilight Star (9-13) by 8l, 6 ran.
Clientele (USA) 5-2 (9-3) Made all, ridden and ran on final furlong, won at Pontefract 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in Jul beating Reportage (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Canongate 11-2 (9-7) Keen, held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 12l behind Emerald Wilderness (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jul.
