tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
led, edging right when headed over 1f out, one pace
outpaced in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on
slowly into stride, short lived headway 2f out
mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, close up approaching final furlong, no extra
in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3f out, edged left under pressure over 1f out
towards rear, effort on outside over 2f out, no impression
tracked leader and keen, weakened over 1f out
outpaced in rear, stayed on from over 1f out
mid-division, effort and headway 2f out, ran on final furlong to lead close home
towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on
slowly into stride, always in the rear
Desperate Dan appears to be better at the minimum trip and so our nomination goes to Minaash ahead of Nusoor. David Simcock's charge ran well here over seven furlongs three starts back before tiring late on. He then successfully dropped back to six furlongs at Kempton and comes here with a 4lb rise in the weights and hoping to follow up. A good draw today means that he gets our vote to win again. Nusoor is just one of many course and distance winners in the lineup and warrants respect, whilst both Tous Les Deux and Carcinetto are both consistent and should again run their races. Stablemate of the latter, Rainbow Bay, is better than the bare form of late, whilst Methaaly has a 1 in 4 strike-rate and should be feared. At a price Sweet Pickle could bounce back to form, however it is Minaash who gets the nomination.
Namir (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 9, 7l behind Melalchrist (9-6) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Desperate Dan 10-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, every chance 2f out, edged left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Digital (8-8) at Bath 6f hcap (5) frm.
Adantino 16-1 (9-3) Keen, led after 1f and switched to race on rail, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 13, 5l behind Alfresco (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcap (4) pol.
Tous Les Deux 11-2 (8-13) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd close home, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Capricorn Run (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Minaash (USA) 10-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, closed on inside 2f out, led over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Aug beating Hucking Hill (9-1) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Dvinsky (USA) 14-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Capricorn Run (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Methaaly (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Prominent, ridden and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Ryedane (8-9) at W'hampton 6f hcap (5) pol.
Sweet Pickle 20-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 16l behind For Life (8-1) at Folkestone 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Nusoor (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Raced keenly, headway to track leaders over 4f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, led again last strides, won at W'hampton 6f hcap (6) pol beating Norcroft (8-10) by a hd, 10 ran.
Rainbow Bay 20-1 (8-8) Behind, pushed along halfway, kept on final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Matsunosuke (9-1) at Sandown 5f hcap (4) gf.
Carcinetto (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Always prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Napoleon Dynamite (9-3) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Chatshow (USA) 8-1 (9-6) Held up, switched left and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Nusoor (9-3) at W'hampton 6f hcap (6) pol.
Aye Aye Definitely (IRE) 3-1 (8-9) Dwelt and behind, headway 2f out, switched left and ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Lake Chini (8-13) at Ayr 5f clm (5) gd in Aug.
