held up in last pair, headway in centre chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach winner
raced wide in touch, weakened over 2f out
soon led, brought field wide in straight, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out
in touch, headway in centre chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
chased leaders on inside, ridden inside final 3f, soon weakened
held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 3f out, no extra inside final furlong
towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong
behind, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, hung left and weakened inside final 2f
slowly into stride, always towards rear
held up towards rear on inside, headway chasing leaders and hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went never nearer 4th towards finish
chased leaders, weakened 3f out
chased leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway chasing leaders and hung left 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, closer 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
switched left start, held up towards rear, headway in centre chasing leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, no extra inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway on near side rail chasing leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace in 3rd over 1f out
towards rear, some late headway near side rail, never involved
chased leaders, weakened over 3f out
held up towards rear, headway in centre chasing leaders ridden to lead inside final 2f, hung right inside final furlong, stayed on
It was soft going when ROAR won at Carlisle recently and he can effectively race off the same mark today with an apprentice’s allowance negating a 3lb rise. Ed de Giles charge should make another bold bid but Speed Company carries 5lb extra after ending a long losing run with last week’s success at Ripon. Royal Cosmic’s recent success at Musselburgh came over 1m6f while Champagne Rules is upped in class after scoring at Pontefract and Itlaaq has his first start since landing a double in August. Medalla De Oro is back on a winning mark and will relish any further rain while Framley Garth has switched yards since winning last year’s renewal on fast ground.
Speed Company (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up in last, switched left 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, readily, won at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Anythingtoday (9-9) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Aldreth 66-1 (9-2) Always behind, 10th of 17, 14 1/2l behind Starcaster (9-4) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in May.
Medalla De Oro 9-2 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 14 3/4l behind Hameem (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in May.
Kilowatt 11-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, effort over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Roar (8-13) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (4) sft in May.
Roar (IRE) 11-4 (8-13) Chased leaders, led over 3f out, stayed on well, readily, won at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (4) sft in May beating Hats Off To Larry (9-8) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Diodorus (IRE) 18-1 (9-2) Mid-division, lost place over 3f out, well beaten final 2f, last of 10, 15 1/4l behind Charles Kingsley (9-9) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (4) gs in May.
Royal Cosmic 7-4fav (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and headway to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Jun beating Baydar (10-2) by hd, 9 ran.
Framley Garth (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) In touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Makawee (9-2) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in May.
Rayna's World (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, sent forward to lead after 1f, headed 3f out, soon lost place, eased final furlong, last of 7, 25 1/4l behind Black Lotus (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp fll (3) gf in May.
Appointed 8-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, no extra closing stages, 4th of 13, 10l behind Makawee (9-2) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in May.
Champagne Rules 12-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, smooth headway on inside over 2f out, switched right inside final 2f, led on bit approaching final furlong, soon clear, won at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in May beating Low Profile (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Regal Mirage (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 20 1/2l behind Roar (8-13) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (4) sft in May.
Paco's Prince 7-1 (8-12) 2nd or 3rd until over 4f out, pushed along 3f out, kept on final furlong, unable to get back to front pair, 3rd of 6, 3 1/4l behind Badenscoth (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in May.
Itlaaq 5-2fav (10-11) Chased leaders, led over 3f out, hard pressed final furlong, held on, won at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Party Royal (10-3) by hd, 10 ran.
Sempre Presto (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Champagne Rules (9-4) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in May.
Burn Some Dust (IRE) 3-1fav (8-3) In rear, pushed along over 4f out, never dangerous, 14th of 15, 25 1/4l behind Carnwennan (8-6) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Thawry 16-1 (8-11) Mid-division on inside, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 5th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Archie Perkins (8-11) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in May.
Bill Cody (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 10, 16l behind Apterix (9-6) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in May.
Auxiliary 8-1 (9-9) Held up in last pair, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 10, 3 1/4l behind Battle of Issus (8-11) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp (6) sft in Jun.
