chased leader who soon went clear, closed 2f out, driven over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner
led early, raced alone towards stands side, level with chasing pack, ridden over 3f out, soon edged right, weakened 2f out
held up towards rear, switched left 3f out, driven over 1f out, no impression
mid-division, racing awkwardly 3f out, no impression on leaders inside final 2f
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
soon led, clear over 6f out until 2f out, headed just over 1f out, kept on
held up in rear, headway going well over 2f out, soon eased out left, led just over 1f out, ran on well, easily
held up in mid-division, effort 3f out, edged left and beaten over 1f out
NonRunner
Jalaad returned to winning ways at York in first-time cheekpieces but is upped in class off a 5lb higher mark today. Shelir slips further down the weights though failed to threaten over 7f here last time while Game Player hasn’t raced since August and remains 6lb higher than when last successful. CAP FRANCAIS is not the most reliable but won nicely when dropped back to a mile at Haydock on his reappearance and gets another chance in a tricky contest. Kasbaan has yet to win on Turf and Doncaster winner Wild Hope and the unexposed Ejtilaab are both facing tougher tasks.
Cap Francais 9-2 (10-0) Steadied start, held up in rear, effort when not much room over 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Qaysar (10-4) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) sft in Jul.
Hateya (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, 4th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Tomorrow's Dream (8-9) at Goodwood 1m hcp fll (3) gd in Jul.
Kasbaan 80-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, switched right and effort over 2f out, not able to get on terms, kept on, 6th of 19, 3 3/4l behind Blue Mist (8-11) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jul.
Game Player (IRE) 15-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and losing place when hampered on rail over 1f out, 9th of 20, 5 1/2l behind Beat Le Bon (9-2) at Goodwood 1m hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Shelir (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, hampered 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon switched right, kept on inside final furlong, 8th of 19, 3 3/4l behind Blue Mist (8-11) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jul.
Jalaad (IRE) 11-2 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at York 1m hcp (3) gd in Jul beating Star Of Southwold (9-12) by 3/4l, 17 ran.
Ejtilaab (IRE) 50-1 (9-13) Pulled hard and prominent, raced alone towards far side, led 5f out, came centre over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Makram (8-12) at Ascot 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Via Serendipity 11-1 (9-12) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 17, 10 1/2l behind Jalaad (9-10) at York 1m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Wild Hope 18-1 (10-0) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon hung left, ran on, won at Doncaster 1m hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Polyphony (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Silent Attack 25-1 (9-10) Pressed leader, ridden over 3f out, lost ground over 2f out, no extra, 5th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Hartswood (8-2) at York 1m hcp (2) gd in Jul.
