tracked leading pair on inside, went 2nd on inner over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
soon tracking leaders on outside, effort on outer over 2f out, went 2nd well over 1f out, led entering final furlong, soon clear
steadied start, took keen hold in rear, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved
held up in 7th, pushed along and no impression when hung right final 2f
tracked leader, led 9f out, ridden and joined over 2f out, soon headed, weakened quickly
took keen hold, tracked leaders on inside, lost place 4f out, no chance after
tracked leaders in 5th, went 3rd over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
took keen hold, held up in last pair, never a factor
held up in last trio, pushed along and outpaced in last pair over 3f out, plugged on inside final furlong
led 3f, chased leader until pushed along over 2f out, chased leading pair until over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong
Ghostwatch won the Melrose at York but may not be suited by dropping down in distance. Midi is unexposed but will need to improve further on wins over 1m2f at Windsor and Newcastle to play a part here. Fairlight was all out to make a winning start in handicaps at Brighton but Hyanna continues in excellent form and Alternative Fact seems to be getting his act together. FIRST ELEVEN (NAP) was slowly away when favourite for a Group 3 at Newmarket last time and never got into contention. However, he was unlucky not to land the King George V Stakes here in June and had won a competitive handicap by five lengths at Newbury earlier so is worth another chance. Berkshire Royal has place claims again but Fannie By Gaslight’s win in the mud at Goodwood should probably be treated with suspicion.
Ghostwatch (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Soon tracking leader, led going well over 2f out, stayed on well, ridden out, won at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug beating Supernova (8-7) by 1/2l, 16 ran.
First Eleven 2-1fav (9-1) In touch, headway 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 13 1/4l behind Wells Farhh Go (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 5f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Alternative Fact 4-1 (9-4) Close up, headway 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 7, 3 3/4l behind Danceteria (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Midi 11-4 (9-9) Keen tracking leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, challenged inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, held on, won at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Aug beating Spanish Archer (9-9) by hd, 10 ran.
Fairlight (IRE) 6-4fav (9-3) Prominent, led halfway, strongly challenged from over 1f out, all out, just held on, won at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Aug beating Final Rock (8-13) by hd, 6 ran.
Rashdan (FR) 6-1 (8-13) Tracked winner 8f out, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd and weakening when hampered over 1f out, 9th of 11, 12 3/4l behind Adamant (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Aug.
Berkshire Royal 5-4fav (9-4) Tracked winner, driven and outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Gossip Column (9-8) at Chester 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Rustang (FR) 4-1 (9-0) Raced keenly towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd towards finish, never nearer, 3rd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Kasperenko (10-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (3) pol in Aug.
Hyanna 9-4fav (8-11) Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd entering final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Lorelina (9-12) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp fll (2) gs in Aug.
Dr Richard Kimble (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Made all, driven over 2f out, stayed on strongly, won at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Breathable (9-1) by 2 3/4l, 4 ran.
Fannie By Gaslight 10-1 (8-0) In lead halfway, clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly unchallenged (limited comments due to poor visibility), won at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp fll (3) hvy in Aug beating Giving Glances (9-4) by 8l, 6 ran.
