tracked leaders, led 2f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, stayed on gamely to lead again towards finish
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway far side of group chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division out wide, headway near side of group 3f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened quickly, soon behind,
mid-division on inside, weakened over 2f out
behind, pushed along 3f out, never involved
slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders under pressure over 1f out, went modest 4th towards finish
chased leader, ridden into narrow lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish
chased leaders on inside, no impression final furlong, lost modest 4th towards finish
off the pace and always towards rear
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Monhammer won a division of this last year and scored at Musselburgh during the summer. First Greyed finished in front of a below par Purple Martini when successful at Beverley earlier while Darbucks is usually in the mix without winning. Alpine Sierra finished closer here last time but stablemate GLOBAL HUMOR has won four times at the track and Jim Goldie’s charge gets the vote having been beaten only a length on his latest start.
Alpine Sierra (IRE) 9-2 (9-11) Held up in mid-division on outside, took keen hold, no impression from over 1f out, 5th of 13, 1l behind Ayr Poet (9-10) at Ayr 1m hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Monhammer 10-3fav (9-13) Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, switched right when driven and unable to quicken over 1f out, switched left and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind End Zone (9-11) at Ayr 7f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
First Greyed (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Off the pace towards rear, driven along over 2f out, 6th and no impression final furlong, 6th of 15, 7l behind Roach Power (9-11) at Thirsk 7f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Gordonstoun (IRE) 33-1 (10-1) Led, brought field towards near side in home straight, ridden and headed inside final 2f, soon lost 2nd, weakened quickly over 1f out, 8th of 11, 15 1/2l behind Cosa Sara (9-0) at Ayr 7f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Pallas Lord (IRE) 13-8fav (9-9) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, gradually weakened, last of 5, 3 1/2l behind Fifty Sent (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in May.
Flash Bulb (IRE) 100-1 (9-9) Chased leader, every chance over 2f out, ridden and weakened quickly final furlong, 11th of 12, 11 1/2l behind Time To Rumble (8-11) at Ayr 1m hcp (6) gs in Jul.
Global Humor (USA) 18-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, held up and behind, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, stayed on against near side rail inside final furlong, going on close home, not quite enough pace to challenge, 4th of 11, 3/4l behind Cosa Sara (9-0) at Ayr 7f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Darbucks (IRE) 10-3 (9-3) Led narrowly, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, no extra closing stages and headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Hostelry (9-9) at Carlisle 1m hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Zebra Star (IRE) 18-1 (8-11) Held up in mid-division, ridden and hanging left over 2f out, well held over 1f out, 9th of 13, 7 1/2l behind Yorkstone (9-2) at Ayr 1m hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Genevieve 18-1 (8-9) Close up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon edged left, no impression entering final furlong, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Mr Trevor (8-10) at Hamilton 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Purple Martini 5-2fav (9-4) Took keen hold, chased leaders, lost place over 1f out, 9th of 10, 10 1/2l behind First Greyed (9-10) at Beverley 7f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Debater 8-1 (9-9) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Time Patrol (8-12) at Windsor 6f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
