led, ridden and strongly pressed from over 1f out, kept on gamely until headed and not pace of winner towards finish
pulled hard chasing leader, challenged and carried head high from 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
never closer than mid-division but pushed along and some late headway
chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, strong run out wide inside final furlong, led towards finish
slowly into stride, held up in last trio, headway on near side rail over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, going on close home
held up off the pace in last pair, never a factor
always about same place in mid-division
raced keenly, never closer than mid-division
steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
chased leaders, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, weakened and lost places towards finish
towards rear, some late headway, never involved
NonRunner
Zoravan is often placed but is an infrequent winner nowadays. Lucky Violet is in decent form but possibly better over a mile but stablemate Retirement Beckons was a winner at Hamilton when last seen. MOTAWAAZY has become a bit of a Catterick specialist but handles all types of going and seems progressive so can record a rare win away from the North Yorkshire track ahead of One For The Ladies, who has gone close the last twice off today’s mark. Asmund and Motarajel also warrant a mention.
Asmund (IRE) 2-1fav (9-7) Led, headed 5f out, stayed close up, every chance over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Daniel Deronda (10-2) at Leicester 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Motawaazy 5-4fav (9-9) Led, ridden well over 1f out, headed towards finish, kept on, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Mr Strutter (9-8) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Motarajel 33-1 (9-3) Towards rear, pushed along inside final 3f, headway hanging right from over 1f out, kept on into 2nd inside final 100 yards, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Proud Archi (9-8) at Beverley 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Distinction (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Slowly into stride, raced keenly and soon chasing leaders, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 8 1/2l behind Kayfast Warrior (10-0) at Hamilton 1m hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Zoravan (USA) 6-1 (8-13) Held up in 4th, headway under 3f out, took 2nd well over 1f out and pressed leader entering final 1f, kept on well, 2nd of 5, nk behind Equidae (9-7) at Ayr 7f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Oriental Lilly 6-1 (9-8) Held up in rear, ridden well over 3f out, stayed on one pace, 7th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Klopp of The Kop (10-0) at Ayr 7f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Earn Your Stripes 16-1 (8-12) Awkward leaving stalls, mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened 1f out, eased, 7th of 8, 8 1/4l behind Amazing Alba (9-0) at Ayr 6f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
His Pride 50-1 (9-5) Held up behind leaders, outpaced over 3f out, well beaten final 2f, last of 7, 17 1/4l behind Subtle Beauty (9-0) at Leicester 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Jul.
Sienna Dream 16-1 (10-4) In rear, pushed along before 2f out, outpaced, last of 9, 12 3/4l behind My Thought (10-13) at Redcar 1m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Retirement Beckons 13-2 (9-7) Dwelt, chased leaders, going nicely over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, ran on final furlong until dropped to 3rd near finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Havana Go (9-8) at Ayr 1m hcp (6) gs in Aug.
One For The Ladies 6-1 (9-11) Soon led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Chinese Spirit (10-1) at Carlisle 1m hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Joyful Star 80-1 (8-7) Always towards rear, 10th of 13, 19 1/4l behind Mi Capricho (9-2) at Ayr 7f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Kats Bob 15-2 (9-7) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Mr Trevor (9-4) at Thirsk 6f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Lucky Violet (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, raced freely, short of room on rail under 3f out, not clear run and lost place well over 1f out, ridden over 1f out and plenty to do, kept on until no extra closing stages, 8th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Havana Go (9-8) at Ayr 1m hcp (6) gs in Aug.
