held up towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
tracked leaders on inside, weakened quickly over 2f out
mid-division, headway towards inside over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
tracked leaders, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd
mid-division, pushed along outpaced and lost place over 3f out, never dangerous after but plugged on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, pushed along early towards rear, never on terms
held up off the pace towards rear, good headway out wide over 1f out, ridden and stayed on strongly inside final furlong, led post
held up towards rear, never involved
soon chasing leaders out wide, led 10f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, plugged on under pressure inside final furlong
off the pace in last pair, headway tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly final 110 yards, headed post
led over 1f, soon steadied mid-division, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
tracked leaders, went 2nd 8f out, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
tracked leader, led over 11f out until 10f out, settled in close 3rd 8f out, weakened final 2f
started slowly, pushed along early in rear, never on terms
Annandale and Glasses Up, first and second last year, lock horns again. The winner is 12lb lower but has rather lost his way after a promising start to the campaign. The latter is a course specialist who would have every chance off this mark but he hasn’t won since July last year. El Picador has been edging up the weights without winning but this trip should prove ideal given he has won twice over an extended 1m4f at Musselburgh this season. Molinari’s form figures speak for themselves and Wor Willie is on a roll while this looks the type of race in which Fairmac should excel but he’ll have to break smartly to get a prominent position from stall 13. Polyphonic is worth another try over this sort of trip but AIMERIC is the least exposed and was biting off more than he could chew in the Melrose at York last month – this should be more to his liking.
It's Good To Laugh (IRE) 18-1 (8-9) Mid-division on outside, closed 6f out, hanging left and no impression from over 1f out, 10th of 17, 4 1/2l behind Get Shirty (9-8) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Jul.
Brasca 2-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 4, 3 1/2l behind C'Est No Mour (9-7) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
El Picador (IRE) 15-2 (9-9) Rear mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on, not get on terms, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Duke Of Verona (9-2) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Wor Willie 2-1fav (10-2) Made all, pushed along and faced strong challenge well over 1f out, ridden 1f out and battled on gamely to assert final 110 yards, won at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Aug beating My Little Queens (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
Kihavah 7-2fav (10-3) Towards rear of mid-division, pushed along to improve over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon beaten and weakened, 6th of 9, 14 1/2l behind Chillingham (9-7) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Molinari (IRE) 13-2 (9-13) Mid-division on outer, smooth headway to lead over 2f out, ridden along over 1f out when headed, kept on inside final furlong but always held, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Chillingham (9-7) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Monsieur Lambrays 28-1 (8-2) In rear, pushed along over 4f out, ran on one pace, no danger, 10th of 12, 8 3/4l behind Alfred Boucher (8-13) at York 2m hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Aimeric 14-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 13, 12 1/2l behind Soulcombe (8-4) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Detective 7-2 (10-7) Slowly away, in rear, driven over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Blistering Barney (9-10) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Fairmac 10-3 (9-5) Took keen hold, prominent, led after 3f, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no match for winner, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Wise Eagle (10-0) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Heights Of Abraham (IRE) 8-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Blistering Barney (9-10) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Glasses Up (USA) 22-1 (9-9) Held up off the pace in rear, ridden and weakened from 2f out, never on terms, 5th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Chillingham (9-7) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Kondo Isami (IRE) 100-1 (9-10) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out and soon became detached, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Chillingham (9-7) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Polyphonic (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 6, shd behind Love Is Golden (10-3) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Annandale (IRE) 18-1 (10-2) Slowly into stride, well off the pace in rear, never a factor, 8th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Appier (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
