held up in 4th early, pushed along and progress into 3rd after 2f, headway into 2nd over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out and soon dropped to 3rd, left behind by leaders over 1f out, held final furlong
led early until tracked leader after 1f, pushed along and dropped to 3rd over 3f out, dropped to last well over 2f out and soon beaten
raced in 3rd early, dropped to last after 2f, headway 3f out, pressed leader over 1f out and led entering final furlong, idled but in control closing stages
close up early until led after 1f, niggled along over 2f out, pressed over 1f out, headed entering final 1f, no extra and held close home
NonRunner
Ravenscraig Castle won over 1m3f at Carlisle on his handicap debut. He can figure again in this tougher contest but GREENGAGE makes more appeal. The latter failed to see out the 2m trip at York a couple of days ago but included a couple of course and distance wins when notching five victories earlier in the year and can confirm running with subsequent winner Red Missile. The latter was due to run at Musselburgh yesterday but Fandabidozi and Clifftop Heaven filled the places at Doncaster last month with the former preferred.
Greengage (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, made no impression, 7th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Dance To Paris (9-2) at York 2m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Clifftop Heaven 8-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway into midfield over 3f out, one pace under pressure from over 2f out, 9th of 14, 11l behind Goobinator (9-7) at York 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Ravenscraig Castle 8-1 (9-6) Slightly worse than midfield, pushed after 4f out, ridden after 3f out and began to make headway, switched right inside final furlong and stayed on well, led close home, won at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Richard R H B (9-12) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Fandabidozi (IRE) 9-4jfav (9-11) Soon chasing winner, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd well inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Desert Quest (8-3) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Red Missile (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Soon chasing leader, led and kicked on 5f out, ridden 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, held on, won at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Let Me Be (10-1) by nk, 4 ran.