raced wide, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong
raced wide, held up, ridden and outpaced halfway
dwelt, held up in mid-division, hampered and lost place over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, quickened to lead approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt, in rear, ran on final furlong, not reached leaders
keen, tracked leader, led halfway, hung left and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly
led, edged left and headed halfway, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, soon one pace
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, kept on same pace
Nonrunner
Soft ground is not a barrier to quite a few of these and it is with little confidence that we side with recent Carlisle winner CAPTAIN SCOOBY. It could easily be a case of job done already with the selection as he was taking advantage of his lowest mark when winning at 20/1 last time out. Having tried various headgear, he ran without any aides and responded well to pressure to repel the good yardstick Hotham. A 6lb penalty will obviously make life tougher but he might be up to it. Course and distance winner Grissom is edging back down to his last winning mark, Mister Fantastic's best run came on soft ground last year when third to Firebet, whilst Sanjay's Choice drops in class and the weights on a jaunt across from Ireland and is seriously considered. Cheyenne Red bumped into a progressive rival last time and he might be better judged on his Hamilton soft ground win earlier in the month. New headgear is tried on Maggie Lou and On Offer, this is a drop in class for Kingswinford, whilst Blown It has not been harshly treated with a 3lb rise in the weights for a recent C+D success. Narrow preference is for Captain Scooby.
Kingswinford (IRE) 13-8 (8-10) Disputed lead, under pressure over 2f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 4, 5l behind Son Of The Cat (9-7) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) std.
Maggie Lou (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 9l behind Rafta (7-12) at Leicester 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jul.
Captain Scooby 20-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, headway more towards centre halfway, chased leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven and stayed on well, won at Carlisle 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs beating Hotham (8-10) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Grissom (IRE) 6-1 (8-9) Dwelt, held up, headway and every chance over 1f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 2 3/4l behind Blown It (8-7) at Ayr 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Mister Fantastic 33-1 (9-4) Led for 2f, stayed prominent until ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out, 14th of 15, 25l behind Peking Prince (9-2) at Newbury 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
On Offer (IRE) 8-1 (8-0) With leaders, ridden 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 16l behind Mister Laurel (8-7) at Newcastle 6f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Jul.
Sanjay's Choice (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Prominent, soon 2nd, no extra under pressure from over 1f out, 7th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Dandy Boy (9-6) at Dundalk 7f mdn stks pol in Jul.
Fathey (IRE) 4-1 (8-2) In rear, outpaced over 3f out, last of 8, 21l behind Inheritor (9-2) at Carlisle 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Cheyenne Red (IRE) 2-1 (9-9) Awkward at start, in rear, never travelling well, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway entering final furlong, kept on to take 3rd, never dangerous, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Igoyougo (9-1) at Ayr 5f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Pokfulham (IRE) 22-1 (8-9) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, edged right well over 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders, 4th of 11, 6l behind Lakeman (9-4) at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Blown It (USA) 12-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, going well and nowhere to go from over 1f out, squeezed between horses inside final furlong, pushed out to lead final stride, won at Ayr 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf beating Lucky Numbers (9-6) by nk, 5 ran.
