held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon clear, kept on well, driven out
led and keen, headed over 3f out, soon ridden, kept on, faded inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on well
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, chased winner 2f out, kept on and no impression
held up towards rear and keen, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong
tracked leaders and keen, weakened over 3f out
slowly into stride, pushed along in rear, headway on inside well over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in rear, pushed along over 5f out, soon struggling, tailed off over 3f out
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Young Lochinvar and Bricks And Porter head over from Ireland for their respective trainers and although both are respected as they won't have been sent over without a chance, neither have shown sparkling form of late. LAKEMAN will appreciate the testing ground and was just a head behind Osgood here last time out. Although he doesn't strike the top notes often enough to be confident, we tentatively side with Lakeman to land the honours. Lordship has won twice on soft ground here and put in a better effort from a fairly assessed mark at Leicester last time. He looks realistically weighted to challenge here. Red Skipper won over course and distance in July and some runs over greater trips in hurdles contests recently may have helped his stamina which could be crucial racing with these conditions. Pokfulham should be included in calculations for the frame places but Lakeman gets the vote to win.
Young Lochinvar (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Chased leader in 2nd, ridden in 3rd 2f out, no extra and soon weakened, last of 16, 27l behind Cinnin Oir (8-12) at Galway 7f hcp 50-75 gf in Aug.
Lakeman (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 12, hd behind Osgood (9-9) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Lordship (IRE) 10-3 (8-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Katmai River (8-5) at Leicester 7f all hcp 0-70 (5) hvy.
Pokfulham (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Tracked leader and keen, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Kiama Bay (9-2) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
La Bacouetteuse (FR) 9-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up in touch, lost place over 3f out, 9th of 14, 31l behind Aaman (8-13) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Mississippian (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Dwelt and went right start, towards rear stands side group, never dangerous, 13th of 17, 23l behind Eastern Hills (10-0) at Leicester 7f am hcp 0-70 (5) hvy.
Broughtons Silk 13-2 (8-10) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 47l behind Castle Myth (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Sep.
Meml 22-1 (9-2) Slowly away, behind, hard ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, 9th of 12, 11l behind So Bazaar (8-9) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gf in May.
Balance On Time (IRE) 125-1 (8-6) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, lost place inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 12l behind Opus Maximus (9-6) at Musselburgh 1m 1f sell stks (6) gs.
Charity Fair 80-1 (7-13) Always behind, 11th of 13, 12l behind Salerosa (9-10) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Sep.
Red Skipper (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Led, ridden over 2f out, soon headed, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Social Rhythm (9-4) at Ayr 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Aug.
Dramatic Jewel (USA) 17-2 (9-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 6l behind Casino Night (9-11) at Ayr 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Sep.
Bricks and Porter (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Rear of mid-division, 11th halfway, ridden into 9th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 8th of 14, 8l behind Hello Man (9-11) at Listowel 6f hcp 47-65 in Sep.
