held up off the pace in 4th, pushed along 6f out, closer 5f out, led over 2f out, ridden and wandered over 1f out, stayed on well
tracked leaders, closer 5f out, led inside final 3f until over 2f out, chased winner, stayed on same pace over 1f out,
led 2f, tracked leader who went clear over 12f out, closer 5f out, led over 3f out until inside final 3f, chased leaders, weakened into 4th inside final furlong
held up last, modest 3rd inside final furlong
prominent on outside, led after 2f, went clear over 12f out came back to the field 5f out, headed and weakened rapidly over 3f out, tailed off
NonRunner
Charlie D has only raced over a trip this far once before so still has stamina to prove but Le Torrent has won three times over 2m on Polytrack and does have a course victory to his name. HORATIO STAR wasn’t stopping when successful over 1m6f here nine days ago and a quick double may be on the cards for Brian Meehan’s charge as he remains unexposed and is only 5lb higher. Beer With The Boys also tries a new trip but Gemini is a course winner who has travelled a long way for this.
Charlie D (USA) 6-1 (9-12) Sent forward on wide outside to track leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Distant Chimes (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Horatio Star 7-4fav (9-6) Soon clear with leader, led 8f out, pushed along and headed 2f out, tracked leader, ridden to lead again inside final furlong, won at Bath 1m 6f hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Filament Of Gold (8-3) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Beer With The Boys 5-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, effort well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Follow Intello (9-0) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Gemini 11-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, tracked new leader after 2f until pushed along over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened 2f out, last of 6, 15 1/4l behind Point In Time (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr.
Knight Commander 6-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, 7th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Bird For Life (10-2) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Le Torrent 11-1 (9-5) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 13, nk behind Encryption (9-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Jul.