went left start, made all, ridden 2f out, kept on well final furlong
soon pushed along in 4th, driven and outpaced halfway, no chance after
in rear, pushed along halfway, headway on inside over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, outpaced over 1f out, rallied on outside to take 3rd closing stages
chased winner, no impression when hung left over 1f out, no extra and lost 3rd closing stages
raced wide in touch, effort on outside to 3rd inside final 2f, stayed on to 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
COMPTON TARGET won on his handicap debut at Kempton last month and a 5lb claimer negates a rise in the weights. He just got the better of Backtrade on that occasion but is taken to confirm the form as the latter is often his own worst enemy by refusing to settle in his races. Three maiden winners oppose and the best of those could be Dishy Guru, who beat a subsequent winner at Lingfield last time, though Uncle Roger scored over C&D in July and makes more appeal than recent Fibresand winner Whisky Bravo. Marygold looks pretty exposed and Princess Banu is out of sorts.
Marygold 7-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Costa Del Fortune (9-2) at Epsom Downs 7f hcp 0-75 2yo (5) gd in Aug.
Uncle Roger (IRE) 10-11fav (8-9) Always prominent, hard ridden when every chance over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead post, won at Bath 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jul beating Key Addition (8-11) by ns, 6 ran.
Dishy Guru 6-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders on inside, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Aug beating Princess Of Orange (8-12) by 1l, 8 ran.
Compton Target (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Led early, prominent, led 2f out, soon ridden, held on well final furlong, won at Kempton 6f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Aug beating Backtrade (9-7) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Princess Banu 16-1 (9-5) Chased leader, soon lost place behind before halfway, 7th of 8, 11l behind Roy's Legacy (8-9) at Kempton 5f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Whisky Bravo 8-1 (9-3) Always prominent, hard ridden halfway, led approaching final furlong, stayed on well, won at Southwell 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) fbs in Aug beating Scrooby Doo (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Backtrade (IRE) 11-8fav (9-7) Soon led, not handle bend over 4f out, headed 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Compton Target (9-2) at Kempton 6f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Aug.
