chased leader, ridden to challenge 2f out, driven to narrow lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, outpaced and lost 2nd post
held up, headway on outside halfway, strong run to lead inside final furlong, won going away
chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f
led, narrowly headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
steadied start, pulled hard and always in rear
chased leaders, kept on inside final furlong, took 2nd post, never going pace of winner
chased leaders on outside, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
chased leaders over 3f
behind, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten
Swendab bids for a four-timer and Comptonspirit is looking to land her hat-trick. Both have beaten Best Be Careful recently and the latter won here on her latest start. The Name Is Frank had Wooden King behind when scoring over the slightly longer trip here last time and Crew Cut landed his maiden over 5f at Nottingham recently. However, none of the above have form on slow ground but MACDILLON does and he gets a tentative vote having finished runner-up in good to soft going at Newmarket a fortnight ago.
Macdillon 4-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, effort entering final furlong, kept on to go 2nd post, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Judge 'n Jury (9-8) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug.
Maze (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Barons Spy (9-6) at Bath 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Comptonspirit 5-1 (9-4) Raced wide in touch in rear, effort over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won at Bath 5f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Aug beating Picabo (9-7) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Wooden King (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Pressed leader, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 13, 1 1/4l behind The Name Is Frank (8-7) at Bath 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Estonia 8-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, held up in last pair, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression, 4th of 6, 4l behind Colorado Gold (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.
Crew Cut (IRE) 11-8fav (8-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, edged left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, pushed out, won at Nottingham 5f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Aug beating Eshoog (8-5) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Best Be Careful (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong and ran on well, won at Bath 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug beating Ginzan (8-8) by 2l, 8 ran.
The Name Is Frank 11-1 (8-7) Raced wide in mid-division, headway on outside halfway, chased leaders and hung left over 1f out, strong run to lead final strides, won at Bath 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug beating Sermons Mount (9-2) by hd, 13 ran.
Bilash 4-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride and bumped start, behind, some late headway, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Commandingpresence (8-9) at Salisbury 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Swendab (IRE) 7-4fav (9-3) With leaders, went 2nd halfway, led 2f out, ridden and pressed throughout final furlong, kept on, held on last strides, won at Chepstow 5f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Aug beating Sugar Beet (9-0) by shd, 5 ran.
Caledonia Princess 100-1 (8-9) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, lost touch final furlong, last of 10, 24l behind Tangerine Trees (9-7) at Beverley 5f Listed stks 3yo (1) gs in Aug.
