held up in mid-division, weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, headway in centre over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
outpaced in rear, headway and head high over 1f out, never nearer
led early, tracked leader for 2f, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left and weakened soon after
went 2nd after 2f until over 3f out, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
raced keenly, soon led, stayed towards inside in straight, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on well
held up towards rear, headway towards inside chasing leaders over 2f out, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
held up in mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong
in touch on inside, pushed along 4f out, soon lost place, tailed off and eased
held up towards rear, headway on wide outside chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
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Hammy End has been a consistent sort at a lower level and appeared to handle good to soft at Brighton. Tiar Na Nog could bounce back to form at any time but there are ground concerns today. Manucci might be improving while Luck Of Clover was proving reliable prior to a run at Salisbury, though he looks one paced. We’ll take a chance that blinkers revive BOMBERO as Ed de Giles’ gelding has a pretty good strike-rate on Turf and will probably handle conditions better than most – a drop back in trip could also aid his cause.
Tiar Na Nog (IRE) 9-1 (9-10) Raced keenly, held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 6 1/2l behind Culture (9-7) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Ascot Day (FR) 20-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, mid-division, weakened well over 2f out, 11th of 13, 28 3/4l behind Well Funded (8-11) at Chester 1m 6f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Galactic Spirit 33-1 (9-5) Very slowly away, outpaced in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 10, 2 3/4l behind State Of Affair (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Bombero (IRE) 8-1 (9-12) In touch, driven over 3f out, soon lost place, 7th of 10, 21l behind Vindolanda (9-6) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Sep.
Maroc 5-1 (10-0) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 8 1/2l behind Isle of Wolves (9-4) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Love And Be Loved 9-1 (9-9) Led until over 3f out, soon rallied, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 18 1/2l behind Gas Monkey (9-10) at Newbury 1m 3f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Manucci (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Tracked leader until pushed along over 3f out, plugged on final 2f, went 2nd near finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Edinburgh Castle (9-2) at Epsom 1m 2f stks (5) hvy in Sep.
Beer With The Boys 8-1 (9-6) Chased leaders on inside, weakened 2f, 13th of 15, 24 3/4l behind Hermocrates (9-8) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Luck Of Clover 6-1 (8-11) Pressed leader, upsides over 3f out, every chance 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 8 1/4l behind Land Of Oz (9-9) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Enmeshing 9-1 (9-3) Mid-division on outside, outpaced and wide into straight, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Pact Of Steel (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Hammy End (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Held up towards rear, good headway chasing leaders halfway, led well over 2f out until ridden and headed over 1f out, eased when no chance with winner close home, 2nd of 15, 2 3/4l behind Hermocrates (9-8) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Sherwood Forrester 9-1 (9-4) Led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 35 1/2l behind Paths Of Glory (10-0) at Ffos Las 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf in Aug.
Bug Boy (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Raced keenly, held up towards rear, closer on outside into mid-division after halfway, chased leaders over 3f out, wide on home turn, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 9l behind Monsieur Lambrays (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
