led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
steadied start, headway on inside over 3f out, hard ridden and switched right inside, kept on
held up, headway on outside over 2f out, led well inside final furlong, headed line
set pace early, hard ridden and headway over 1f out, edging left, keeping on, led line
mid-division, weakened 2f out
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
steadied start, in rear, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, kept on one pace
An apprentice handicap to round off the card and Matterofact is purely a speculative selection to land it. Malcolm Saunders' charge missed the break last time so taking that into consideration it was not a bad performance from this mare who is now 3lb lower after that outing. Memphis Man comes here on the back of a Haydock victory achieved in bottomless ground. He revels in the mud and is a leading contender here. Harrison's Flyer has slipped down the ratings as a result of the horror run being enjoyed by the Milton Bradley yard. Desperate Dan is competitive off his current mark and was a course and distance winner last time. He is another to consider but Matterofact is the pick.
Stamford Blue 9-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon held, 8th of 12, 13l behind Phantom Whisper (9-6) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Jul.
Memphis Man 7-2fav (8-12) Mid-division, headway 3f out, led 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, won at Haydock 6f hcp 0-70 (5) hvy beating Morse (8-10) by 4l, 10 ran.
Don Pele (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 10l behind Cape Royal (9-11) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-60 (5) gf in Jul.
Desperate Dan 11-4fav (9-7) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on to lead close home, won at Bath 5f clm (6) frm in Jul beating Music Box Express (8-6) by 1l, 14 ran.
Thabaat 14-1 (9-11) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 6l behind Just Spike (8-7) at Leicester 6f hcap (5) gf in Jul.
Matterofact (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway halfway, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Equuleus Pictor (9-5) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Summer Recluse (USA) 12-1 (9-6) Soon ridden, no impression from halfway, 7th of 14, 14l behind Woodsley House (9-7) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Harrison's Flyer (IRE) 4-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden and outpaced 2f out, rallied close home, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Jayanjay (9-0) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Kyllachy Storm 9-1 (8-9) Soon pushed along in rear, driven halfway, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 6l behind Kelamon (9-4) at Newbury 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
Loyal Royal (IRE) 20-1 (9-11) Bumped start, chased leaders over 3f, 13th of 14, 17l behind Patavium Prince (9-10) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.