raced keenly, mid-division on outside, headway 2f, ridden and effort to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression
tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, driven to lead narrowly over 1f out, ridden and held on under pressure final furlong
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and hung right well over 1f out, soon headed narrowly, stayed on and every chance until no extra when lost 2nd towards finish
mid-division, effort to chase leaders on inside when hampered well over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on well inside final furlong to go 2nd towards finish, just failed
mid-division, outpaced on outside 3f out, kept on same pace under pressure final 2f, never on terms
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no impression
led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, outpaced when hampered well over 1f out, weakened 1f out
dwelt, always behind
behind, outpaced 3f out, never a factor
mid-division on inside, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, outpaced 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, stayed on under pressure on outside final furlong, never near leaders
Not the strongest of handicaps and one where AMIR PASHA can take advantage of escaping a penalty to follow-up his Haydock success at the main expense of Bateau Bleu. The latter has shown signs in two recent runs that he may be able to strike soon and he is interesting stepped up to this trip. Master Nimbus is back on a handy mark and wants it to be a real test over this trip after his last couple of wins have come over further. The Mighty Mod is unusually lowly rated for a Mark Johnston inmate and with blinkers applied for the first time market support should be noted. Even so, Amir Pasha can be relied on for another consistent effort and will take some beating.
Country Road (IRE) 7-2 (10-2) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, staying on when hampered entering final furlong, switched left, never able to challenge, 7th of 10, 8l behind Hurricane Thomas (9-6) at Beverley 1m 2f ladies hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.
Master Nimbus 9-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, headway well over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace to take 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Gulf Coast (8-11) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Amir Pasha (UAE) 5-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden to lead narrowly 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, won at Haydock 1m 4f app hcp (5) sft beating Amazing Blue Sky (9-5) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Arashi 12-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division on outer, headway over 3f out, one pace, 6th of 12, 4l behind Astronomical (9-6) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jul.
Grey Command (USA) 12-1 (8-13) Behind, pushed along over 4f out, modest progress on outside final furlong, 7th of 10, 9l behind George Adamson (10-0) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Sphere (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, 6th of 7, 16l behind Nakoma (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Barbarian 33-1 (9-11) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, edged left and lost 2nd final 100 yards, no extra, 3rd of 15, 2 1/4l behind Emerald Glade (8-12) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Bateau Bleu 14-1 (9-9) Held up in touch, headway to dispute 2nd over 3f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on under pressure, just held for 2nd, no impression, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Umverti (10-12) at Pontefract 1m 2f am hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Shanavaz 22-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride in rear, ridden over 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 12, 11l behind King Red (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Lady Norlela 33-1 (9-3) Held up in rear but in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 17l behind Lava Lamp (8-7) at Catterick 2m sell stks (6) gf.
The Mighty Mod (USA) 12-1 (8-6) Chased winner until pushed along and lost place well over 3f out, raced alone farside from over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 11l behind Allannah Abu (9-2) at Catterick 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
