midfield, ridden halfway, kept on, never pace to challenge
midfield, ridden halfway, stayed on from over 1f out, every chance well inside final furlong led post
chased clear leading pair, ridden over 1f out, kept on and every chance well inside final furlong, just held close home
slowly into stride, always outpaced in rear
restless in stalls, led and clear with one other, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong
in rear, switched left and headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, good headway and led well inside final furlong, headed post
pressed leader and clear of field, pushed along and led over 1f out, headed and weakened well inside final furlong
dwelt start, never better than midfield, ridden 2f out, no impression and held when switched left well inside final furlong
always towards rear
John Kirkup finished in front of Indian Sounds when beaten only a neck at Carlisle while May Blossom won over track and trip last season but looks high enough in the weights. Cotai West scored at Newmarket after finishing behind Sherdil here last month but the latter’s stablemate NIBRAS AGAIN found one too good over course and distance on his latest start and may well end a long losing run today. Golden Duke has proven best over 6f so far.
Indian Sounds (IRE) 4-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along well over 1f out, ran on, no extra closing stages, 5th of 9, 1/2l behind Ginger Jam (9-8) at Carlisle 5f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
May Blossom 9-1 (9-11) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on, never on terms, 5th of 8, 5l behind Monsieur Kodi (9-8) at Carlisle 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
John Kirkup 8-1 (10-2) Midfield, pushed along 2f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Vince Lombardi (9-12) at Carlisle 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Golden Duke (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Dwelt, mid-division, pushed along and chased front pair over 1f out, stayed on, no impression, 3rd of 8, 3 3/4l behind Monsieur Kodi (9-8) at Carlisle 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Cotai West (IRE) 3-1 (9-6) Prominent, driven along 2f out, kept on without troubling winner, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Burj Malinka (9-3) at Hamilton 5f hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Sherdil (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Restrained in mid-division, raced wide, pushed along over 2f out, weakened, 9th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Soul Seeker (9-12) at Pontefract 5f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Triple Jaye 11-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 10 3/4l behind Fine Wine (9-5) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Nibras Again 11-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, not clear run over 1f out, ridden and switched left 1f out, kept on but held towards finish, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind High Security (9-3) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Idoapologise 6-1 (10-0) Awkward start, held up in rear, driven over 2f out, no impression, 11th of 12, 12 1/2l behind Earn Your Stripes (8-13) at Ayr 6f hcp (6) gd in Jul.