in rear, ridden over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, never dangerous
towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, never dangerous
went left start, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, not clear run 2f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
half reared and went left start, hampered over 1f out, always behind
hampered start, in rear, headway over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, kept on
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
bumped start, prominent, weakened well over 1f out
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway and edged right well over 1f out, switched left entering final furlong, ran on
mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, edged left and went 2nd inside final furlong, led near finish, headed last stride
prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, switched left to outside over 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong to lead last stride
led, clear inside final furlong, caught near finish
chased leaders, ran to dispute 2nd inside final furlong, no impression towards finish
mid-division, headway over 1f out, no impression
Nonrunner
The consistent Hamish McGonagall is one for any placepot however he may be vulnerable once again to a stronger finisher and it is ROKER PARK who is fancied to bounce back to winning ways. Kevin Ryan's runner certainly doesn't have the best of draws today however he is adaptable in regards to tactics and he certainly sees out this trip well. His run behind Knot In Wood at York wasn't a disaster and on his mid-season beatings of Barney McGrew he looks to hold an upper hand on some of his rivals who finished behind that horse at York. One of those was Hamish McGonagall, whilst another was Peak District; both horses have plenty of pace and the hill may find them out here. The same applies to Masta Plasta who normally blasts out in front, so horses who come from just off the gallop such as Group Therapy or City Dancer may have the race run to suit. Fullandby tries the blinkers but the feeling is that he needs a very soft surface to be at his best, so a bigger threat may come from Spin Cycle who drops in class and Noble Storm who chases the hat-trick. Sohraab has had a busy period which his trainer has voiced concerns over, whilst Exceptional Art has been well-held on a quickish surface before and really needs softer ground. A chance for Roker Park to get back to winning ways.
Commander Wish 8-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, ridden halfway, never troubled leaders, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind King Of Swords (8-12) at Pontefract 5f hcap (5) gf.
Fullandby (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Raced stand side, held up, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous, 12th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Pavershooz (8-9) at Ayr 5f hcap (2) gd in Jul.
Group Therapy 9-1 (9-10) Keen early, tracked leader, driven to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Ascot 5f hcp 105 (2) gd beating Buachaill Dona (9-13) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Hamish McGonagall 6-1fav (9-4) Prominent, ridden halfway, edged right and led inside final furlong, headed last strides, 2nd of 17, nk behind Barney McGrew (9-5) at York 5f hcp 0-110 (2) gf.
Invincible Lad (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Held up, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders, 6th of 11, 4l behind Bertoliver (9-6) at Chester 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Ishetoo 8-1 (9-7) Raced stands side, slowly into stride, behind, headway halfway, never on terms, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Johannes (9-0) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Masta Plasta (IRE) 5-2 (9-0) Chased leader, challenged 2f out, soon led, headed and hampered just inside final furlong, weakened, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Biniou (8-11) at Nottingham 5f cond Stakes (3) gs.
Peak District (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Led after 1f, headed halfway, weakened final furlong, 9th of 17, 3 1/2l behind Barney McGrew (9-5) at York 5f hcp 0-110 (2) gf.
Roker Park (IRE) 11-2fav (9-1) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, no impression when eased inside final furlong, 10th of 19, 6l behind Knot In Wood (9-4) at York 6f hcp 105 (2) gd in Jul.
Sohraab 7-2 (9-0) Led 1f, tracked leaders after, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Doncaster Rover (8-10) at Chester 6f Listed stks (1) gd.
Toms Laughter 4-1fav (9-2) Prominent far side, ridden over 2f, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 3l behind Judd Street (9-4) at Haydock 5f hcap (2) gf in Sep.
Exceptional Art 11-2 (9-3) Held up behind, pushed along well over 2f out, no progress and never dangerous final 2f, 6th of 8, 16l behind Cloudy Start (9-3) at Kempton 1m cnd stks (3yo) (3) pol in Jun.
Noble Storm (USA) 9-2fav (9-6) In touch, ridden over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, held on near finish, won at York 5f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gf beating Rain Delayed (9-7) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Spin Cycle (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, unable to reach leaders, 7th of 17, 6l behind Kingsgate Native (9-0) at Goodwood 5f Grp 3 (1) gd in Jul.
City Dancer (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway on inside 2f out, switched left to track leaders approaching final furlong, weakened towards finish, 8th of 12, 7l behind Mullein (9-0) at Pontefract 6f fll lst stks (1) gf.
Hoh Hoh Hoh 11-2 (9-0) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 8, 3l behind Doncaster Rover (8-10) at Chester 6f Listed stks (1) gd.
