soon off the pace in rear, headway out wide 2f out, chased leaders and hung left under pressure from over 1f out, led final 150 yards, furlong, ran on
chased leaders on inside, ridden and weakened over 2f out, tailed off
held up in last trio, headway 2f out, went between horses when distracted by rival riders whip over 1f out, led and went right 1f out, headed and not pace of winner final 150 yards, kept on
held up off the pace in last trio, headway out wide 3f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders in 5th, ridden and weakened 2f out, moving poorly and eased over 1f out
quickly away, led over 2f out, chased leader, led again 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon hung left and hampered, weakened quickly
tracked leaders out wide, ridden to lead over 1f out until 1f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong
outpaced
This is tougher than the seller Red Alert won over 6f here a fortnight ago while Big Bard has won over the same trip here in the past but has a bit to prove over this far. Sapphire's Moon landed a lowly classified event here last month but Canagat has yet to win on Turf. RILEY’S POSITANO posted his best effort to date at Lingfield last time and, with possibly more to come on his handicap debut, he gets a speculative vote.
Red Alert 9-4 (9-6) Well away, prominent early, steadied in rear after 1 furlong, pushed along and headway on rail over 2f out, led under 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, readily, won at Brighton 6f hcp (6) gf in Aug beating Minhaaj (9-6) by 2l, 5 ran.
Holdenhurst 18-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, gradually faded, 7th of 9, 10 1/2l behind Iconic Knight (10-0) at Chepstow 7f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Big Bard 8-1 (9-11) Raced wide, keen held up, ridden over 1f out, ran on towards finish, 5th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Ramdon Rocks (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Canagat 9-2 (9-0) Raced wide tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Sly Madam (9-10) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Me Next 22-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, never in contention, 6th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Dora Penny (9-13) at Ffos Las 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Riley's Positano (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 3l behind Winforglory (9-11) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Jul.
Sapphire's Moon 10-1 (9-0) Prominent, hung left 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 6, 4 1/4l behind Hiromichi (10-2) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Ower Starlight 12-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, in rear, some late headway, never dangerous, 8th of 15, 6 1/4l behind On Edge (9-9) at Chepstow 6f stks (6) gd in Aug.
Vice Royal 150-1 (9-9) Always towards rear, last of 11, 19 1/4l behind Rainbow Sign (9-9) at Lingfield 7f stks (6) pol in Aug.