steadied start, keen hold, headway 4 out, led soon after, challenged throughout final furlong, kept on gamely
prominent, ridden over 2f out, edged left under pressure, one pace final furlong
led, soon clear, headed over 3f out, weakened quickly
held up, headway to track leaders 5f out, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
steadied start, held up, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
tracked leaders, lost place over 4f out
always in rear
always in rear
tracked leaders, ridden, every chance throughout final furlong, no extra close home
Laish Ya Hajar looks the one to be with this in this handicap; Ornella D'hermes and The Iron Giant are feared the most. The selection is one of the few runners in the field who arrives here in good form. He should handle this track, he goes on the ground and he is versatile with regards to the trip so there is plenty to recommend him. Ornella D'hermes wasn't beaten far at Warwick last time but the worry with her is that she quite often pulls too hard in her races and she will need to settle better to take this today. The form of her latest run has also take a few knocks which does temper confidence. The Iron Giant looks to have place prospects and he wasn't disgraced last time out; however he hasn't won in 19 attempts so he has his obvious limitations. The booking of Seb Sanders catches the eye for Spent, but a better bet looks to be Laish Ya Hajar who looks the one to be on.
Laish Ya Hajar (IRE) 11-2 (10-8) Chased winner 2f out, led 6f out to over 3f out, not quicken final furlong, 2nd of 11, 2l behind El Dececy (11-3) at Warwick 1m amt hcp 0-80 (5) gf in Jun.
General Knowledge (USA) 14-1 (8-13) Led until headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly, well behind when eased final furlong, last of 10, 20l behind Daniel Thomas (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in May.
Spent 50-1 (9-0) Behind, headway over 2f out, soon driven, no impression, 7th of 15, 8l behind Closertobelieving (9-7) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun.
The Iron Giant (IRE) 22-1 (8-2) Held up, ridden 2f out, kept on, not troubled leading trio, 4th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Wahoo Sam (8-8) at Bath 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Threestoneburn (USA) 16-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 9l behind Sea Admiral (9-4) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) frm.
Drombeg Pride (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Tracked winner to over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 15l behind Foreign King (9-4) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
Halsion Challenge 25-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 9l behind Suzi's Decision (8-1) at Leicester 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) gf in Sept.
Pretty Officer (USA) 10-1 (8-3) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 5th of 15, 5l behind Jemiliah (8-9) at Salisbury 1m 3yo app hcp (6) gf in Jun.
