in rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms
held up, headway and switched left over 1f out, soon every chance, stayed on
tracked leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
keen close up, headway when short of room over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
keen tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace
in rear, ridden 2f out, late headway final furlong
keen in touch, ridden over 1f out, short of room approaching final furlong, weakened final furlong
raced wide, held up, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, never nearer
BATCHELOR BOY loves it here and has slipped to a very generous mark. He was beaten by Pop Dancer over track and trip last autumn but is 9lb better off and Tony Carroll’s six-year-old has an absence to overcome. The latter’s yard also run June’s Wolverhampton winner Cinque Verde and she is one of four three-year-olds. Swift Asset and Crow's Nest have both won this season and Song Of Success has been steadily improving, though was a beaten favourite on Turf at Lingfield last time. The Defiant looks the pick of the remainder.
Crow's Nest (IRE) 9-2 (9-11) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, keeping on one pace when short of room towards finish, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Just A Spark (9-3) at Newmarket 6f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Swift Asset (IRE) 2-1fav (9-8) Prominent on inner, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on strongly final 110yds, won at Bath 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Clipsham La Habana (9-10) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Pop Dancer (IRE) 28-1 (9-5) Chased leader out wide, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 7, 2l behind Lihou (9-8) at Lingfield 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Faustus 18-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Stone Circle (8-11) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
The Defiant 8-1 (8-12) Prominent, went second early, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, ridden 1f out, weakened and dropped to fourth near finish, 5th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Democracy Dilemma (9-5) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Bezzas Lad (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Count D'Orsay (8-13) at Chester 5f hcp (4) sft in Jul.
Song Of Success 11-8fav (9-9) Wore hood to post, held up in rear, headway out wide chasing leaders under pressure over 1f out, keeping on in 3rd but looked held when ran out of room towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Eeh Bah Gum (10-0) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Cinque Verde 11-2 (9-9) Edged right start, raced wide, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 11 3/4l behind Primo's Comet (9-1) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Batchelor Boy (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Bumped start, in touch, pushed along over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Bondi Bay (9-12) at Nottingham 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul.