held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
last to break, took keen hold in last, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out
mid-division, took keen hold, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on, held by winner towards finish
took keen hold, prominent, led over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no headway
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
slow to break, held up, well beaten over 2f out
soon led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Sergeant Pink won last year's renewal under Emma Sayer but is 6lb higher today and the latter sticks with recent Hamilton runner-up Card High. Surround Sound went close at Catterick last time under Rachel Richardson but soft going is a worry for him and MARENGO will handle the underfoot conditions better. He is upped 3lb for winning at Chepstow last time but should make another bold bid and is also preferred to Indian Giver. Moon Over Rio won at Ripon in June and has a shout with the talented Megan Nicholls taking over the reins.
Marengo 9-2 (9-12) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced 5f out, rallied into 2nd 2f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Distant High (8-12) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Surround Sound 3-1fav (9-12) Slowly away in rear, headway over 1f out, switched right entering final furlong, ridden to lead near finish, headed post, 2nd of 9, shd behind Pertuis (9-11) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Snowed In (IRE) 17-2 (11-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 2nd until 5th, soon weakened, tailed off, 9th of 10, dist behind Ardesia (10-0) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Card High (IRE) 4-1fav (9-4) Held up, headway on outer from over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Latin Rebel (8-11) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Moon Over Rio (IRE) 7-2fav (11-7) Led, headed over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Dhaular Dhar (11-7) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
New Colours 4-1fav (9-3) Chased leader, outpaced over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 15 1/2l behind Triple Eight (9-2) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Indian Giver 10-1 (9-10) Held up behind, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Operateur (IRE) 8-1 (10-5) Took keen hold in last pair, some progress on outer 3f out, soon ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 12 1/2l behind Paris Snow (11-6) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Sergeant Pink (IRE) 5-1 (10-5) In rear, jumped slowly and pushed along 4th, ridden before 7th, lost touch after next, well behind when refused 2 out, at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Crouching Harry (IRE) 9-2 (11-11) Behind, headway before 4 out, ridden to chase winner from last until run-in, no impression, 4th of 8, 31l behind Pembroke House (11-3) at Towcester 2m hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Candelita 10-1 (11-12) Held up mid-division, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 9th of 10, 30 1/4l behind Cruise In Style (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in May.
Evergreen Forest (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 6l behind Wild Desert (8-9) at Bath 1m 5f hcp (6) fm in Jul.
