led, ridden over 1f out, edged left and headed inside final furlong, kept on
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, effort between horses to lead inside final furlong, ran on
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden over 1f out, no impression
tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms
in rear, ridden and headway inside final furlong, nearest finish
A couple of these won’t need to improve much to figure on their handicap debuts. Gone improved when dropped down to today’s trip at Chelmsford but COTAI PEARL finished runner-up to a horse rated 84 at Beverley on her first start since May and Bryan Smart’s filly will appreciate this extra furlong. Machito is more exposed having failed to build on an earlier second at Catterick while Monte Forte faced a tougher task at York last time and is preferred to Al Hitmi.
Machito (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Zaman Jemil (9-3) at Newcastle 6f (4) pol in Aug.
Cotai Pearl (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden and switched right inside last, went 2nd 110 yards out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Beautiful Aisling (9-2) at Beverley 5f fll stks (5) gf in Aug.
Monte Forte 50-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 18, 11 3/4l behind Streets Of Gold (9-6) at York 6f (2) gd in Aug.
Teatime Tipple 20-1 (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along and outpaced well over 2f out, tailed off, last of 9, 36 1/4l behind Lily In The Jungle (8-13) at Ripon 6f (5) gd in Aug.
Al Hitmi 16-1 (8-10) In touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Zaman Jemil (9-3) at Newcastle 6f (4) pol in Aug.
Gone (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Mid-field, soon under pressure and switched right, driven out and stayed on final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Expeditious (9-2) at Chelmsford City 6f fll stks (5) pol in Aug.
Star Of Midnight (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Dwelt, rear mid-division, never a factor, 6th of 9, 12 3/4l behind Lily In The Jungle (8-13) at Ripon 6f (5) gd in Aug.
Villemacho (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Always in rear, 9th of 11, 10l behind Delirious Dream (9-7) at Catterick 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Aug.