unseated rider start
raced stand side, always behind
raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden to lead overall 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, headed last 100 yards
mid-division stand side, no impression
raced stand side, chased leaders, kept on final furlong
raced stand side, prominent, ridden halfway, one pace final furlong
chased leaders far side, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression
led stand side, headed halfway, soon weakened
chased leaders far side, ridden well over 1f out, led last 100 yards, kept on
chased leaders stand side, kept on final furlong
raced stand side, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong
towards rear stand side group, never dangerous
chased leaders far side group, switched to race stand side group halfway, weakened over 1f out
led far side group until switched to stand side group halfway, one pace final furlong
Strawberry Patch, Chairman Bobby and Compton Classic are the three for the shortlist and we shall stick with Strawberry Patch. Linda Perratt's stable stalwart continues to knock on the door without quite being good enough and while the price is not likely to inspire, he has more positives than most in what is a difficult race. Chairman Bobby is not the quite the force he once was. He did little wrong when beaten over six furlongs the other day and is more than capable over today's trip. Oeuf A La Neige won a very poor race at Ayr. He is still well treated on old form although consistency is barely his strong suit. Estoille has an interesting booking in Paul Hanagan and is watched in the market. She's Our Beauty would not want any overnight rain. Bahamian Bay won from a favourable draw at Beverley and cannot be written off. A tough race and Strawberry Patch is given another chance to find the winning thread.
Alugat (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 7l behind Trinculo (9-7) at Catterick 5f clm (6) sft in Aug.
Chairman Bobby 20-1 (8-8) With leader, led briefly over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure final furlong, 2nd of 17, 2l behind Tadlil (9-3) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.
Strawberry Patch (IRE) 13-2 (8-1) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon switched right, headway, strong run inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 6, shd behind Smiddy Hill (8-12) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Aug.
Oeuf A La Neige 8-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway to lead entering final furlong, kept on, won at Ayr 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug beating High Voltage (9-10) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Bahamian Bay 11-2 (8-6) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied to regain lead close home, won at Beverley 5f fll hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Diamond Katie (8-6) by a hd, 15 ran.
Compton Classic 7-1 (8-0) Behind, ridden halfway, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 8l behind Catch The Cat (8-12) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.
She's Our Beauty (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, every chance over 1f out until weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Rosie's Result (8-6) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Aug.
Whinhill House 25-1 (8-10) Chased leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened, 16th of 17, 11l behind Tadlil (9-3) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.