in touch, pushed along and outpaced halfway, staying on when not much room inside final furlong
tracked leader, led after 2f, clear over 1f out, pushed out final furlong
chased leaders, outpaced halfway, driven 2f out, stayed on towards finish
started slowly, behind, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, one pace until weakened final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
Atlantic Light may do better now that he is handicapped but is bred to want further so Mark Johnston's colt may be best watched and a better bet looks to be Tee Off, with Retaliate rated the best of the rest. The selection showed her liking for a testing surface when narrowly beaten at Warwick last time and, off a 2lb lower mark today, the Barry Hills-trained filly has an obvious chance. Catlivius is far from certain to go on the ground, while Cherri Fosfate has given little cause for optimism in two starts since winning his maiden at Kempton in May. Baltimore Jack has plenty of weight for what he has achieved and of more interest may be Mick Quinn's consistent Retaliate, who can again be expected to be thereabouts. Tee Off has solid claims on ground that clearly suits though and she is preferred.
Baltimore Jack (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) In touch far side, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 8th of 24, 6l behind Danum Dancer (8-3) at Redcar 6f 2yo lst stk (1) gd in Sept.
Atlantic Light 22-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Undertone (8-12) at Yarmouth 6f 2yo mdn (5) gs.
Retaliate 25-1 (8-5) Chased leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Cheap Street (9-2) at Newmarket 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (4) gs.
Tee Off (IRE) 10-3 (9-0) In touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 13, hd behind Gentle Guru (9-0) at Warwick 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) sft.
Cherri Fosfate 50-1 (8-7) Mid-division, effort and some progress 5f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 8th of 10, 14l behind Golden Balls (9-7) at Bath 1m nov med aut stk (4) gd.
Catlivius (IRE) 7-2fav (8-6) Led over 3f, hung right and weakened final furlong, 5th of 13, 4l behind Our Ruby (8-8) at Leicester 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Aug.