led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish
awkward start, chased leaders, driven over 2f out, one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, pushed along over 4f out, effort on outside 2f out, edged left and led inside final furlong, stayed on well
held up, pushed along 4f out, lost place 3f out, well beaten final 2f
There looks more to come from the progressive MON FRERE, despite carrying a penalty. He scored over track and trip before last week’s success at Lingfield and the hat-trick beckons for Sir Mark Prescott’s charge. Samba Saravah left previous form behind to score over a shorter trip at Newcastle on his handicap debut and has been gelded since while Wolverhampton winner Wanaasah found only one too good under a penalty last time and carries 6lb extra once again. Manton Warrior is preferred to Strindberg of the remainder.
Wanaasah 7-4fav (9-12) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner after, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Sir Prize (10-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Mon Frere (IRE) 6-4 (9-9) Mid-division, switched outside and headway 3f out, soon led and joined, driven over 1f out, ridden inside final 100 yards, stayed on well, won at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Ban Shoof (10-0) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Samba Saravah (USA) 16-1 (8-10) Awkwardly away, held up in rear, driven over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, drew clear final 120 yards, won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jun beating Frankadore (9-2) by 3 3/4l, 6 ran.
Manton Warrior (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, effort to chase easy winner inside final furlong, no threat, 2nd of 4, 4l behind Road To Paris (8-3) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Strindberg 7-2 (9-7) Raced keenly, tracked leading pair and stuck out wide, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 5, 14l behind Mister Chiang (9-10) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jul.