BETONY showed improvement from his debut and is taken to break his maiden tag at the expense of Primaeval and Burma Rock. The selection caught the eye at Yarmouth when finishing second to Laafet. He looks the most progressive horse in the race and if he can handle the soft ground conditions he will take all the beating. Primaeaval ran well on his debut at Doncaster finishing second to Dukes Art. He ought to improve for the experience and with Jamie Spencer booked to ride he should be added to the short list. Burma Rock has more experience than most with five runs under his belt. This does look like one of his easiest opportunities for some time so any market moves should be noted. Betony looks progressive and ought to be good enough to land this contest.
Bluebird Chariot 20-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out, 5th of 7, 9l behind Dynamo Dave (9-0) at Folkestone 6f sell stks (6) gf in Jul.
Karashar (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 5f out, led well over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 9l behind Nemo Spirit (9-3) at Chepstow 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) sft in May '08.
Turbo Shandy 25-1 (9-8) Dwelt, towards rear, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 10l behind High Achieved (8-12) at Salisbury 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Brother Cha (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Keen, held up in rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, kept on, never nearer, 7th of 14, 6l behind Infiraad (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Apr.
Burma Rock (IRE) 5-2 (9-1) Took keen hold, held up in close touch, ridden to challenge and went left 2f out, edged left and weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 5l behind Credit Swap (9-2) at Newbury 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Primaeval 10-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, raced centre, held up, headway 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed final 100 yards, 2nd of 8, nk behind Dukes Art (9-3) at Doncaster 7f 3yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Betony (USA) 12-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd last strides, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Laafet (9-10) at Yarmouth 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in Jul.
Champion Girl (IRE) 12-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 6l behind Secret Hero (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Croeso Ynol 25-1 (8-12) Bumped slightly start, slowly into stride, in rear, ridden 3f out, no chance final 2f, last of 9, 25l behind Sams Lass (8-9) at Ffos Las 6f fll mdn stks (5) gd in Jul.
Lady Meg (IRE) 150-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 23l behind Calaloo (9-3) at Bath 1m 2yo mdn (5) gs in Oct.
