held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, just held on
led, headed 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, kept on under pressure
prominent, led 3f out, headed and ridden over 1f out, faded
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, edging left and staying on and just failed
prominent, driven 4f out, weakened 2f out
in touch and keen, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Uig has dropped to a fair mark and has to be respected in a race that should not take a great deal of winning but it is hard to get away from I'M IN THE PINK, who is preferred to Millfields Dreams. Giles Bravery's gelding lost no caste in defeat behind Cape Rock here over seven furlongs earlier in the month and he has every chance if able to reproduce a similar level of form over the longer trip tonight but is far from certain to stay this far so looks best watched. By Command has failed to show anything like the form that he did for John Dunlop in three starts for John Hills this season and of more interest may be Alan King's Latin Scholar, who has run well over hurdles in his last two starts. Paul Webber's Red Birr has slipped to a winning mark and has to be considered but he needs to step up on recent form, while Bespoke Boy has struggled since making a winning debut as a two-year-old and is readily discounted in a race taken to go to I'm In The Pink. The David Evans-trained gelding has shown improved form of late and a reproduction of the form shown when a close second over course and distance earlier this month may well suffice.
Latin Scholar (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced and weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 10, 9l behind Greylami (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 3f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Sep.
By Command 6-1 (9-4) Led 3f, tracked leader afterwards, effort and every chance 2f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 8, 8l behind Plaisterer (8-10) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
Red Birr (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) In touch on inside, lost place over 2f out, soon beaten, 9th of 13, 8l behind Sarah Park (9-2) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
I'm In The Pink (FR) 3-1 (8-11) Raced keenly, tracked leader 2f, prominent, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Full Speed (9-7) at Chester 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Millfields Dreams 11-2 (8-12) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden every chance final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 15, shd behind Cape Rock (9-7) at Chepstow 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Uig 9-1 (8-8) Tracked winner til weakened over 2f out, 5th of 8, 7l behind Laish Ya Hajar (9-4) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Bespoke Boy 33-1 (8-9) In touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 7th of 12, 4l behind The Graig (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
