led early, prominent, lost place over 5f out, behind final 3f
led over 10f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, led well over 2f out, soon clear, pushed out inside final furlong
slowly into stride, always behind
held up towards rear, ridden, effort and switched right over 2f out, no real impression
chased leaders, not much room when lost place 9f out, ridden over 5f out, headway over 3f out, soon hung left, kept on same pace from over 1f out
mid-division, lost place when not much room over 4f out, headway and edged left over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up in rear, struggling 4f out, never dangerous
prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, led over 3f out, headed well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway 8f out, lost place over 5f out, well beaten over 2f out, tailed off
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased winner well over 1f out, no impression, kept on same pace
soon led, headed over 10f out, prominent until weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, not clear run and switched right over 3f out, no real headway, well beaten over 1f out
Nonrunner
CAPTAIN COOL can again come good in what may well develop into a test of stamina, while Mediterranean Sea, Oriental Girl and Le Corvee are also short-listed. The last-named has won two of his last three, a Lingfield handicap and, from 3lbs higher, a similar contest at Brighton last time. The latter was an apprentices' race and so he comes here unpenalised and with strong claims. Mediterranean Sea has a pedigree that suggests that today's ground may suit, although she has so far proved far from convincing over this distance, so we will oppose. Oriental Girl acts with cut but has failed to get home twice over 10f recently, so she has to be a doubtful stayer tonight, and preference is for Captain Cool. Richard Hannon's charge has a 1m 6f win to his name and will want to make this into a real test of stamina. He is unproven on ground softer than good on turf, though being by Captain Rio he may well act on it, and we will side with him.
Gearbox (IRE) 25-1 (9-12) Tracked leading pair, ridden over 2f out, no impression when pushed right and bumped over 1f out, 5th of 10, 7l behind Mecox Bay (8-13) at Folkestone 1m 2f mdn auc stks (5) gf in Jun.
Dove Cottage (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, tailed off final 3f, last of 10, well behind Oriental Cavalier (9-11) at Chester 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Clare Glen (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Towards rear for most, never a factor, 18th of 24, 16l behind Siege Of Ennis (9-9) at Curragh 1m 4f hcp 50-75 gd.
Attainable 33-1 (8-12) Started very slowly, always well in rear, eased when no chance final 2f, well behind when jumped loose patch of ground entering final furlong, last of 11, 27l behind Ghufa (9-10) at Newbury 1m 3f app hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Harare 33-1 (9-2) Always in rear, 8th of 10, 13l behind Oriental Cavalier (9-11) at Chester 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Erdeli (IRE) 11-1 (9-4) In touch when bumped 9f out, mid-division, weakened 3f out, 11th of 12, 18l behind Make Amends (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Sirdave 14-1 (9-7) Always behind, last of 9, 29l behind Vertueux (8-12) at Chepstow 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Oriental Girl 25-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, weakened 3f out, 11th of 13, 21l behind Dolcetto (10-0) at Windsor 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Aughcarra (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, 3rd 4f out, weakened quickly entering straight, eased from 2f out, last of 14, well behind Inis Ceithleann (8-10) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp 47-65 pol in Sep.
Search For The Key (USA) 9-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 12, 7l behind Crunched (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo stk 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Garafena 22-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Vertueux (8-12) at Chepstow 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Kuantan Two (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Broke well, outpaced and settled in mid-division, kept on from over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 10, 6l behind Viewing (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Jun.
Le Corvee (IRE) 7-2 (8-9) Prominent, tracked leader over 5f out, brought field to stands rail over 3f out, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Brighton 1m 4f app hcp (6) gd beating Foxtrot Bravo (8-3) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Duneen Dream (USA) 20-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 7l behind Corrib (8-2) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
Captain Cool (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Mid-division on inside, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, eased soon after, tailed off, 11th of 12, 45l behind Captain John Nixon (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jun.
Mediterranean Sea (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Raced wide intouch, lost place 5f out, 10th of 12, well behind Uncle Keef (9-4) at Yarmouth 2m hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jun.
Little Sark (IRE) 9-2 (8-8) Led at good pace, stayed alone on far rail over 3f out, came back to join main group and still in narrow lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon wandered and weakened under pressure, 5th of 6, 5l behind Le Corvee (8-9) at Brighton 1m 4f app hcp (6) gd.
