pressed winner, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and lost place, one pace approaching final furlong, gradually weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders on inside, switched right to chase winner inside final 2f, soon ridden and chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
made all, ridden inside final 2f, stayed on under pressure final furlong
mid-division on inside, ridden and effort to chase leaders inside final 2f, kept on same pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, weakened 1f out
towards rear, driven and outpaced over 2f out, never on terms
chased leaders on outside, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression
slowly into stride, soon outpaced in rear, ridden over 1f out, never able to challenge
This is not as tough as recent races contested by Scarlet Rocks, who is therefore likely to be much more prominent this time, though preference is for LOKI'S REVENGE. William Jarvis's colt steps up a little in class here in search of a hat-trick after wins at both Newmarket and Windsor. Good ground suits and a drop of rain would be even more welcome for this progressive son of Kyllachy. Lexi's Hero looks another danger and has never yet finished out of the frame, finally winning his maiden at Pontefract last time. However a handicap debut from a mark of 90 is asking serious questions. First Class Favour is interesting from a mark of 73 and the competitive Jamesway is well positioned out of stall two, but Loki's Revenge will do for us.
Lexi's Hero (IRE) 6-4fav (9-3) Broke smartly, made all, edged right over 1f out, ridden and soon clear, comfortably, won at Pontefract 5f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Aug beating Podgies Boy (9-3) by 6l, 9 ran.
Jamesway (IRE) 3-1 (9-4) Led after 1f, hard driven and haeded over 1f out, soon weakened, 3rd of 4, 5l behind Fight The Chance (9-1) at Chester 6f 2yo stks (2) gs in Aug.
Foghorn Leghorn 33-1 (9-0) Raced near side, held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon bumped, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 12l behind New Planet (9-0) at York 5f 2yo lst stk (1) gd in Aug.
Loki's Revenge 5-1 (9-7) Raced in rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead closing stages, won at Warwick 5f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug beating Perfect Pastime (9-5) by hd, 9 ran.
Style And Panache (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Led stands side trio, ridden and headed when edged right over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 11th of 14, 15l behind Eucharist (9-0) at Goodwood 6f 2yo hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Meandmyshadow 11-1 (9-4) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 6l behind Azzurra Du Caprio (9-4) at Hamilton 6f 2yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.
First Class Favour (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 6l behind Krypton Factor (9-6) at Beverley 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Snow Bear (IRE) 11-2 (8-11) Slowly away, outpaced, 5th of 6, 10l behind Belle Bayardo (9-7) at Bath 5f 2yo nov stk (4) fm in Jul.
Scarlet Rocks (IRE) (8-7) 9th of 11, 12l behind Chinese Wall (8-7) at Deauville(FR) 5f 2yo lst stk (1) sft in Aug.