soon led, ridden and joined 2f out, headed 1f out, ran on
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra
always in rear
held up, ridden and joined leaders 2f out, led 1f out, ran on well
chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
NonRunner
A winner at Bath earlier, Chairman failed to cope with a 7lb rise last time and another chance goes to POST IMPRESSIONIST. The latter was progressing well before upped in trip and finding plenty of trouble in a heritage handicap at Ascot in June and will be more at home in this grade. Highland Premiere has a shout on last week’s second at York while Sheer Rocks is back up in distance after returning a losing favourite at Bath and is preferred to Typical Woman.
Chairman (FR) 10-3jfav (9-0) Raced wide first 3f, raced keenly in mid-division, headway tracking leaders 7f out, pushed along and unable to quicken over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, no threat, 6th of 15, 4 1/4l behind Arqoob (9-9) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Post Impressionist (IRE) 4-1jfav (9-2) Pulled hard, soon steadied towards rear, never involved, 15th of 19, 8l behind Secret State (9-6) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
John The Baptist (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Dwelt, in rear, reminders halfway, always struggling, 6th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Evocative Spark (9-1) at Chester 7f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Sheer Rocks 13-8fav (9-6) Tracked winner until inside final 2f, stayed on same pace in 3rd, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 4, 2 3/4l behind Colour Image (9-12) at Bath 1m hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Highland Premiere 8-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, held by winner inside final 150 yards, stayed on, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Asaassi (9-10) at York 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Typical Woman 9-2 (9-11) Held up in rear, headway under 3f out, ridden and closed over 2f out, ran on into 2nd inside final furlong, no match for winner closing stages, 2nd of 11, 4 3/4l behind Dal Mallart (9-9) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jul.