chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, led 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
held up, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous
with leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up mid-division, headway to lead over 2f out, headed well inside final furlong
held up towards rear and keen, headway on outer over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
led, headed 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Devotion to Duty, Alcalde and Mr Freddy look the principals in a competitive handicap, with DEVOTION TO DUTY taken to follow up on ground he clearly relishes. Mr Freddy has been running consistently and is already a winner this season but was found wanting off a higher mark last time when made favourite. He receives weight from the principals here however and can give a good account on a surface he handles. Alcalde won on both his starts as a juvenile and his belated seasonal debut is a slight concern. He had to struggle at odds on to confirm favouritism after a decisive debut win and he is best watched on his return. Having thought good enough to contest the Dee Stakes where he was disappointing, Devotion to Duty made no mistake in handicap company next time, battling well on an easy surface. He is unexposed and can progress further. Devotion to Duty has a fitness edge on Alcalde and can make that tell in this testing ground.
Times Up 5-2 (8-13) Led, headed over 5f out, led again 2f out, ridden clear, won at Pontefract 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gs in Jul beating Gibb River (8-13) by 7l, 6 ran.
Devotion To Duty (IRE) 7-2 (8-13) Led after 2f, made rest, held on gamely final furlong, won at Haydock 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gs in May beating Sanctuary (8-13) by nk, 10 ran.
Red Cadeaux 8-11fav (9-8) Led early, tracked leader, carried slightly right over 4f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 11, 2l behind The Last Alzao (8-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jul.
Lively Fling (USA) 7-2fav (9-9) Mid-division, headway and led 9f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, kept on until weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 8l behind Penang Princess (8-9) at Sandown 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Alcalde 8-13fav (8-13) Ran green, made all, ridden 3f out, joined and hung left from over 2f out, driven out, won at Leicester 1m 2f 2yo stk (3) sft in Oct beating Heliodor (9-1) by 1/2l, 4 ran.
Advisor (FR) 5-1 (9-6) Held up mid-division, ridden and effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Dome Rocket (9-5) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul.
Golden Rock (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead briefly 1f out, no extra, 2nd of 16, 1l behind Plymouth Rock (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Worth A King's 3-1 (8-8) Chased leaders 8f, soon weakened, last of 7, well behind Zaaqya (9-3) at Newbury 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Captain Imperial (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Led, headed over 3f out, quickly weakened over 2f out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Harry The Hawk (9-9) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jul, 11 ran.
Mr Freddy (IRE) 3-1fav (8-4) Tracked leaders, headway to challenge over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Distant Memories (9-2) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Jul.
