dwelt, in rear nearside, pushed along over 2f out, ran on but not pace to challenge
in rear in centre, effort and headway over 2f out, pushed along and led narrowly over 1f out, ridden inside last and stayed on well
prominent nearside, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace
towards rear nearside, pushed along and not clear run well over 1f out, ridden and held 1f out, stayed on
mid-division nearside, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and pressed leaders over 1f out, every chance inside last, always held
mid-division in centre, pushed along well over 2f out, weakened 1f out and eased
in rear nearside, ridden 2f out, soon beaten
mid-division nearside, effort and headway 2f out, soon pushed along and chased leaders 1f out, faded inside last
led in centre, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
NonRunner
Harlem Nights has been a bit disappointing since a promising debut at Nottingham but has only one below him in the weights. Impulsive Reaction, on the other hand, has yet to run a bad race though was behind X J Rascal over 7f here last month. Monty Man has improved since stepped up in trip and Shahbaz hasn’t done a lot wrong so far. Grand Central is also making his handicap debut, along with Maximilian Caesar, but STARNBERG hasn’t had much luck so far and may be a bit better than his bare form suggests. His second at Sandown in July has worked out well with the winner scoring in Listed company next time.
Shahbaz (IRE) 6-4fav (9-7) Midfield, ridden over 2f out, switched right and some headway over 1f out, kept on, never pace to challenge, 5th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Zu Run (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Aug.
X J Rascal (IRE) 13-8fav (9-9) Rear mid-division, shaken up and headway 2f out, ridden under 1f out, stayed on well, just denied, 2nd of 11, hd behind Zabbie (9-1) at Doncaster 7f (4) gf in Aug.
Starnberg (IRE) 9-4 (9-7) Dwelt, headway to track leaders after 1f, chased winner 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Never Just A Dream (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Aug.
Pure Gold 10-1 (9-2) Soon tracking leader, ridden and lost 2nd 2f out, soon hung right, weakened quickly, 9th of 10, 16 1/4l behind Dance In The Grass (9-2) at Sandown 7f lst fll stks (1) gf in Jul.
Maximilian Caesar (IRE) 11-4 (9-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Dubai Mile (9-4) at Windsor 1m stks (5) gf in Aug.
Grand Central 33-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, held from over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Captain Wierzba (9-7) at Ffos Las 7f stks (5) gd in Aug.
Impulsive Reaction (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, ran on, not pace to challenge, 7th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Zabbie (9-1) at Doncaster 7f (4) gf in Aug.
Harlem Nights (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) In touch, pushed along 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Dornoch Castle (9-8) at Ayr 7f stks (4) gd in Jul.
Leap Year Lad (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Not much room start, always towards rear, last of 7, 4 1/2l behind Cariad (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (6) pol in Sep.
Monty Man (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Bumped leaving stalls, restrained in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 4th of 6, 3 3/4l behind Chillhi (9-6) at Newcastle 1m (3) pol in Sep.