held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, kept on towards finish
held up in rear, headway entering final furlong, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
tracked leaders, soon dropped into 6th, ridden over 1f out, one pace and hampered inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened when edged right inside final furlong, soon eased
slowly away, towards rear, no impression
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, attempted to switch right soon after and not much room, staying on on inner when not much room again inside final furlong, kept on well towards finish
close up, ridden inside final furlong, kept on
led early, tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon edged right, kept on
soon led, quickened pace over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression
held up mid-division, headway 1f out, ran on strongly and ridden inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra towards finish
Last year's Northumberland Plate winner Tominator came right back to his best when pipping Communicator on the line at Chester and the grey is still a couple of pounds lower than when a close-up fourth to Old Hundred in this race 12 months ago. The real eye-catcher from that contest is Nanton, however, as Jim Goldie's veteran was only beaten a head by the winner yet is an incredible 15lb better off now and 13lb better off with Tominator. To be fair, he's has only managed one place since from 11 starts but a recent fifth at York suggests he is no back number and he could well reward each-way support. But anyone who witnessed SIR GRAHAM WADE's remarkable victory at Haydock last Saturday won't want to oppose Mark Johnston's three-year-old here, despite the penalty. Hemmed in and behind 2f out, he was hampered again approaching the final furlong but quickened very smartly once a gap appeared and collared Tropical Beat on the line despite Kieran Fallon dropping his whip. There may well be more to come. Number Theory seems best at Haydock while Blue Bajan may not be the force of old but the lightly-raced Caravan Rolls On has won five of his last six starts and shouldn't be underestimated and No Heretic and Hanoverian Baron come here off the back of respective wins at Bath and Epsom.
Number Theory 16-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on to take 3rd place near finish, 3rd of 19, 1 3/4l behind Willing Foe (9-2) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Tominator 7-1 (9-0) Switched left start mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, rider dropped whip soon after, pushed along to lead final strides, won at Chester 1m 5f listed hcp 0-110 (1) gd beating Communicator (8-11) by nk, 13 ran.
Blue Bajan (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Mid-division on inside, headway 3f out, chased leaders when not clear run over 1f out until inside final furlong, ridden and stayed on to take 4th post, not reached leaders, 4th of 13, 5l behind Sir Graham Wade (8-9) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 105 (2) fm.
Martyr 11-2 (9-3) Tracked leader, challenged going well 2f out, upsides and every chance until weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 8l behind Fictional Account (8-12) at Ascot 2m Listed stks (1) gs in Sep '10.
Old Hundred (IRE) 10-1 (10-0) Took keen hold towards rear, short lived effort on inside over 1f out, never involved, 8th of 12, 14l behind Viking Storm (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Jul.
Caravan Rolls On 8-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, soon ridden to challenge, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Newmarket 1m 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Aug beating Qushchi (9-4) by nk, 10 ran.
Western Prize 6-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, losing place when badly hampered well over 1f out, 14th of 16, 17l behind Olympiad (8-10) at York 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Aug.
Sir Graham Wade (IRE) 7-2fav (8-9) Held up behind, headway when not clear run and hampered over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ridden and rider dropped whip final 75 yards, stayed on to lead near finish, won at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 105 (2) fm beating Tropical Beat (9-4) by hd, 13 ran.
No Heretic 4-1fav (11-7) Towards rear, headway on outer from 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden and edged left inside final furtlong, ran on, won at Epsom Downs 1m 4f am hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug beating Kings Troop (10-3) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Hanoverian Baron 10-1 (9-12) Steadied start, held up in rear, slightly hampered over 2f out, switched right inside final 2f, stayed on to lead 1f out, pushed clear, comfortably, won at Bath 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gs beating April Ciel (7-13) by 4l, 9 ran.
Nanton (USA) 25-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, switched left and headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not able to get to leaders, 5th of 19, 2 1/4l behind Kirthill (10-0) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.
O Ma Lad (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Always behind, never a factor, 8th of 9, 13l behind Rumh (9-3) at Goodwood 2m hcp 105 (2) gd.
