tracked leaders, shaken up 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace
steadied in last, pushed along over 3f out, kept on one pace, some late progress
held up in behind leaders, headway well over 3f out, ridden well over 2f out, pressed winner 1f out, kept on, no impression
towards rear, in touch, ridden 4f out, steadily weakened
led, ridden and weakened well over 2f out
tracked leader, smooth headway over 3f out, led on bridle well over 2f out, ridden out final furlong, readily
Master Grey just failed to catch Roar in an amateurs’ race over a longer trip here last week and competes off the same mark. Blue Medici is saddled with a welter burden but Elisha Whittington’s claim will help and he is eased in grade. ON THE RIGHT TRACK bolted up at Chepstow and a 5lb rise looks fair even though he is giving plenty of weight to the three-year-olds. Despite first-time blinkers, Spy Legend hung under pressure at Lingfield 11 days ago and Hesperis has been beaten twice off this mark since scoring at Yarmouth in June.
Port Or Starboard (IRE) (9-3) 10th of 13, 15 1/4l behind Mabawi (8-12) at Pornichet 1m 2f mdn stks pol in Aug.
Master Grey (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, progress on outside to dispute second 2f out, clear second inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 9, nk behind Roar (10-6) at Ffos Las 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Flammarion (GER) 3-1fav (9-4) Held up towards rear, in rear halfway, ridden and in touch over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 7, 13 3/4l behind Tricorn (9-7) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in May.
Searching (IRE) 5-2 (11-8) Mid-division, lost place after 3rd, plugged on from 2 out, no impression, 5th of 8, 13l behind Lovato (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f (4) gd in Sep.
Spy Legend 3-1 (9-2) Bit keen tracking leaders every chance 2f out, hung left inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Countessa (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Jul.
Hesperis 6-4fav (9-5) Tracked leader, led over 8f out, edged right over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 4l behind Beowulf (9-3) at Ffos Las 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Derek Le Grand 40-1 (10-9) Mid-division, jumped right at times, well beaten after 4 out, 8th of 14, 37 1/4l behind No Worries (10-0) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Blue Medici 9-2 (9-7) Held up, headway on outer over 4f out, closed into 3rd briefly well over 2f out, lost place well over 1f out, held entering final 1f, plugged on into 4th close home, 4th of 6, 5 3/4l behind Blistering Barney (9-4) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Thematic (USA) 33-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, going well 4f out, pushed along 3f out, no extra from 2f out, 10th of 16, 21 1/2l behind Nawar (9-13) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
On The Right Track 5-2 (9-10) Chased leader, led 3f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on, comfortably, won at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jul beating Miss Matterhorn (9-6) by 6 1/2l, 7 ran.
