raced stands side, in touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
raced stands side, chased leaders, stayed on to take 2nd in that group towards finish, no chance with leading on far side
raced stands side, with leader, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led stands side group of 9 to over 1f out, weakened towards finish
raced stands side, slowly away, always towards rear
raced far side, chased leaders, challenged 2f out, led narrowly 1f out and overall, just held on
led far side group to 1f out, rallied gamely near finish, just failed
raced far side, behind, ridden and one pace final 2f
raced far side, chased leaders, weakened 2f out
raced stands side, behind, ridden over 2f out, made some late headway
raced stands side, chased leaders, led that group over 1f out, kept on, no chance with leading pair on far side
raced stands side, chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon beaten
raced stands side, slowly into stride, always behind
raced far side, chased leader to 2f out, weakened over 1f out
It will be interesting to see how the draw pans out but a high draw may prove to be an advantage if the ground is on the soft side so we'll give Penton Hook the chance to redeem himself. Spit And Polish and Never Lose are others that have shown enough to think that they can feature. There are a couple of interesting newcomers for whom market support would be of interest and the market certainly spoke in the selection's favour at Lingfield last time. He lost all chance when running wide at the bend but should have no such problems here. Never Lose shaped satisfactorily behind an easy winner at Yarmouth and improvement would put her in the picture as it would for Spit And Polish. Cabo Polonio got worked up ahead of her debut and may well be capable of a good deal better. She has a soft ground pedigree and could be interesting if the rain continues to fall but Penton Hook has the better form and we'll take him to make it third time lucky.
Abner 14-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out, last of 13, 21l behind Wilbury Star (8-12) at Leicester 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) gf in Jul.
King's La Mont (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Started slowly, always towards rear and outpaced from over 2f out, 9th of 12, 13l behind Pegasus Lad (9-3) at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Ashwinder (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 13, 6l behind Sienna Lake (8-8) at Newmarket 7f 2yo sll (4) gs.
Spit And Polish 8-1 (8-13) Keen on outside, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Cavendish Road (8-12) at Brighton 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) gd.
Bertie Smalls Xaar colt out of 1m4f winner Largo.
Tombov (FR) 10-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, shaken up over 3f out, never in contention, 11th of 13, 23l behind Splinter Cell (8-11) at Haydock 1m 2yo mdn auc (5) sft.
Penton Hook 7-2jt-fav (9-3) Led, headed approaching 2f out, soon not handle bend into straight, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish, 3rd of 11, 5l behind High Alert (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Jul.
Acting Lady (USA) Theatrical filly, half-sister to 1m2f winner Such Flair and sprinter Poweroyal.
Cabo Polonio (IRE) 40-1 (8-8) Slowly away, soon ridden in rear, no danger final 2f, 7th of 11, 8l behind Golden Destiny (8-0) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) gs.
Laraffelle (GR) 25-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, weakened well over 1f out, 12th of 15, 16l behind Acquiesced (9-0) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn fll (4) gs.
Never Lose 7-1 (8-1) Raced centre, with leaders, led back group halfway, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Calahonda (8-4) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn auc (6) gd.
Buckers Beauty (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Soon outpaced, headway under pressure 2f out, never reached leaders, 5th of 11, 6l behind Golden Destiny (8-0) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) gs.
Miss Jodarah (USA) Action This Day filly, half-sister to numerous winners from 5f-1m.
Reel Hope 66-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 8l behind Bobbie Soxer (9-0) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf in Jul.
