held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
keen mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden and edged left over 1f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, never near leaders
slowly into stride, wide and in touch over 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
prominent, always travelling well, shaken up to lead over 1f out, soon clear, ran on well
held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, headway when switched right over 1f out, kept on to go 4th inside final furlong
soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened and edged left over 1f out
held up mid-division, headway when not clear run over 1f out, kept on never near leaders
A decent handicap where you could make a case for a number of runners and we will do that about IRISH MAYHEM, who is taken to see off Quotation for gold. Brian Meehan has his Manton string in good order and this Woodman colt enjoyed this circuit last time when a ready scorer over c&d. A 7lb rise for that looks fair enough and with the hope there is more to come we'll stick with him. Quotation could be a serious danger for Sir Michael Stoute. She has less miles on the clock and won a Salisbury fillies' handicap going away last time. This is certainly a more competitive race but she left a good impression and can go well. Gala Casino Star has enjoyed a good time of it this year but is probably in the grip of the handicapper now, but Relative Order is likely to get very competitive here. The Diktat colt has three fast ground wins to his name over 7f and is definitely worth another try over a mile. Improvement is not ruled out. Mut'ab landed a Yarmouth maiden in first-time blinkers and the hoods are retained here over what is probably a preferable trip, so he can't be ignored. Slam enjoys it here with two c&d wins to his name and a 5lb rise for his latest success means his task here is not insurmountable, but we can only select one and that one is Irish Mayhem.
Slam 10-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, driven and ran on inside final furlong, always holding rival, won at Great Leighs 1m 3yo hcp (3) pol in Aug beating Acrostic (9-3) by a nk, 8 ran.
Mut'ab (USA) 1-4fav (9-3) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden right out, won at Yarmouth 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jul beating Classic Lass (8-12) by 4 1/2l, 4 ran.
Throne of Power (USA) 12-1 (9-5) Always behind, 17th of 19, 12l behind Duntulm (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Relative Order 11-4fav (9-7) Mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well, ridden out, won at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Aug beating Ellemujie (9-7) by 1l, 11 ran.
Dubai Dynamo 9-1 (8-12) Held up behind, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 11, 5l behind Signor Peltro (8-8) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-105 (2) sft in Aug.
Summon Up Theblood 33-1 (9-4) Dwelt and towards rear, ridden when not much room over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 9th of 16, 7l behind Osteopathic Remedy (9-4) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Aug.
Irish Mayhem (USA) 12-1 (9-1) Held up, good headway on inside over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Great Leighs 1m hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Aug beating Yarqus (9-13) by 3l, 15 ran.
Quotation 4-7fav (10-0) Held up, ridden and outpaced 3f out, switched left to challenge 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Salisbury 1m fll hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Mekong Melody (9-8) by 4l, 6 ran.
Ellemujie 5-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, hung left entering final furlong, ran on, went 2nd near finish, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Relative Order (9-7) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Gala Casino Star (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Traked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, 13l behind Charlie Tipple (8-12) at Redcar 1m hcap (3) gd in Aug.
