tracked leader, ridden and effort on outside 2f out, soon lost place, no impression final furlong
held up in touch, headway 3f out, challenged 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, lost 2nd final stride
dwelt, held up behind, smooth headway 3f out, led over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well
held up in touch, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, never on terms
tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression from over 1f out
held up in touch on outside, outpaced 3f out, soon lost place, no impression final 2f
behind, driven and outpaced on inside 3f out, soon ridden, headway 2f out, effort when not much room over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, ran on well towards finish to go 2nd final stride, no chance with winner
Gadobout Dancer hacked up at Newcastle and gets to run off a pound lower mark here so is the obvious starting point, but that race was as bad as they come and she's untried on the ground. With that in mind we'll look towards the other end of the weights and QUEEN'S SCHOLAR, a horse whose best efforts have all coincided with ground no quicker than good. That sequence includes a course and distance second two starts back and she's only a pound higher now. Forks is interesting on his handicap bow as his conqueror last time has shown form that'd make this rating of 65 look fair, North Central's latest second came in a weak affair and the form has been let down while Verluga put a bad run behind her when narrowly beaten into fifth at Newcastle but she's unproven on ground, while it also remains to be seen whether the blinkers work once more.
Queen's Scholar (USA) 11-4fav (8-13) Led, edged right and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Beaumont's Party (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Forks 10-1 (9-3) Led, hung right and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 13, 2 3/4l behind Mata Keranjang (9-3) at Thirsk 1m mdn stks (4) gf in Jul.
North Central (USA) 9-2 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Miami Gator (8-13) at Hamilton 1m Classified Claiming Stakes (0-65) (3-4yo) (6) gd in Jul.
Key Breeze 20-1 (8-12) Keen, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 3l behind High Resolution (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Jul.
Zamid (FR) 33-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, behind, detached halfway, soon beaten, last of 10, 9l behind Tabiet (8-12) at Doncaster 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Acol 33-1 (7-12) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind High Resolution (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Jul.
Lord's Seat 25-1 (8-5) Held up mid-division, headway when not much room on inside over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 6l behind Miami Gator (8-13) at Hamilton 1m Classified Claiming Stakes (0-65) (3-4yo) (6) gd in Jul.
Gadobout Dancer 16-1 (8-0) Made virtually all, ridden and in command final furlong, stayed on well, won at Newcastle 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) gf beating Navajo Joe (9-3) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
Verluga (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Went left start, held up in mid division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders, 5th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Tukitinyasok (9-3) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.