held up in 4th, headway 3f out, ridden to go 2nd 2f out, soon no chance with winner, kept on same pace, lost 2nd final 100 yards
disputed 2nd, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden and lost place, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on well, in command when eased towards finish
held up in rear, still last and plenty to do 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong to go 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon lost place, one pace final furlong
held up in 5th, driven and outpaced 3f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never near leaders
George Adamson is the starting point after a tidy win at Ripon but he's unproven on this ground and may struggle to repeat the dose at this stiffer track. Preference is for MOHAWK RIDGE who has been running well despite the fact the yard have been in the doldrums and, with Michael Dods back among the winners, this soft ground specialist whose sole victory came here gets our vote. Epic is tried on ground with cut for the first time, Balwearie has stamina in abundance but may lack a change of gear required and Regent's Secret looks back in the handicapper's pocket following a win here in June.
George Adamson (IRE) 5-2fav (10-0) Raced wide, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, chased leader and hung right from 2f out, led 1f out, driven and stayed on to assert final 100 yards, won at Ripon 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Hurlingham (9-9) by 1l, 10 ran.
Mohawk Ridge 4-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Silent Lucidity (8-5) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Jul.
Epic (IRE) 5-1 (8-2) Held up mid-division, outpaced 3f out, 7th of 11, 8l behind Spoken (9-1) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Regent's Secret (USA) 4-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Short Supply (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jul.
Balwearie (IRE) 5-1 (8-8) Keen tracked leaders, went 2nd 5f out until 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 40l behind Silent Lucidity (8-5) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Jul.
Louisa (GER) 33-1 (8-13) Held up in touch, weakened 3f out, 12th of 15, 13l behind Sendali (9-0) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Sep.