prominent, driven 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra final 75 yards
mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up towards rear, headway from 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
tracked leaders, raced keenly, not clear run and switched left 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, no impression final furlong
prominent, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
steadied start, held up towards rear, not much room and switched left 2f out, not clear run when closing over 1f out, not clear run entering final furlong or towards finish, unable to challenge
prominent and wider than rest towards far side, pushed along over 2f out, hung right and weakened inside final 2f
led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlongg
mid-division, headway from 2f out, close up 1f out, ran on, held towards finish
slowly away, outpaced and behind, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
Another competitive sprint in which WADE'S MAGIC receives the vote. He's a consistent sort who ran a solid third at Beverley last week in a decent race for the grade behind impressive winner, Arnold, and it's interesting to see Tim Easterby return him to action quickly. He should be in the mix in what looks a trappy affair. Rose Bandit is enjoying an excellent campaign and just got home last time. This looks tougher though and she continues to climb the ratings. Dapper Man can never be ruled out in this type of race and Sound Of Iona is also respected, whilst it would be dangerous to ignore the claims of the two three-year-olds - Roman Encounter and Iris Dancer.
Dapper Man (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) Prominent, nudged along early, weakened 2f out, 14th of 15, 10 1/2l behind James Watt (9-5) at York 5f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Roman Encounter (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Deny Knowledge (9-8) at Newcastle 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Aug.
Melody King (IRE) 7-2jfav (10-6) Prominent, travelled strongly until pushed after 2f out, ridden before final furlong, faded late on, 4th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Lord P (9-11) at Carlisle 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Wade's Magic 9-2 (9-1) Midfield, switched left and ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Arnold (8-4) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Rose Bandit (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, good headway over 3f out and soon led, ridden and length ahead entering final 1f, kept on and edged left inside final furlong, just held on, won at Ayr 5f hcp (6) gs in Aug beating My Friend Stan (9-2) by hd, 8 ran.
Sound Of Iona 9-1 (8-7) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway 1f out, kept on well final furlong, never troubled leaders, 4th of 17, 1 1/4l behind Modular Magic (9-5) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Quanah (IRE) 25-1 (9-10) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, soon beaten, well held over 1f out, 13th of 14, 9l behind Secret Potion (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) sft in Jul.
Shesadabber 8-1 (9-2) Led, pushed along halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 7 1/4l behind Lady Quickstep (9-7) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Iris Dancer 5-2fav (8-11) Chased leaders, shaken up 3f out, ridden, wandered, and bumped rival 2f out, ran on, no extra, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Restless Endeavour (10-7) at Thirsk 6f hcp fll (5) gf in Jul.
Stronsay (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Held up, going nicely over 2f out but waiting for room, niggled along when hampered over 1f out, soon lost all chance, just nudged along final furlong, 10th of 12, 7l behind Jordan Electrics (9-11) at Ayr 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
