in rear, pushed along 5f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon chased leader, stayed on under pressure to wear down leader towards finish
held up in rear, headway and not clear run when switched left 2f out, soon ridden, driven and stayed on inside final furlong
in rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
chased leaders, ridden, hung right and chased leader briefly over 2f out, driven and weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
led, clear 9f out, steadied pace 5f out, quickened over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, driven inside final furlong, caught close home
tracked clear leader, ridden 5f out, weakened over 3f out
tracked leaders, chased leader over 4f out to over 2f out
JORDAN'S LIGHT looks capable of following up last week's course and distance success, confirming form with Shifting Gold in the process, although Fossgate and Regent's Secret should have a say in that. Peter Monteith's charge has paid his way under both codes and was winning for the fifth time when scoring by a length last time. A penalty means that Shifting Gold has a theoretical chance of turning around the three and a half length deficit but the winner was good value for the winning margin and remains well enough treated on the pick of his form. Regent's Secret has been given a chance by the handicapper having failed to take advantage of the drop into claiming company; he's not been running too badly and is a regular here so can't be dismissed out of hand. However, stronger claims are held by Fossgate who responded well to blinkers to score impressively at Ripon from a 5lb higher mark. He's raced from far higher marks in the past but needs the blinkers to have the same effect and may also find the ground softer than ideal unless it dries out significantly. A move for Herrera would be of interest but stamina appears to be her strong suit and she did disappoint last time so the claims of Jordan's Light are readily preferred.
Herrera (IRE) 9-1 (8-2) Prominent, raced keenly, weakened well over 2f out, 10th of 11, 24l behind Mudawin (8-6) at York 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Jordan's Light (USA) 16-1 (8-7) Went right start, behind, headway on inside well over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs beating Call Of Duty (8-12) by 1l, 9 ran.
Regent's Secret (USA) 11-4 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon headway, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Birkside (10-0) at Musselburgh 1m 4f clm stks (5) gd.
Fossgate 3-1fav (8-9) Tracked leaders, led 3f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Ripon 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd beating Regal Lyric (8-13) by 4l, 9 ran.
Louisa (GER) 12-1 (9-2) Mid-division, outpaced 3f out, never able to challenge, 6th of 9, 6l behind Jordan's Light (8-7) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Shifting Gold (IRE) 13-2 (8-7) Slightly hampered start, soon tracked leader, led over 4f out, headed well over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Jordan's Light (8-7) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
English Archer 50-1 (8-13) Always behind, last of 14, 32l behind Harcas (9-8) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Always Best 33-1 (10-4) Raced wide, never reached beyond mid-division, behind when went lame, pulled up and dismounted inside final furlong, in a race won by Hurricane Thomas (10-0) at Musselburgh 1m 5f am hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jul, 11 ran.
Boy Dancer (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Towards rear, soon pushed along, always behind, 14th of 17, 21l behind Ninth House (9-6) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.
