keen, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
slowly away, in rear, wide and headway 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish
tracked leader until 5f out, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
keen tracked leaders, went 2nd 5f out, lost place 2f out, pushed along and headway inside final furlong, pressed winner towards finish
DETECTIVE isn’t the easiest of rides but Paul Mulrennan appears to get on well with Dianne Sayer’s gelding and he may be capable of persuading him to go through the gears. Bashful has undergone a recent wind surgery and he was to run out an easy winner at Newcastle on his latest start. Shine On Brendan has form with give underfoot so Jim Goldie’s gelding is respected on his bid to follow up a victory at Musselburgh a fortnight ago. Havana Party was a beaten favourite last month and attempts to atone for that reverse.
Zozimus (IRE) 22-1 (9-12) Held up in 5th, headway out wide under pressure inside final 2f, went 3rd and hung right inside final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Bluelight Bay (9-2) at Salisbury 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Detective 5-2fav (10-1) Held up in last, ridden over 2f out, switched right and headway entering final furlong, went 3rd final 50 yards, no impression, 3rd of 5, 3l behind Strongbowe (9-12) at Carlisle 1m hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Bashful 10-3 (9-7) Raced keenly in mid-division, headway going well over 2f out, ridden and led over 1f out, pushed out inside last and ran on strongly, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jun beating Tahasun (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Bobby's Blessing 9-2 (9-6) Tracked winner, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Freak Out (8-12) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Shine On Brendan (IRE) 3-1fav (9-10) In touch, pushed along wide and headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on strongly to lead close home, won at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (6) gd in Jul beating Kalahari Prince (9-6) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Havana Party 11-8fav (8-12) Tracked clear leader, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Jackhammer (9-2) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (5) gf in Jun.