slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression on leaders
always prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
prominent, led over 3f out, hung right over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, kept on
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, always towards rear
mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
went slightly right start, led over 1f, edged right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ran on well
slowly into stride, towards rear, soon pushed along, hung right 2f out, always behind
soon prominent, hung left well over 1f out, soon hung right and weakened
towards rear, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous
went right start and slowly away, soon given reminders, always in rear
The Bear was on form before an out of character poor run last time and although this race is easier his mark might be a little heavy at the moment so instead we prefer the profile of SUNLEY SOVEREIGN, who is running well at present and Captain Royale isn't weighted out of a challenge either. A good run in a competitive handicap at Ayr on Thursday showed that the pick's current burden is at least competitive and having held his main rival during that last run he should be able to reaffirm those placings. The Bear was on top form before finishing well behind the pick in that Ayr contest. That said he does have a good record here and his jockey can't stop riding winners. Captain Royale ran well in a seller last time and is weighted in the competitive category on his return to these ranks while What A Fella was second best off this mark three starts ago and could challenge again. A tricky race to finish with and we'll just side with Sunley Sovereign.
The Bear 8-1fav (8-9) Slowly away, towards rear stands side group, mid-division over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 24, 11l behind Medici Time (9-5) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Revue Princess (IRE) 22-1 (8-11) Led for 2f, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 11l behind Prince Namid (9-3) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.
Sunley Sovereign 16-1 (8-0) Held up far side group, headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 6th of 24, 2 1/2l behind Medici Time (9-5) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Lucky Buddha 10-1 (8-13) Held up and keen, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 6l behind It's A Mans World (8-8) at Carlisle 6f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug.
Glenluji 33-1 (8-5) Behind stands side group, headway 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 11th of 24, 3 1/2l behind Medici Time (9-5) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Blow Your Mind 12-1 (8-13) With winner, lost pace over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 13l behind Darcy's Pride (9-0) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Aug.
Tenancy (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Raced stands side, prominent until halfway, last of 17, 27l behind Lithaam (8-10) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-55 (6) gd in Aug.
Captain Royale (IRE) 11-4 (8-4) Held up in touch, ridden halfway, improved to 3rd over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd post, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Steel Blue (8-6) at Hamilton 5f sell stks (6) sft in Aug.
Mr Rooney (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Broke well, soon hung right, dropped to rear after 2f, 7th of 9, 12l behind Steel Blue (8-6) at Hamilton 5f sell stks (6) sft in Aug.
Howards Prince 80-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened, last of 9, 29l behind Steel Blue (8-6) at Hamilton 5f sell stks (6) sft in Aug.
What A Fella 11-2 (8-6) Pushed along towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside last, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 8, 5l behind Gee Gina (8-4) at Beverley 5f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) fm in Aug.
Badtanman 22-1 (8-2) Outpaced throughout, last of 8, 8l behind Scrapper Smith (9-4) at Ayr 5f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Aug.
Lujiana 20-1 (8-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 7l behind Darcy's Pride (9-0) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Aug.
