led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
with leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division and pushed along, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong until final 100 yards, no extra
dwelt, in rear, headway 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged right, driven out
chased leaders on outer, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, towards rear and pushed along, ridden halfway, never dangerous
towards rear, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, chased winner final100 yards, kept on towards finish
Royal Blade, Carrie's Magic and Sonny Red were in better form during the summer and last month's Lingfield turf winner Desert Icon is much more consistent. Logans Legend has been beaten too far in maiden company to have much confidence in and NORTHERN BOLT looks the safest option. He won a claimer here last month and scored on soft ground at Catterick in July. A repeat of either of those runs should see Ian McInnes' charge back in the winners' enclosure and he gets the vote.
Logans Legend (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Chased leading trio, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 9, 6l behind Sea Soldier (9-3) at Warwick 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Royal Blade (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reached leaders, 4th of 15, 2 3/4l behind Meandmyshadow (9-5) at Ripon 6f app sell stks (6) gd.
Carrie's Magic 33-1 (8-3) Dwelt, behind and outpaced, 9th of 12, 12l behind Captain Scooby (8-5) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Sonny Red (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Mid-division centre, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 17, 4l behind Hinton Admiral (9-7) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Northern Bolt 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, no chance with leaders inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 7l behind Layla's Hero (9-10) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Aug.
Desert Icon (IRE) 5-1 (8-5) Steadied and awkward leaving stalls, held up in last pair, headway between horses over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, went 3rd closing stages, held when pushed right close home, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Grandmas Dream (8-6) at Kempton 6f clm stks 0-75 (5) pol.
Honest And True (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure from over 1f out, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Diamond Sunrise (8-4) at Beverley 1m app stks (6) gf.
King Bertolini (IRE) 66-1 (8-7) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 6th of 16, 11l behind Babich Bay (9-0) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) sft.
Bonnie Prince Blue 20-1 (9-9) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 16, 14l behind Babich Bay (9-0) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) sft.