chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on well
in touch, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon chasing winner, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden and hung left from 2f out, no impression final fulong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong
Flighty Fellow is a consistent performer and has been running well of late but Tim Easterby's gelding may be a shade high in the weights at present and preference is for Bobski, who gets the vote ahead of Kings Point. The last mentioned has not been in the best of form of late but Richard Fahey's six-year-old has slipped back to a winning mark as a result so has to be respected. Mick Channon's Wovoka is capable but is inconsistent so is hard to back with any confidence, while Just Bond returns to turf on a fair mark following success on the Polytrack. Wheels In Motion has failed to trouble the judge since making a winning debut as a juvenile but is gradually slipping to a fair mark. A safer bet though looks to be Geoff Huffer's Bobski who has been running well in defeat of late but has slipped to a winning mark and he is taken to make the most of that.
Kings Point (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Towards rear, never dangerous, 12th of 18, 9l behind The Illies (8-3) at York 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Aug.
Orpen Wide (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 8l behind Suits Me (8-8) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Aug.
Wovoka (IRE) 40-1 (8-8) Always rear division, 15th of 18, 11l behind The Illies (8-3) at York 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Aug.
Bobski (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Held up, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2l behind Robema (9-4) at Chester 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Aug.
Flighty Fellow (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden along halfway, some late headway, never dangerous, 4th of 9, 5l behind Bolodenka (9-7) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Aug.
Just Bond (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, keen, led over 5f out, headed over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Veiled Applause (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Spume (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Always towards rear, 11th of 13, 15l behind Caravel (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 1f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Sea Storm (IRE) 50-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 2l behind Sam's Secret (9-7) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.
Wheels In Motion (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Chased winner, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 9l behind Bel Cantor (8-4) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Jul.