chased leaders, ridden and lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway over 3f out, challenged 2f out, led and edging left from 1f out, brushing rival inside final furlong, bumped rival towards finish, holding rival close home
last and pushed along over 5f out, never on terms
led, hard ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, brushed by rival inside final furlong, bumped by rival towards finish, held close home
chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon not much room, went modest 3rd inside final furlong
prominent, ridden and hung left over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, not much room 6f out, headway on outside 3f out, modest 3rd over 1f out until inside final furlong
Fantom Force was well beaten over today’s trip before scoring over 6f at Newbury and is 4lb higher today. Rich Belief appreciated the step up in distance when scoring at Wolverhampton and makes his handicap debut along with WELCOME SURPRISE. The latter was expected to do better over 6f at Newcastle last time but this extra yardage and first-time headgear should see Saeed bin Suroor’s newly-gelded charge in a better light and he gets a speculative vote. Out Of Breath’s recent second at Leicester came in selling company but Road Rage may do better now handicapping.
Welcome Surprise (IRE) 9-4 (9-5) Tracked leader, driven and hung left over 2 out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance over 1f out until inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards, 4th of 6, 5 1/2l behind Oti Ma Boati (9-3) at Newcastle 6f stks (4) pol in Jun.
Rich Belief 9-2 (9-5) Pressed leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Jul beating Dark Kris (9-5) by 2 1/2l, 5 ran.
Fantom Force (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Chased leaders near side of group, 2nd 2f out, led over 1f out, headed and carried right inside final furlong, rallied gamely to lead again last strides, won at Newbury 6f (5) gf in Jul beating Seraphinite (9-7) by hd, 10 ran.
Road Rage (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Edgy in prelims and upset in stalls, raced keenly, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and went 2nd 2f out, no chance with winner, lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 6 1/2l behind Walk In Marrakesh (9-5) at Ayr 7f stks (4) gd in Jul.
Out Of Breath 9-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Calippo (8-12) at Leicester 6f stks (5) gf in Jul.
Kilig 20-1 (9-2) Prominent, weakened entering final 2f, 7th of 8, 19 1/4l behind Silver Mission (9-2) at Ripon 6f stks (5) gs in Jun.
The Ginger Bullet 10-3fav (8-13) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, hung left and weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 10 3/4l behind Ambyfaeirvine (8-11) at Pontefract 6f (5) gf in Jul.
