held up in 4th, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, 3rd and held final furlong, stayed on same pace
awkward start, in rear, outpaced over 3f out, well beaten final 2f
raced keenly, made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, stayed on well
prominent, outpaced over 2f out, 4th and no impression from over 1f out
prominent, pushed along 2f out, kept on, no impression on winner inside final 100 yards
NonRunner
Lenny's Spirit was third and last year’s winner Billy Roberts only fifth when Unplugged and Serena Brotherton completed a double at Pontefract last month. The top weight has claims again but has to concede 18lb to HOT TEAM, who has placed off this mark in two of his last three outings and will handle any give in the ground. It’s difficult to make a case for the other pair.
Unplugged (IRE) 13-8fav (10-7) Raced wide, keen tracked leaders, came near side from over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Dandy's Angel (9-6) by 2l, 10 ran.
Still Standing (IRE) 125-1 (11-2) In touch with leaders early on inner rail, not fluent 4th, outpaced and dropped to rear when ridden after after 6th, untidy 2 out, soon detached and pulled up before last, at Stratford 2m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Lenny's Spirit (FR) 15-2 (10-9) Led at slow pace, quickened pace over 5f out where 4 lengths clear, 6 lengths clear 4f out, 3 lengths clear 3f out, soon pushed along, maintained advantage 2f out, 2 lengths ahead entering final furlong, 1 length ahead close home, all out near finish, just held on, won at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Jul beating Warning Sign (11-2) by hd, 6 ran.
Billy Roberts (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Mid-division, slightly lost place around bend, driven over 2f out, kept on strongly for 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Bushfire (9-3) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Hot Team (IRE) 6-4fav (9-8) Took keen hold, held up in detached last, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to dispute 2nd entering final furlong, stayed on inside final furlong but not reach winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Temper Trap (9-13) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Whiskey And Water 11-1 (11-2) In touch, lost place entering final 4f, pushed along over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Point Of Honour (10-7) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Jul.