chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon lost place
chased winner, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up in rear, driven along over 3f out, brief effort on outside over 2f out
in touch, pushed along 4f out, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong
never really travelling in rear, driven along and struggling 3f out, well beaten, eased final furlong, tailed off
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, finished well
led at decent pace, driven along 3f out, narrowly headed over 2f out, rallied gamely to regain lead inside final furlong, well on top towards finish
held up in touch, pushed along 4f out, effort under pressure over 2f out, went 3rd final furlong, kept on well towards finish
It could pay to take a chance on TRIP THE LIGHT who is taken to get the better of Bajan Parkes and Hada Men. The selection is keeping his form well and he has run with plenty of credit on each of his three runs since scoring here back in early August. He does tend to go well at this track and in a race where plenty can be given a chance, he looks the percentage call. Bajan Parkes is another who has gone well here in the past but he has yet to show his best over this sort of trip and on that basis he is taken on. Hada Men did not appear to see out the trip at York last time when he was well beaten over 2m, but he had previously been in good form and the drop back to 1m6f could see him a better light. Ascendant would have claims on his run two starts ago but he disappointed last time on his handicap debut at Kempton when he looked one-paced and he has a few questions to answer. Trip The Light is running consistently well and he gets the vote to resume winning ways.
Scarab (IRE) 4-1 (9-1) Close up, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 2l behind War of The Roses (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcap (4) pol in Feb.
Bajan Parkes 4-1 (9-4) Led 1f, reminders soon after to track leader, ridden over 5f out, driven 4f out, led again 2f out, soon hung badly right, stayed on final furlong, won at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Aug beating Maslak (9-4) by 2 1/2l, 5 ran.
Haarth Sovereign (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Held up in last pair, effort on inside well over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression from 2f out, 5th of 8, 9l behind Alnwick (9-1) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug.
Trip The Light 15-2 (9-8) Held up, headway to chase winner over 2f out, kept on inside last, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Jadalee (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Hada Men (USA) 9-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, struggling over 3f out, 11th of 15, 22l behind Swingkeel (9-2) at York 2m hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Aug.
Force Group (IRE) 9-2fav (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, gaining near finish, 2nd of 15, hd behind Grandad Bill (8-4) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Ascendant 5-2fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, driven to challenge over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 8, 7l behind The Last Don (9-6) at Kempton 2m 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Rare Ruby (IRE) 9-2 (9-11) Held up, headway into mid-division 6f out, chased leaders 4f out, switched right over 2f out, stayed on under pressure until no extra well inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 3l behind Saborido (8-11) at Warwick 1m 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Red Fama 9-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 19l behind Mudawin (8-6) at York 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Zuwaar 9-2 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and switched left over 1f out, squeezed through and stayed on under pressure well inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 1l behind Saborido (8-11) at Warwick 1m 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
