held up behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
tracked leader, led over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on well
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
led, soon clear, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
behind, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up in touch, headway over 2f out, soon not much room, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
in rear, soon struggling, tailed off
Acrux comes here with a 6lb penalty for last week's Ripon victory yet has only been raised 4lb. That was his fourth victory since May though two were sellers and another a claimer. Golden Guest comfortably landed a 1m handicap at Doncaster and was well supported to follow up on this track but fluffed his lines and was well beaten. Rock Warbler wasn't too far behind in that event on Town Moor and has a nice pull in the weights but King Oswald hasn't been running well enough. LAGENDA is 1-28 and that victory came three years ago but this will be his first start in a Class 5 handicap and he's dropped to such a lowly level that a chance is taken on a revival.
Acrux 16-1 (10-0) Switched right start, in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Ripon 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Shouranour (9-13) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Golden Guest 9-4fav (9-12) Behind, driven and headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, never reached leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 10 3/4l behind Exprompt (9-3) at Haydock 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Lagenda 12-1 (9-4) Behind, never nearer, 6th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Mujassam (9-11) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Aljunood (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 17 1/2l behind Exprompt (9-3) at Haydock 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Buckland Beau 10-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, travelling well 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 8, 5 1/2l behind Mango Chutney (9-3) at Thirsk 1m hcp (5) gf in May.
Mamdood (IRE) 22-1 (9-5) Mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, soon lost place, last of 7, 24 1/4l behind Jacob Black (9-4) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Rock Warbler (IRE) 8-1 (9-12) Held up in rear, headway when not clear run 2f out, 4th over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Eponina (9-6) at Leicester 1m hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Wedding Breakfast (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) In rear, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, last of 10, dist behind Vive La Difference (9-10) at Hamilton 1m hcp (4) sft in Jun.
King Oswald (USA) 25-1 (9-1) Held up and behind, headway far side of group chasing leaders over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, weakened well inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Austin Powers (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.