steadied start, held up towards rear, some late headway, never on terms
mid-division, steady headway on inside when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, stayed on well in closing stages, went 3rd close home, not reach leaders
chased leaders on outside, ridden to lead inside final furlong, held on gamely, all out
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, some late minor headway, never on terms
slowly into stride, held up towards rear of mid-division, not clear run on inside and switched right approaching final 2f, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders
always in rear, pushed along and struggling over 4f out, never a factor, tailed off
took keen hold, prominent, went 2nd 7f out, every chance 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened 2f out, soon behind and eased, tailed off
chased leaders, effort on inside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish, not reach winner
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
took keen hold, led early, prominent, led again 10f out, ridden and headed 2f out, chased leaders, weakened quickly over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not quite going pace to challenge
held up in mid-division on outside, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
raced keenly, soon led, headed 10f out, chased leader until 7f out, chased leaders, led again 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
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NonRunner
Captain Swift has not won since landing last year’s renewal though can race off a lower mark this time. Miss Tiger Lily won an amateurs' race over track and trip recently and is upped 3lb while Machine Learner has 6lb extra to contend with having won at Thirsk last time. By contrast, Almutamarred can race off a lower mark despite scoring on the all-weather last month given he’s yet to figure on Turf but BRANDON CASTLE is preferred. The latter was raised 10lb for winning at Ffos Las just over a year ago now but has slipped back down the weights and finished a close-up fourth at Chester last time.
Brandon Castle 12-1 (9-2) Keen, in touch, wide and headway approaching final furlong, no impression towards finish, 4th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Rainbow Rebel (9-2) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Machine Learner 10-3 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Sep beating First Sargeant (9-2) by 2l, 8 ran.
Zenafire 11-1 (10-0) Close up, wide and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 7th of 15, 9 3/4l behind Transpennine Star (9-9) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Captain Swift (IRE) 8-1 (10-3) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Obboorr (10-7) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Diletta Tommasa (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway when not clear run over 2f out, switched left to challenge entering final furlong, weakened closing stages, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Miss Tiger Lily (11-1) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Zarawi (IRE) 14-1 (11-8) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along in 4th when hit 6th, weakened before next, tailed off, 11th of 12, 33l behind Osgood (11-10) at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Argyle (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Steadied start, held up in rear, quick move to track leaders 7f out, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, 5th of 6, 20l behind Clear Evidence (9-5) at Goodwood 2m hcp stks (5) gd in Aug.
Lily Trotter 4-1 (8-8) Took keen hold, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places final strides, 5th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Ivanhoe (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Flying Power 18-1 (9-11) Led, driven and headed over 1f out, no extra final 100 yards, 7th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Gracesome (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Merchant Of Medici 5-1 (8-12) Disputed 2nd, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, last of 4, 4 1/2l behind Zamoyski (9-12) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Fastnet Blast (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Mid-division on outside, headway to track leader over 7f out, ridden inside final 2f, soon lost place, one pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 9l behind Rubensian (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Almutamarred (USA) 7-4fav (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, kept on, won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Aug beating Northside Prince (9-0) by 1l, 7 ran.
Top Of The Rocks (FR) 7-1 (8-9) Took keen hold, tracked leader 1f, tracked leaders, pushed along in 3rd inside final 3f, one pace and no impression final 2f, 3rd of 6, 11l behind Clear Evidence (9-5) at Goodwood 2m hcp stks (5) gd in Aug.
Miss Tiger Lily 7-2jfav (11-1) With leader, led over 5f out, ridden when pressed over 2f out, ran on well, won at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Sep beating Sherman McCoy (11-3) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Marshall Aid (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Always towards rear, 10th of 12, 15 1/4l behind Athlon (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Mcvicar 11-1 (9-9) Held up, mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 4th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Falcon's Fire (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Diamond Runner (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Mount Cheiron (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
