behind, headway halfway, chased leaders over 1f out, soon no impression
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chasing leaders when short of room inside final furlong, soon beaten
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, led entering final furlong, headed closing stages, no extra
dwelt, held up towards rear, never a factor
outpaced in rear, never dangerous
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, some late headway, never nearer
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon lost place
led, hard ridden when strongly challenged over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, faded
tracked leaders, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, every chance over 1f out, no extra closing stages
chased leaders, headway when not clear run 2f out, driven to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
held up in touch, smooth headway over 2f out, squeezed through to challenge over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
behind, under pressure halfway, headway over 1f out, never nearer
tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 1f out, soon lost place
CHEVETON beat Hoof It in this 12 months ago and is only a pound higher today. Richard Price's seven-year-old came right back to form when landing last week's Ayr Silver Cup and could easily score again with Dale Swift's claim halving the 6lb weight rise. Racy has been knocking on the door and looks the pick of Kevin Ryan's three runners, while Master Rooney is also worth a second look. He beat Hazelrigg at Beverley in July and is weighted to reverse last month's Doncaster form with Secret Witness. Confessional seems to prefer faster ground nowadays, while Foxy Music is better on a turning track but the three-year-old Steps could be interesting back over 5f with Roger Varian's yard still in good form.
Waffle (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Mid-division stands side, ridden inside final 2f, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never on terms, 8th of 26, 7l behind Our Jonathan (9-6) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) sft.
Addictive Dream (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed close home, 3rd of 21, 3/4l behind Nocturnal Affair (9-5) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gf.
Confessional 14-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, every chance towards finish, veered left and held close home, 2nd of 21, 1/2l behind Nocturnal Affair (9-5) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gf.
Cheveton 12-1 (8-11) Made all stand side group, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead overal towards finish, won at Ayr 6f hcp (2) sft beating Marvellous Value (9-2) by 1/2l, 24 ran.
Rain Delayed (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Tracked leader far side, ridden and well beaten final 2f, last of 21, 37l behind Nocturnal Affair (9-5) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gf.
Racy 10-1 (8-12) Pressed leader, led approaching final 2f, ran on inside final furlong, no extra and headed towards finish, 2nd of 19, nk behind Secret Asset (9-4) at York 5f hcp 105 (2) gs in Aug.
Falasteen (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Slipped leaving stalls, held up in rear, always behind, last of 13, 14l behind Zero Money (9-7) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Secret Witness 20-1 (8-10) Close up, ridden 2f out, hampered inside final furlong, no extra, 10th of 21, 4l behind Nocturnal Affair (9-5) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gf.
Steps (IRE) 11-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 18, 6l behind Coeus (8-5) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Jul.
Master Rooney (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Chased winner throughout, driven inside final furlong, stayed on closing stages but never quite able to challenge, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Zero Money (9-7) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Foxy Music 14-1 (9-7) Made all, hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on gamely, all out, won at Chester 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gd beating Legal Eagle (8-12) by hd, 11 ran.
Judge 'n Jury 11-1 (9-1) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 15, 5l behind Ajjaadd (8-8) at Leicester 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Marine Commando 16-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on and always held, 2nd of 21, 2 3/4l behind Internationaldebut (9-9) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Hazelrigg (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon hung right, headed inside final furlong, lost 3rd near finish, 3rd of 15, 2l behind Ajjaadd (8-8) at Leicester 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Strike Up The Band 16-1 (8-5) Led, headed halfway, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Your Gifted (8-3) at Epsom Downs 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Aug.
Fathom Five (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Keen held up, headway and not clear run 2f out, stayed on towards finish, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Your Gifted (8-3) at Epsom Downs 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Aug.
Dickie's Lad (IRE) 28-1 (8-10) Led, ridden and headed entering final 2f, chased leader until dropped to 3rd entering final furlong, rallied to regain 2nd closing stages, 2nd of 12, 2 1/4l behind York Glory (8-10) at York 5f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.
