held up towards rear, headway on outside 3f out, ran on well from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged right and soon clear
held up, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, never going pace to get on terms
behind, shaken up 3f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
took keen hold, pressed leader, ridden 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace
held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, some headway over 1f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong
led, driven and edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out
in touch, effort over 3f out, every chance 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
slowly into stride, behind, well beaten over 2f out
prominent, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
Smoothtalkinrascal hasn't won for over two years which is why he's dropped an astonishing 47lb in the ratings and he'll surely be taking advantage soon. Foxford won easily over this course and distance a year ago but hasn't been in that kind of form lately while Whataboutsteve has yet to win and his close second at Lingfield in June was in a lower class event. For Ayman is 1-22 on the all-weather which doesn't inspire confidence and On The Huh hasn't run since October. LITTLE INDIAN is back on the same mark as when scoring here in March and is generally consistent so gets the vote in a moderate handicap.
For Ayman 5-1 (9-1) Towards rear, driven over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Dunnscotia (9-8) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Little Indian 9-1 (9-3) Towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never near leaders, 9th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Dunnscotia (9-8) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Smoothtalkinrascal (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, outpaced in last trio, never involved, 7th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Pink Martini (9-5) at Windsor 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Bubbly Bailey 8-1 (9-4) Missed break, always detatched in rear, last of 8, 34 1/4l behind Pharoh Jake (9-2) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Port Gaverne (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Led 2f, tracked leading pair, ridden on inside and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Consulting (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Alketios (GR) 12-1 (9-7) Slow to break, held up in rear, ridden and edged left over 2f out, well beaten after, 11th of 13, 11 1/2l behind Paladin (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Foxford 8-1 (8-12) Tracked leader until left in lead over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra, 5th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Lajatico (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Jul.
On The Huh 5-1 (9-2) Raced keenly, led early, chased leader until 5f out, chased leaders, 2nd again 2f out, closed to lead well inside final furlong, headed towards finish, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Candesta (9-5) at Kempton 1m stks (6) pol in Oct.
Wattaboutsteve 8-1 (8-9) Went right start, prominent, hard driven over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Not Your Call (9-7) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Another Day (8-6) last of 7, 12 1/2l behind Khatera (8-4) at La Gacilly 1m 3f gd in Jul.
Burauq 10-1 (8-10) Raced wide, pressed leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Compton Prince (9-9) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
