led 2f, with winner, driven 2f out, soon lost place, ridden and no impression final furlong
mid-division when not much room and dropped towards rear after 1f, ridden 2f out, never on terms
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to chase leaders inside final furlong, no impression
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on and every chance final furlong, held towards finish
with leader, led after 2f, ridden and hard pressed over 1f out, held on well under pressure final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders
mid-division, driven 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd and kept on inside final furlong, not reach front pair
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, always behind
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong
Plenty of guesswork with a whole host of contenders making their handicap debuts. Top weight Raven's Raft and Golden Eagle are interesting, while W G Grace might be an improver over this trip for his powerful yard. Jan's Joy is another to catch the eye, but the choice is SILVER BULLET , who hails from a yard which does well in this type of contest and could be about to show improvement in a first-time visor.
Raven's Raft (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 25l behind Sands Of Mali (9-2) at Nottingham 6f stks (5) sft in Aug.
Gold Eagle 12-1 (8-12) Mid-division, outpaced 2f out, stayed on under pressure into 4th inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 4th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Misty Spirit (8-12) at Leicester 6f fll stks (5) gd in Aug.
Jan's Joy 28-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4l behind Travelcard (9-0) at Lingfield 6f fll stks (5) pol in Jul.
Laura Knight (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Raced wide, close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Aquadabra (8-13) at Bath 5f (5) fm in Jul.
W G Grace (IRE) 17-2 (9-2) Ridden along towards rear, behind 3f out, stayed on final furlong, no chance, 5th of 7, 6l behind Gift In Time (9-2) at Chester 5f stks (4) gd in Jul.
Silver Bullet (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division on inside, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 16, 6 3/4l behind Flying Sparkle (9-0) at Windsor 5f fll stks (5) gd in Jul.
Jean Paget (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Pushed along early, held up and behind, headway on inside when hampered over 1f out, no chance after, 6th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Flo's Melody (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f fll stks (6) pol in Aug.
Vegas Boy (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) In touch, under pressure halfway, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Grand Koonta (9-2) at Windsor 6f stks (5) gs in Jul.
Red For Danger 20-1 (8-11) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 5, 5 3/4l behind Pranceabootthetoon (9-2) at Brighton 6f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Rue Cambon (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Led 1f, prominent, driven over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, no extra, 7th of 11, 7 1/2l behind That's A Surprise (9-5) at Beverley 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Dark Hedges 125-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden halfway, never nearer, 7th of 11, 11 1/2l behind Reflect Alexander (9-0) at Catterick 5f fll stks (5) gf in Jul.
Grand Acclaim (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) Tracked winner until over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra, 4th of 5, 6 1/4l behind Sancerre (8-7) at Bath 5f mdn stks (5) sft in Aug.