chased leaders, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders over 1f out, kept on one pace
prominent on outside, ridden well over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened quickly 2f out
led until headed well over 1f out, no extra, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, never dangerous
slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, nearest finish
took keen hold towards rear, headway inside final 2f, stayed on take 3rd well inside final furlong
raced keenly, tracked leaders, went 2nd halfway, ridden to lead well over 1f out, clear 1f out, driven out
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway from well over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
started slowly, held up towards rear, some modest late headway, never dangerous
behind mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no headway, weakened quickly over 1f out
always towards rear, never a factor
tracked leader to halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Cave Lion ran a strange race last time but he's the type of horse that his trainer excels with so we will give him a chance here ahead of Murrin and Totally Focussed. The selection set too frantic a gallop last time on his handicap debut and paid the price for that as he was weakening and beaten when suffering interference near the finish. Under a more restrained ride today, as his jockey will probably need to implement from his less than terrific draw, he should run a big race. Totally Focussed is one of many course and distance winners in the line-up and did it well last time, whilst Officer and Cross The Line both look to be fairly handicapped at present. Moonlight Man is consistent but has a tough task under top-weight, whilst Golden Penny makes more appeal at the other end of the weights after his C+D success earlier in the month. Priti Fabulous has shaped as if ready to strike gold recently, so along with Jo' Burg and Murrin must be afforded respect; however in a really tough finale we will take a chance on Cave Lion.
Moonlight Man 7-1 (9-9) Tracked leader, led halfway, joined and hung right 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 10, shd behind Angel Rock (9-4) at Great Leighs 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Prince Of Thebes (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon one pace, 4th of 10, 4l behind Angel Rock (9-4) at Great Leighs 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Lawyers Choice 14-1 (9-11) Held up in rear, ridden halfway, never dangerous, 8th of 10, 15l behind Angel Rock (9-4) at Great Leighs 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Officer 8-1 (9-10) Soon led, clear over 6f out, ridden over 1f out, soon wandered, headed near finish, 3rd of 12, nk behind Bold Cross (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Cross The Line (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) Took keen hold, driven and struggling over 2f out, 5th of 8, 7l behind Red Somerset (9-4) at Ascot 1m hcap (4) gf in Jul.
Murrin (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Held up, ran in snatches, still last entering final 2f, switched right approaching final furlong, ran on strongly to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol beating Green Diamond (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Totally Focussed (IRE) 7-2jt-fav (9-1) Held up towards rear, good headway on outside over 1f out, soon chasing leader, stayed on strongly, led post, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jun beating Willow Dancer (9-7) by a hd, 13 ran.
Cave Lion (USA) 7-4fav (9-9) Led until headed over 1f out, lost 2nd and faded well inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 5l behind The Which Doctor (9-8) at Sandown 1m 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Jo'burg (USA) 8-1 (9-11) Steadied start and lost 4 lengths, headway to 3rd after 2f, effort over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on one pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Willow Dancer (9-11) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Millfield (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Keen in rear, headway when not clear run 1f out and not recover, 14th of 16, 8l behind Choreography (9-6) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Rock Anthem (IRE) 9-1 (9-11) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 12, 7l behind Sonny Parkin (9-8) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Our Kes (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Always in rear, ridden from halfway, 9th of 10, 18l behind Angel Rock (9-4) at Great Leighs 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Golden Penny 11-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, stayed on steadily to lead inside final furlong, driven out and held on well, won at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (4) pol beating Rochefort (9-5) by a nk, 12 ran.
Priti Fabulous (IRE) 5-2 (9-9) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Admiral Dundas (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jul.
