held up in rear, pushed along halfway, never dangerous
broke well, lost place after 2f, ridden and stayed on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden halfway, never dangerous
chased leader, led halfway, edged right over 1f out, ran on (winning time new track record)
went right start, prominent, ridden and weakened 1f out
led, headed halfway, chased winner after, kept on same pace final furlong
In an interesting Conditions race, The Trader gets the call over Tax Free and Boogie Street. Fourth in the Nunthorpe Stakes last time, and with several good Group efforts to his name, The Trader comes here in good heart and, being a course distance scorer, he could well prove the one to beat today. Tax Free has hinted at being a success in the big time for a while and, while he has fallen short of that, a very good fifth in the Stewards Cup, followed by a very good Listed run last time, would appear to give him a very good chance at this level today. A return to last autumn's form would give Maltese Falcon a shout although Boogie Street holds him based on form and, while the latter has gone off the boil of late, a return to anywhere near his best would give him a very good chance. However, for the winner we return to The Trader.
The Trader (IRE) 33-1 (9-11) Prominent on outer, driven over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 3l behind Reverence (9-11) at York 5f Grp 1 (1) sft in Aug.
Boogie Street 7-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong, last of 9, 18l behind Donna Blini (8-11) at Newmarket 5f stk (3) gf in Jul.
Dutch Key Card (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Keen, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, ran on same pace, 6th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Inescapable (8-11) at W'hampton 7f banded stk (7) std in May.
Maltese Falcon 7-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened quickly, 8th of 9, 12l behind Peace Offering (8-4) at Nottingham 5f stk (4) gd in Aug.
Tax Free (IRE) 2-1fav (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Baltic King (9-0) at Beverley 5f lst stk (1) gs in Aug.
Campbeltown (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, held up, never dangerous, 10th of 11, 7l behind Gimasha (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcap (2) gd.
Dixie Belle 22-1 (8-0) Slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 6th of 9, 5l behind Peace Offering (8-4) at Nottingham 5f stk (4) gd in Aug.
Westbrook Blue 33-1 (9-0) Behind, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Coconut Moon (8-11) at Chester 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.