led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt close up, pushed along over 2f out, slightly short of room over 1f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt soon tracked leader, pushed along to lead approaching 2f out, ran on, readily
slowly away in rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, edged right and chased winner over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace
The return to a quicker surface should see NAQAAWA (NAP) back in the winner’s enclosure. Owen Burrows’ filly got off the mark at Nottingham in June and was then third to Saturday’s Haydock runner-up Exhort at York when she couldn’t find an extra gear on the rain-softened going. Rake's Progress has been a little inconsistent this year but would have every chance on his best form but the longer distance could stretch the stamina of May’s Haydock winner Blooriedotcom, though he will have needed last month’s second at Wolverhampton.
Excellent Result (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, last of 5, 11l behind Supernova (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Falcon Cliffs (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, behind and eased final 2f, last of 6, 26l behind Spirit Of Appin (9-1) at Ffos Las 1m 2f hcp fll (3) gs in Aug.
Naqaawa (IRE) 9-4fav (8-13) Tracked leaders, challenged over 1f out, unable to quicken in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Exhort (9-5) at York 1m 2f hcp fll (3) gs in Jul.
Vincent's Forever 16-1 (9-7) Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Esprit De Baileys (9-9) at Goodwood 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Blooriedotcom (IRE) 4-1 (9-8) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 4 1/2l behind The Throstles (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Rake's Progress 16-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway 4f out, ridden 2f out, edged left over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Dubawi Prince (10-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
