made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on inside last, unchallenged
mid-division, effort and headway into 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, no impression
in rear, pushed along over 2f out, always behind
chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced well over 2f out, well beaten when eased 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on same pace
mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, no progress
towards rear, ridden well over 2f out, soon beaten and eased 1f out
prominent, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on, ridden 1f out, always held
BELIEVE YOU ME still appears attractively handicapped at present and Ray Dawson returns as the pair aim to follow up a Chepstow victory. Exigency came to Sylvester Kirk with a high handicap mark following juvenile success in France and it’s taken a while for that figure to drop to a realistic level. Trabajo Detecho hails from a stable enduring a barren trot though the gelding seems capable of realising his form on any surface. Alibaba has required plenty of patience from his handler and there was plenty of money around for him ahead of his most recent racecourse appearance at Lingfield.
Yoshimi (IRE) 8-1 (10-1) Chased leader, ridden to challenge 2f out, soon outpaced and out of contention, plugged on, 4th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Kracking (9-8) at Leicester 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Exigency 14-1 (9-11) Led, headed passing halfway, led again before 2f out, quickened clear when ridden 1f out, weakened inside final 110 yards, no extra when headed final strides, 2nd of 13, nk behind Jack Sparowe (9-9) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Trabajo Detecho 9-1 (9-5) Bumped start, chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, rallied over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 6, hd behind Enderman (8-9) at Nottingham 6f hcp (5) hvy in Aug.
Catwalk Model 9-2 (9-5) Restless in stalls and slowly into stride, recovered well to chase leaders out wide 4f out, challenged 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 2 3/4l behind Sharp Power (9-10) at Windsor 6f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Chorus Line 7-2 (9-9) Last to break, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 4 1/4l behind Equion (10-0) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) hvy in Aug.
Alibaba 11-4fav (9-6) Keen, prominent, ridden 2f out, one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Covert Mission (9-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) sft in Jul.
Kingwell 17-2 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on to go 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 5, 7 1/4l behind Big Bear Hug (9-9) at Leicester 1m hcp (6) sft in May.
Sir Titan 10-1 (8-13) Dwelt, tracked leaders centre, ridden and weakened 2f out, 6th of 8, 14 1/4l behind Magical Max (9-10) at Newmarket 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Believe You Me (IRE) 11-8fav (9-4) Always prominent, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Chepstow 7f hcp (6) gs in Jul beating Coral Reef (9-5) by 3 3/4l, 5 ran.