keen led and soon clear with one other, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened
towards rear, headway when not clear run over 2f out, switched left, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish
dwelt in rear, headway on inner over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up, headway on outer from over 1f out, pressed winner inside final furlong, led briefly and carried left inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
raced wide in touch, ridden 2f out, no impression
David O'Meara's pair He's No Saint and Steel Train both drop down a grade for this but so does Saturday's Ripon second Abushamah, who should figure if this doesn't come too soon. Company Asset should find a race before the end of the campaign but Hulcolt has struggled off this mark since scoring at Beverley in May. With the going still in his favour, ALNASHAMA is worth following in his current mood. He's just done enough to win his last two and can grab another victory before the assessor hauls him back.
He's No Saint 11-1 (9-11) Held up, in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no headway, 8th of 12, 12 1/2l behind Muntadab (9-11) at Thirsk 7f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Steel Train (FR) 12-1 (9-11) Towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, edged left and one pace entering final furlong, 5th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Muntadab (9-11) at Thirsk 7f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Abushamah (IRE) 18-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 16, 3/4l behind Breakable (9-10) at Ripon 1m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Hulcolt (IRE) 4-1cfav (9-13) Tracked leader, ridden 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Jacbequick (9-13) at Beverley 7f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Alnashama 4-1 (9-1) Close up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Carnival King (9-6) by hd, 8 ran.
Postbag 14-1 (9-12) Raced centre, tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 1f out, soon behind, eased over 1f out, tailed off, last of 8, dist behind Golden Stunner (9-2) at Newmarket 1m hcp fll (4) gs in Jun.
Intrude 15-2 (9-11) Close up, in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression, last of 5, 5 1/4l behind Poet's Beauty (9-0) at Nottingham 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Top Beak (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along when squeezed for room and lost place quickly over 3f out, soon behind and eased, last of 15, 21 1/4l behind You're Hired (8-2) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp stks (2) gf in Jul.
Company Asset (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, outpaced over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, kept on into 3rd last strides, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Shamaheart (10-0) at Redcar 7f hcp (4) gf in Aug.