in touch, in 4th, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
tracked winner until over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well
tracked leaders, in 3rd, chased winner over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and held inside final furlong
dwelt, in rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
The unexposed Colour Play remains dangerous off this mark whereas Bocking End and Sepal appear to be where the handicapper wants them and need to find more on recent efforts in order to figure. Ghinia, sole representative of the older brigade, has been in the assessor's grip too since scoring at Windsor last autumn, although finally offered some leniency here with a 4lb drop in the ratings. Nevertheless, she still has plenty on to concede weight to a couple of progressive sorts, of which BRIEF VISIT makes most appeal on handicap debut after a very good effort behind a Haggas hotpot at Pontefract last time. She's the one here with the capacity to improve significantly off a fair mark and is preferred to the consistent Intermittent, a decent third at Windsor latest for Roger Charlton who can do little wrong at present.
Ghinia (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 13 3/4l behind Little Lady Katie (8-13) at Newmarket 1m hcp fll (3) hvy in Jun.
Intermittent 15-8fav (9-5) Soon led and set decent pace, hung left and headed over 1f out, chased winner but held when lost 2nd and no extra well inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Crowning Glory (8-10) at Windsor 1m hcp fll (4) gf in Jul.
Brief Visit 5-1 (8-12) Tracked leding trio, 3rd over 4f out, 2nd on inside 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Trainnah (8-12) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul.
Bocking End (IRE) 7-1 (8-0) Took keen hold, in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 5, 13l behind Little Lady Katie (8-13) at Newmarket 1m hcp fll (3) hvy in Jun.
Sepal (USA) 15-2 (8-13) Pulled hard, led 11f out, clear 8f out until 5f out, hung left and headed over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened into 4th inside final 2f, last of 4, 5 1/2l behind Against The Odds (9-5) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Colour Play (USA) 25-1 (9-0) Mid-division, driven 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, just failed for 4th, no impression, 5th of 13, 5 3/4l behind St Mary's (9-0) at Thirsk 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Jul.