always prominent, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish
close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
close up in rear, switched left 2f out, headway entering final furlong, stayed on to lead inside final furlong
keen early, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Bochart returns to maiden company having gone close in a couple of handicaps of late. Like the rest of these, he has no experience of testing ground but should be thereabouts on form. So should CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM, beaten only a short-head at Nottingham last time when four lengths clear of a subsequent winner and rating the selection on that running. Marshal Dan Troop, Guapo Bay and Plantation are all likely improvers if handling the surface.
Bochart 4-7fav (9-7) Broke well, led, ridden inside final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 4, shd behind Ojai (8-6) at Brighton 5f (5) gd in Aug.
Cautious Optimism 9-2fav (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, hung left and ran on final furlong, 2nd of 9, shd behind Blackout (9-5) at Nottingham 6f mdn stks (5) gs in Aug.
Jack Carter 10-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Quoteline Direct (9-4) at Pontefract 6f mdn stks (4) gf in Jul.
Marshal Dan Troop (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Ground Control (8-11) at Salisbury 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.
Plantation (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 12, 16 1/4l behind Wayward Hoof (9-5) at Haydock 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Rebel Raiser 66-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 13 3/4l behind Comicas (9-5) at Doncaster 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Jul.
Burnt Pavlova (USA) Big Brown filly out of Pavlova.
Guapo Bay 12-1 (9-0) Dwelt, tracked winner after 1f, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Pinky Promise (9-0) at Brighton 6f mdn fll stks (5) sft in Aug.
You Wish 16-1 (8-11) Always towards rear, never involved, last of 12, 30 3/4l behind Ground Control (8-11) at Salisbury 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.
Bruntingthorpe (IRE) Thousand Words gelding out of Cooke's Bar.
R Bar Open (FR) 25-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on outside, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, weakened quickly over 1f out, 10th of 13, 12 3/4l behind Miss Blondell (8-7) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Cuban Queen (USA) 33-1 (9-0) Held up, not much room over 2f out, soon well beaten, 10th of 11, 16 1/4l behind Human Nature (9-5) at Windsor 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.