slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon one pace
held up towards rear, good headway over 2f out, soon chased leaders, ridden to lead well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and hampered over 3f out, soon lost place
with leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra
led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened
with leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride in rear, effort on outside to chase leaders 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
towards rear, effort 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, kept on
A tough seller on the all-weather and preference is for HANDCUFF who may have the race locked up at half-way. Jamie Osborne's colt returns to six furlongs today after a fair effort behind Evelyn May at Great Leighs over the minimum trip. He is a half-brother to the useful Mac Gille Eoin and as the second-highest rated in this line-up, he may take some pegging back from a good draw. Raise All In has an official rating of 70 and may be well treated off her light weight. She was outclassed last time at Newmarket but may be more at home in this company. One worry is that she hasn't tried this trip before so it is a step into the unknown. Wickedly Fast needs watching in the betting on his racecourse debut, whilst Ashwinder and Courageous Nature have both shown glimpses of ability for trainer Brian Meehan. At a price Dancing Delta may improve for the first-time blinkers however she would certainly need to and preference is for Handcuff.
Ashwinder (IRE) 11-2 (8-8) Raced stand's side, with leader, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 9l behind Tombov (8-8) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) gs in Aug.
Courageous Nature (IRE) 8-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 11, 9l behind Coconut Shy (9-2) at Warwick 5f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug.
Free To Choose (IRE) 100-1 (8-11) Led to 3f out stand side, ridden, weakened quickly after, last of 11, 24l behind Such Optimism (8-8) at Salisbury 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) gs in Aug.
Handcuff 25-1 (9-1) Tracked winner, under pressure approaching final furlong, soon one pace, 3rd of 7, 7l behind Evelyn May (8-6) at Great Leighs 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Jul.
Abacus House (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Prominent until weakened after 2f, 13th of 16, 16l behind Happy Forever (8-9) at Bath 5f 2yo mdn fll (5) gs in Aug.
Abitofaboost (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Always in the rear, last of 10, 9l behind Pressed For Time (8-12) at W'hampton 5f 2yo fll sll (6) pol in Aug.
Dancing Delta 20-1 (8-4) Mid-division, headway over 5f out to chase leaders, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 12, 22l behind City Diamond (8-8) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Jul.
Lucky In Love (IRE) Lucky Owners filly, half-sister to 7f winner Camberwell and sprinter Space Maker.
Premier Demon (IRE) 33-1 (7-11) In touch, lost place under pressure over 3f out, switched left 2f out, effort over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 7l behind Magical Illusion (8-5) at Chepstow 6f 2yo hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Raise All In (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Slowly away, held up in touch, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 15, 11l behind Gal Aloud (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Dazzling Dust (IRE) 6-1 (8-2) In rear, ridden over 3f out, no chance final furlong, 3rd of 4, 4 1/2l behind Time For Old Time (8-5) at Brighton 6f 2yo clm (6) frm in Jul.
Wickedly Fast (USA) Gulch filly out of a lightly-raced mare.
