slowly away, held up in rear, headway on wide outside under pressure 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, not quicken final furlong
held up in mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
raced in mid-division, weakened over 2f out
dwelt, soon prominent, ridden halfway, weakened 4f out
close up, tracked leader 4f out, headed 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, closed as winner idled near finish, always held
behind, driven along halfway, stayed on final furlong to take 3rd towards finish, never nearer
held up in rear, smooth headway going easiliy 3f out, switched to inside rail over 1f out, led inside final furlong, idled near finish, held on well
always in same place in mid-division
raced wide, held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, effort under pressure over 1f out, unable to quicken final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, brief effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
chased leader to 4f out, weakened quickly
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly
Aberdeen Park gets the vote in this handicap with Ganymede, Jomus, and Height of Spirits rating the main dangers. The selection won well last time out when beating Tabulate and although having a penalty for that win he looks a progressive type and from a good draw he is taken to win again. Ganymede rates the main danger on his best form as he looks on a handy mark but he disappointed last time for no apparent reason so can not be put forward with any confidence. Jomus ran well when fourth in a similar race last time but he still looks in the handicappers grip. Height Of Spirits is another that could go well but he has yet to win over this trip and looks opposable on that basis. Of the remainder Frank's Quest is game and consistent and is sure to run his race but he is another that looks weighted up to his best and with this in mind for the winner we return to Aberdeen Park.
Jomus 14-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, steady headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 14, 2 1/2l behind The Fonze (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcap (6) pol in Jun.
Height of Spirits 14-1 (8-8) Steadied start, pulled hard towards rear, moderate headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 13, 6l behind Logsdail (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jul.
Kernel Dowery (IRE) 9-2jt-fav (8-8) Mid-division, headway to track leaders 6f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 8l behind Monash Lad (8-13) at Brighton 1m 4f app hcp (6) frm in Jul.
Aberdeen Park 10-1 (8-9) Slowly away,headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, led and hung left inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 1m fll mdn hcp 0-70 (6) fbs in Jul beating Tabulate (8-13) by 2l, 14 ran.
Ganymede 9-2 (9-2) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders, 6th of 14, 9l behind Monash Lad (9-0) at Windsor 1m 4f sll (5) gf in Jul.
Frank's Quest (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 6l behind Gem Bien (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Busy Man (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, towards rear, some headway under pressure over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Glendale (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jul.
Bamzooki 11-4fav (8-7) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied and stayed on near finish, 3rd of 13, 1/2l behind Shaheer (8-11) at Southwell 1m 3f mdn clm (7) fbs in Feb.
