well placed off slow pace, headway 2f out, switched left over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, held on, all out
held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, never a factor
held up in rear, headway on outside from 4f out, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead briefly inside final furlong, pressed winner and rallied near finish, just failed
set steady pace, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly
always rear division
raced wide in mid-division, effort and hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong
keen, in touch, headway to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon lost place
chased leaders over 6f
took keen hold, held up in rear, kept on final furlong, no chance
Newnham is taken to bounce back, with Captain Margaret, True Companion, Red Birr and Pactolos Way others in with a shout. Newnham had been in great form on the all-weather earlier this year, reeling off a sequence of four straight victories before finally tasting defeat here on his last outing in March. For one reason or another he has been absent since, but that could work in his favour as he returns fresher than most, and is sure to have been well galloped. With Eddie Ahern in the plate, he can storm back with a win. Captain Margaret is another that returns from a lengthy absence, having finished second to Solva at Nottingham in May. She goes well round here and is worth a mention. True Companion was a beaten favourite on heavy going at Haydock recently, and is a bit out of form at present, but cannot be ruled out on earlier efforts here, while Red Birr is another course-and-distance winner. Pactolos Way won a maiden well enough at Wolverhampton, and at the age of three may have more to offer, but we shall side with Newnham as the answer.
Cusoon 8-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 6th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Personify (9-4) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sept.
Newnham (IRE) 5-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, never travelling well, never near leaders, 6th of 10, 6l behind Zamboozle (8-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
True Companion 2-1jt-fav (9-4) Chased leader until ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 4, 9l behind Leslingtaylor (8-4) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Sept.
Winners Delight 8-1 (9-13) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, never near leaders, 7th of 8, 15l behind Custodian (9-4) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Aug.
Barry Island 12-1 (9-6) Held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Dragon Slayer (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Red Birr (IRE) 4-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 6l behind Tabadul (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f hcap (4) std in May.
Captain Margaret 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, switched right inside final furlong, kept on well, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Solva (8-8) at Nottingham 1m 2f fll hcp (4) gf in May.
Pactolos Way 9-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on, won at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Aug beating Mantle (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
