mid-division, pushed along 7f out, good headway on inside chasing leaders 3f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well
slowly into stride, behind, some late minor headway, never on terms
held up towards rear, raced awkwardly on downhill run, headway on inside chasing leaders 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, went 2nd last 100 yards, never going pace to reach winner
always towards rear of mid-division, pushed along and struggling on downhill run, never a factor
raced keenly tracking leaders on outside, led 8f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner, weakened into 3rd final 100 yards
slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, headway under pressure over 2f out, plugged on final furlong, never going pace to trouble leaders
always towards rear, never a factor
restless in stalls, went 2nd after 1f, led 9f out until 8f out, chased leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, plugged on inside final furlong
dwelt, chased leader 1f, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out
towards rear, headway chasing leaders 4f out, ridden on outside and no impression over 1f out, soon weakened
raced keenly, led until 9f out, chased leaders, pushed along in mid-division 5f out, weakened over 4f out,
reminders in rear 5f out, always behind, tailed off
Volcano Bay had won at Yarmouth before failing to land the odds on the all-weather here but is 8lb higher today. Forge Valley Lad has been beaten out of sight since scoring over today’s trip at Windsor in July while Princess Siyouni’s recent third over 1m2f came in a lowly classified race. It was soft ground when Aljalela ran a shocker on her handicap debut and she may do better but a speculative vote in a weak contest goes to O’REILLY’S PASS, fourth on the Polytrack here on his handicap bow having only faded in the closing stages.
Aljalela (FR) 7-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, lost place 7f out, driven and well beaten over 4f out, 10th of 14, 22 1/2l behind Bad Company (8-12) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Forge Valley Lad 33-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, rushed up on wide outside to go 2nd 6f out until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 13, 16l behind Evaporust (8-1) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
O'Reilly's Pass 11-4jfav (9-1) Led narrowly, headed halfway, still close up when ridden 3f out, kept on but not quicken final furlong, 4th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Ravens Ark (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Kashmirella (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Slow into stride, headway and close up over 7f out, lost place 5f out, 7th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Derry Boy (9-13) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Volcano Bay 8-11fav (9-5) Led, ridden along for effort over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 11, at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (6) pol in Aug.
Donald Llewellyn 16-1 (8-6) In rear, ridden over 3f out, never on terms, tailed off, 7th of 9, 31l behind Call My Bluff (8-9) at Goodwood 2m hcp (5) hvy in Aug.
Abound 100-1 (8-12) Pushed along most of way, always towards rear, never a factor, 8th of 11, 18 1/2l behind Urban Artist (9-8) at Windsor 1m 3f fll stks (5) gs in Jul.
Princess Siyouni (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Led early, prominent, driven over 3f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Whitehaven (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (6) gs in Aug.
Herre Dittery 10-1 (8-0) Prominent early, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 9l behind Dazzling Darren (8-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (6) pol in Feb.
Lightning Blue 16-1 (8-8) Towards rear, effort over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 8th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Recuerdame (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Barboukha 200-1 (8-5) Pushed along and struggling 5f out, always towards rear, 9th of 12, 14l behind The Stalking Moon (9-12) at Windsor 1m hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Nadia's Spirit (IRE) 200-1 (9-2) Pushed along in rear, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, 9th of 10, dist behind Tasaamuh (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Aug.
