always behind
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up mid-division, effort over 1f out, no impression
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, kept on same pace from over 1f out, no impression
chased winner, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra
made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly
Nonrunner
A tricky puzzle to solve as we almost certainly haven't yet seen the best of Wolverhampton winner Memories Galore. But another three-year-old, SUBVERSIVE, gets the nod as he's back on the same mark as when successful over course and distance in March and has been holding his form well on Turf lately. Last week's easy Carlisle winner Jubilee Brig is a rare runner here for Alan Swinbank and should make a bold bid to defy his penalty while Spellmaker was successful on his last visit here. Showtime Star showed a bit more at Chepstow nine days ago but is rated 6lb higher on the all-weather.
Jubilee Brig 11-2 (10-6) Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Carlisle 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Kenny The Captain (10-7) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Showtime Star 10-1 (9-0) Took keen hold tracking leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden, led briefly 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, well held, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Midnight Rider (9-7) at Chepstow 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Rufford (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Chased leader until 2f out, chased leaders, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Ian's Memory (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Spellmaker 8-1 (8-11) Chased leader, carried right over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, weakened soon after, 8th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Golden Amber (9-6) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in May.
Secret Look 16-1 (9-9) Steadied start, held up, never dangerous, 9th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Ocean Sheridan (9-7) at Hamilton 6f hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Subversive (IRE) 5-2fav (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Don't Touch (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Colourbearer (IRE) 12-1 (9-12) Ridden along towards rear, never on terms, 8th of 12, 10l behind Clubland (9-8) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Memories Galore (IRE) 3-1fav (8-11) Led 1f, prominent, led again 2f out, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jul beating Gentlemen (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Angel Flores (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway 5f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 16 1/4l behind Sculptured (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Jul.