slowly away, behind, some headway on outside halfway, weakened over 2f out
made all on rail, ran on well, unchallenged
kicked at the start, chased winner, ridden over 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish
chased leaders on rail, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, never able to challenge
chased leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
A testing little finale in betting terms with none of these having rock-solid credentials and Buxted Dream has surely run out of chances now. Fortune And Glory is worth watching on his debut as is Perfect Sense but PTARMIGAN RIDGE may well be able to put his experience to good use even though this trip looks a bit on the short side even in the testing conditions.
Fortune And Glory (USA) War Front gelding out of Spain.
Buxted Dream (USA) 4-6fav (9-5) Soon led, driven and edged left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Dark Magic (9-5) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (5) sft in Jul.
Perfect Sense Sepoy gelding out of Miss Chicane.
Ptarmigan Ridge Evensfav (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon one pace, 3rd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Samarmadi (9-6) at Doncaster 6f mdn stks (5) gs in Jul.
Charleston Belle 11-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, outpaced from 2f out, edged left over 1f out, well beaten inside final furlong, lost 4th close home, 5th of 7, 10 1/4l behind Thafeera (9-0) at Yarmouth 6f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Jul.