bumped start, in touch, took keen hold, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon outpaced by winner
prominent, led over 8f out, headed over 2f out, one pace
led early, chased leaders, lost place 7f out, hampered over 3f out, eased after
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
held up towards rear, not much room over 3f out, no impression
steadied start, took keen hold, always in rear
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous
soon led, headed over 8f out, outpaced 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly away, took keen hold, held up towards rear, not clear run over 3f out, never involved
chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, easily
mid-division, ridden and struggling 2f out
mid-division, went left over 3f out, headway over 1f out, went 3rd towards finish, no impression on winner
went left and slowly into stride, behind and ridden along, some headway on outside 3f out, soon weakened
NonRunner
Prerogative is 1-36 but is on a lower mark than his last victory at Chelmsford in January. SHARP OPERATOR won at Wolverhampton earlier this year and has come up with the occasional good performances subsequently and may be just a bit better than plating class so gets the nod. Captain Marmalade keeps running into a place and is rarely beaten far while Rocksette won off a higher mark at Brighton in October and Hi There Silver gained a surprise victory in a better race than this at Kempton in April.
Sharp Operator 13-2 (9-3) Raced wide in touch, headway 4f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Allux Boy (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Natch 14-1 (9-1) Prominent, led 7f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, last of 7, 3 3/4l behind Arctic Sea (10-0) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Full Suit 50-1 (9-5) Soon in rear, some headway on wide outside over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 8th of 9, 9 1/4l behind Cherry Cola (9-3) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp fll (5) gf in Jul.
Don't Cry About It (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Outpaced and always towards rear, 9th of 11, 14 1/2l behind Princess Way (9-6) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Brilliant Riposte 33-1 (9-2) Raced wide towards rear, never on terms, 9th of 11, 13 3/4l behind Pact Of Steel (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Bay Dude 33-1 (9-10) Led, headed narrowly 6f out, lost place over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off when eased over 1f out, last of 11, dist behind Kingfast (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Pivello 14-1 (9-1) Mid-division, took keen hold, pushed along 4f out, some headway 2f out, no impression, 7th of 13, 11 1/4l behind False Id (9-3) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Premium Pink (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 11th of 12, 21 1/2l behind Lion Hearted (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (7) pol in Jan.
Captain Marmalade (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) In rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Mime Dance (11-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Rocksette 14-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, closer on outside over 3f out, kept on same pace over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Whimsical Dream (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Hi There Silver (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) In touch, headway 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 9 3/4l behind Tigerfish (9-4) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in May.
Prerogative (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Behind, headway under pressure over 2f out, driven and stayed on to chase front pair final furlong, never on terms, just held on for 3rd, 3rd of 9, 7 3/4l behind Perfect Grace (9-4) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) fm in Jul.
Duhr (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Very slowly away and reluctant to race, tailed off until joined rear of field over 4f out, never a factor, 12th of 13, 17 1/2l behind Altaira (8-12) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Golden Nectar 33-1 (9-9) In touch, ridden over 1f out, no extra, 6th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Fortune And Glory (9-11) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Jul.