led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt towards rear, headway and in touch 7f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, driven and stayed on to go 2nd close home
close up, pushed along to track leader 7f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide in touch, headway to track leaders 5f out, ridden over 2f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong
raced wide always towards rear
in rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f
held up, wide and headway to track leaders over 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, clear inside final furlong, eased close home
raced wide pushed along to soon track leader until 7f out, close up, dropped to rear 5f out, ridden 3f out, kept on inside final furlong
None of these inspire confidence with General Brook’s recent winning form coming to an end in soft ground at Brighton. Bamako Du Chatelet has slipped down the weights but all his best form has been on faster surfaces and Famous Dynasty recorded his only win in 28 starts so far on the Polytrack at Kempton. SHARP REPLY has yet to threaten despite finishing second at Carlisle in June but is less exposed than most and gets a speculative vote on only his third start handicapping.
General Brook (IRE) 5-1 (10-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Roy Rocket (10-5) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Sharp Reply (IRE) 11-1 (10-1) Slowly into stride and pushed along from stalls, soon chasing leaders on outside, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Calliope (9-7) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
I'm Running Late 10-1 (9-8) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, dist behind Mister Chow (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Bamako Du Chatelet (FR) 20-1 (9-5) Keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Ravenous (9-11) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Sonnetist 16-1 (9-13) Led 1f, tracked leader, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 11 1/2l behind Honourbound (8-13) at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Aristocles (IRE) 66-1 (9-9) In rear, pushed along 6f out, weakened 3f out, last of 8, dist behind Author's Dream (9-10) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Ascot Day (FR) 25-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 11l behind Maggie Jonks (9-2) at Ffos Las 1m hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Famous Dynasty (IRE) 14-1 (9-13) Held up towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Penny Poet (9-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Berkeley Vale 16-1 (8-9) Always towards rear, weakened over 3f out, 5th of 7, 9 1/2l behind Kath's Legacy (9-11) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jul.