held up in 6th and off the pace, headway under pressure 2f out, kept on, never going pace to trouble leaders
pulled hard, led for 2f, restrained behind leaders, weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, went 3rd approaching straight, chased leader 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed out final furlong, comfortably
led after 2f, headed 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
keen hold, tracked leader 8f out, led narrowly 2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression and lost 2nd toward finish
held up last of main group in 5th, ridden and headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
slowly into stride, held up 7th and off the pace, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
held up 8th and well off the pace, ridden 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance
slowly into stride, always last, ridden 3f out, soon struggling
A tricky opener sees Western Roots nominated ahead of Recalcitrant and Measured Response. Western Roots has dropped to a mark from which he ought to be competitive if anywhere near his best of the past year and a fair run at Leicester last time brings him here in fairly good heart. General Flumpa and Recalcitrant are both four pounds above previous best winning marks, although they cannot be ruled out of good runs, while Sir Haydn comes here on the back of a fair 10-furlong run here on the all-weather, but in general he is not so good on Turf, and Measured Response seemed to improve on the soft at Chepstow last time and holds claims if able to now build on that. Finally, Border Edge is a bit in and out formwise but he cannot be ruled out if putting his best foot forward, and Royal Indulgence runs again quickly following Monday's Chepstow win, although he possibly got the run of the race there and has more to do if he is to repeat that success. Once again, then, the selection is Western Roots.
Beaver (AUS) 40-1 (9-9) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, never reached challenging position, 7th of 14, 13l behind Flighty Fellow (9-13) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jul.
Border Edge 10-1 (9-2) Soon led and clear, ridden over 2f out, weakening when headed over 1f out, 11th of 14, 10l behind Corrib (8-9) at Newbury 1m 1f app hcp (5) gd.
Royal Indulgence 12-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, in command final furlong, comfortably, won at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gf beating Sweet Request (9-5) by 1l, 12 ran.
General Flumpa 9-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 12th of 13, 24l behind Down The Brick (9-3) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Recalcitrant 9-2 (8-9) In touch, switched left to challenge over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 5th of 11, 10l behind Drawback (9-8) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Measured Response 33-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, switched right over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Indian Edge (9-9) at Chepstow 1m hcap (5) sft in Jul.
Western Roots 25-1 (9-0) Led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 3l behind The Flying Cowboy (9-0) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Voice Mail 28-1 (8-2) Held up mid-division, headway 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 18l behind Drawback (9-8) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Hey Presto 33-1 (8-0) Slowly away, switched right from wide draw and always in rear, 17th of 18, 32l behind The Fifth Member (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Sir Haydn 7-1 (9-10) Mid-division, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f, 5th of 12, 6l behind Kindlelight Blue (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
