led narrowly, ridden and headed just over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
steadied start, took keen hold in mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reached leaders
held up in rear, good headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish
raced keenly behind, good headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reached leaders
pressed leader throughout, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden to challenge 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra final 75 yards
in touch until weakened 2f out
prominent on outside, ridden to lead just over 1f out, ran on well, pushed out
in touch on inside, effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
behind, headway and chased leaders over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong, not troubled leading pair
reared start, soon in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, ridden over 1f out, soon outpaced
started very slowly, always in rear until ran on final furlong, never dangerous
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WHISKEY CREEK is the pick in this finale and Scruffy Skip and Royal Sovereign the most obvious dangers on the formbook. Whiskey Creek went into many notebooks following a recent second at the track to The Hoofer. True, that was a bad race but this is not any better than that on paper. Scruffy Skip won at Great Leighs over six furlongs. He needs everything to go his way but the step up in trip will not be a problem. Palais Polaire should have won far more than she has. That said, the mare arrives here at the top of her game. Royal Sovereign had a nightmare last time out though had ran a solid enough race when fifth in a decent seller at the track at the top of the month. Bronte's Hope has evidently had training troubles and is one to note in the market. Shaded Edge didn't take to the visor last time out and makes a degree of appeal with William Carson in the saddle. Greek Secret never threatened in a ladies handicap but this step up to seven has been long overdue. A damp squib to end proceedings and Whiskey Creek is our idea of the winner.
Bronte's Hope 8-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride and always behind, 8th of 10, 8l behind Rondeau (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sept.
Royal Sovereign (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, hung left and weakened over 2f out, last of 14, 27l behind Sarah Park (9-3) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Imperium 25-1 (8-9) Held up mid-division, lost place over 2f out, 12th of 17, 15l behind Prince Golan (8-6) at Leicester 7f app hcp (5) gd in Sept.
Torquemada (IRE) 28-1 (8-8) Always in rear, last of 11, 14l behind Sendreni (9-0) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Murrisk 8-1 (9-9) Led, headed from 2f out, soon no extra, 11th of 14, 13l behind Hujaylea (9-2) at Dundalk 1m hcp 45-70 pol in Sept.
Palais Polaire 7-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken near finish, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Eleonora (9-7) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sept.
Waterloo Dock 14-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 14, 13l behind Deep Winter (9-3) at Great Leighs 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Tilsworth Charlie 50-1 (9-1) Always behind, 12th of 13, 13l behind Hurricane Harriet (9-2) at Leicester 6f fll hcp (5) sft.
Shaded Edge 7-1 (9-11) Held up, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra, 5th of 15, 10l behind Moves Goodenough (10-0) at Salisbury 1m ldy rds hcp (6) gd.
Scruffy Skip (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Pushed along in mid-division, hard ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to lead post, won at Great Leighs 6f hcp (6) pol beating Who's Winning (9-3) by a shd, 12 ran.
Greek Secret 17-2 (10-6) Towards rear stands side, soon ridden along, stayed on final furlong, 6th of 18, 8l behind Ryedane (10-4) at Thirsk 6f ldy rds hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Mythical Charm 12-1 (10-7) Towards rear, raced keenly, headway 3f out, effort 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 6th of 11, 6l behind Master Mahogany (11-2) at Goodwood 1m 1f amt hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Pop Music (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 8l behind Mister Ross (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Whiskey Creek 6-1 (8-13) Pulled hard, headway to chase leaders on outside over 3f out, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind The Hoofer (8-13) at Lingfield 6f app hcp (6).
