mid-division, headway tracking leaders on inside 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
led for 1f, tracked leader 3f, handy 3rd, pushed along over 5f out, soon lost place and towards rear, tailed off
slowly into stride, never going in last pair, reminders and struggling over 4f out, tailed off
held up in mid-division, headway out wide tracking leaders after 3f plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge
close 3rd, went 2nd after 3f, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed and not pace of winner final 110 yards
raced keenly, tracked leader until led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, lost places towards finish
ran in snatches and pushed along at times, soon off the pace in last pair, pushed along 5f out, headway out wide 2f out, hung left and went 2nd inside final furlong, led final 110 yards, stayed on well
soon off the pace in rear, rapid headway out wide chasing leaders 9f out, losing place when hampered 3f out, soon behind and injured, pulled up and dismounted
NonRunner
Typical of one from his yard, AT THE DOUBLE has improved for stepping up in distance and landed the odds at Beverley recently. He looks worth sticking with raised only 2lb. Smith won over track and trip before finishing tailed off at Kempton while I Doubt That scored over today’s distance at Kempton though is 7lb higher now. Miss Blennerhasset returned a losing favourite at Wolverhampton and blinkers are applied.
Smith (IRE) 9-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3f, pushed along and lost 2nd 6f out, weakened over 4f out, soon lost touch, tailed off and eased final 3f, 6th of 7, dist behind Gyenyame (9-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Humaniste (IRE) 9-1 (10-4) Led until over 10f out, tracked leader until 4f out, handy 3rd, 2nd again approaching final 2f, stayed on same pace and no chance with winner, lost 2nd inside final 100 yards, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Hidden Pearl (8-11) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (6) fm in Jul.
Gold Souk (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) Midfield, restrained to rear after 1f, pushed along 3f out, made no impression, 6th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Eagle Court (10-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Love Poems (IRE) 5-1 (8-10) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd 9f out, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Reverend Hubert (9-10) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in Apr.
I Doubt That (IRE) 6-5fav (9-9) Mid-division, switched left and headway over 2f out, ridden and led 1f out, stayed on strongly and went clear, readily, won at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Iconic Mover (9-1) by 3 1/4l, 14 ran.
Miss Blennerhasset (IRE) Evensfav (9-3) Led, pushed along when challenged 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Eagle Court (10-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
At The Double (FR) 5-6fav (9-1) Made all, cajoled along at times, ridden and strongly pressed over 3f out, continued to face strong challenge when edged right well over 1f out, drifted right inside last onto rail, stayed on dourly and on top at finish, won at Beverley 2m hcp (6) gf in Aug beating Monticello (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 3 ran.
Gavlar 40-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway to be prominent with a circuit to go, ridden 4f out, well beaten over 2f out, 12th of 14, dist behind I Doubt That (9-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Decora (IRE) 3-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, encouraged inside 2f, plugged on, no match for leaders, 3rd of 5, 10 1/4l behind Red October (9-9) at Leicester 1m 4f stks (5) gd in Jul.
