in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
hampered soon after start and towards rear, switched right and ridden halfway, headway to lead inside final furlong, kept on well
towards rear, ridden halfway, kept on one pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace
behind, hampered after 1f, ridden halfway, no impression
led, ridden halfway, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
behind, hampered after 1f, ridden halfway, no impression after
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway to lead briefly entering final furlong, not pace of winner inside final furlong
edged left start, soon mid-division, ridden halfway, no impression
Alugat ran well last time and gets the vote here ahead of Howards Prince and Slipperfoot. The selection only lost by a neck at Catterick when beaten by Chairman Bobby last time and although he is not ideally drawn here he looks to hold solid claims of going one better. Howards Prince has the plum draw but he was disappointing last time and this inconsistent 3-year-old is not one to place maximum faith in. Slipperfoot was a fair sixth behind Laphonic at Hamilton last time but more had been expected after an encouraging effort previously at Carlisle and she is one to note in the market today from a good draw. Egyptian Lord is running consistently well and is the other with place claims, but for the winner we will return to Alugat.
Howards Prince 3-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden halfway, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 10l behind Urbe Condita (9-7) at Hamilton 5f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Egyptian Lord 10-1 (8-6) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 8l behind Urbe Condita (9-7) at Hamilton 5f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Slipperfoot 4-5fav (8-12) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 3l behind Laphonic (9-3) at Hamilton 5f 3yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jul.
Alugat (IRE) 6-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, hard ridden and wandered over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to go 2nd towards finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, nk behind Chairman Bobby (8-7) at Catterick 5f clm (6) gf in Jul.
Soviet Legend (IRE) 6-1 (8-0) Mid-division, stumbled halfway, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 7l behind Two Acres (8-6) at Leicester 5f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Malelane (IRE) 12-1 (7-13) Chased leaders stand's side, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 20, 7l behind Tadlil (9-4) at Ripon 6f mdn hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Networker 33-1 (8-2) Mid-division, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong, never troubled leaders, 5th of 12, 3l behind Northern Chorus (9-2) at Redcar 5f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Mullady Penelope 16-1 (9-4) Never better than mid-division, 10th of 17, 9l behind Paddywack (9-0) at Beverley 5f hcap (6) gf in Jul.
