raced wide, held up, ridden and headway 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd post
awkward leaving stalls and nearly unseated rider, in rear, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd post
towards rear, ridden 3f out, no impression
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, led over 1f out, soon ridden clear, eased near finish, readily
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, pushed along to soon lead, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, switched left and stayed on towards finish
Rae Guest's Zubova is best in at the weights judged by official BHA ratings along with the David Nichols-trained Jibrrya but is seemingly better on the Polytrack, while the latter has been well held in all three starts in handicaps this term since winning his maiden as a two-year-old at Thirsk in August so the pair look best left out of calculations. Paul Midgley's Bajan Pride is capable but inconsistent, while Bed Fellow was narrowly beaten by STELLITE over this trip at Hamilton last month and meets Jim Goldie's gelding on much worse terms today so the 10-year-old can frank that earlier form. The return to a mile should suit Stellite, who was outpaced over seven furlongs in an Ayr claimer recently. Howard Johnson's Makbullet could be of interest stepping up in trip but he is far from certain to appreciate it.
Bajan Pride 11-1 (10-9) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 13, 7l behind Strike Force (9-10) at Beverley 1m am hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Bed Fellow (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway when not clear run well over 2f out, ridden to challenge when edged left inside final furlong, led towards finish, all out, won at Ayr 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd beating Red Skipper (9-0) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Lakeman (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Always behind, ridden and struggling halfway, 11th of 12, 21l behind Feeling Fresh (9-10) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Jibrrya 25-1 (8-9) Held up, pulled hard, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 28l behind San Cassiano (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.
Zubova 14-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 30l behind Denton (9-13) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Makbullet 11-2 (8-12) In touch, pushed along 3f out, never dangerous, 6th of 7, 7l behind Galpin Junior (9-0) at Catterick 5f clm stks (6) gs in Jul.
Flores Sea (USA) 14-1 (9-7) Towards rear, weakened over 3f out, 10th of 11, 33l behind One Scoop Or Two (9-9) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Jul.
Stellite 7-4 (8-8) Held up in 4th, driven and outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 4th of 5, 3l behind Island Chief (8-9) at Ayr 7f clm stks (5) gd.
Crocodile Bay (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Led, clear halfway, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on to hold on to 2nd, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Tallawalla (8-7) at Yarmouth 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
