tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
raced wide in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on towards finish
made all, ridden over 1f out, asserted close home
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never a factor
raced wide in rear, pushed along halfway, never dangerous
in touch, ridden 3fout, headway 2f out,. kept on to go 3rd close home
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace and lost 3rd close home
Recent winners Battyeford Boy and Sun Rising are both carrying penalties and that may have opened the door for others, though the former has a 3lb claimer lessening his additional burden and the latter appears to hold Do It Today on Beverley running. Gangway is respected stepping up to a mile but SPARKA gets the nod as she was keeping on when fourth at Nottingham and has dropped a pound since.
Gangway (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Led, went clear over 4f out, reduced lead and ridden 2f out, soon headed, edged left and weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 9l behind Spacer (9-2) at Haydock 7f stks (4) sft in Aug.
Novak 100-1 (9-2) Short of room soon after start, chased leaders, niggled along and headway under 3f out, keeping on same pace in 5th from over 1f out until ran on well into 4th well inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Uncs (9-8) at Redcar 7f stks (5) gf in Jul.
Battyeford Boy (IRE) 18-1 (8-10) Prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, ran on well, won at Leicester 7f (5) gf in Aug beating Galileo Glass (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Bungley (IRE) 18-1 (8-13) Slightly awkward start, mid-division on outside, pushed along before 2f out, ridden along before 1f out, weakened, 8th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Woodlands Charm (8-4) at Ripon 6f (5) gs in Aug.
Sparka (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Mid-division, niggled along and some headway over 3f out, outpaced by leaders over 2f out, stayed on into 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Madame Ambassador (9-3) at Nottingham 1m (5) gd in Aug.
Do It Today 12-1 (9-1) Went left start, towards rear, switched left and ridden 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, 7th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Sun Rising (8-8) at Beverley 7f (6) gd in Aug.
Sun Rising (IRE) 80-1 (8-8) Towards rear, switched left and ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on strongly to lead close home, won at Beverley 7f (6) gd in Aug beating Zain Nibras (9-4) by nk, 11 ran.
Wynn Palace (IRE) 80-1 (9-0) Slightly short of room when went left start, keen towards rear, ridden and switched left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 17 3/4l behind Truely Aclaimed (8-11) at Beverley 7f stks (5) gf in Jul.