towards rear on outside, some headway 2f out, ridden and no extra inside last
led narrowly, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, headed final strides
steadied start, in rear, switched right over 2f out, soon pushed along and headway, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd final 75 yards, not pace of leaders
tracked front pair, pushed along and outpaced over 1f out, soon beaten
towards rear, going well and waiting for gap well over 1f out, switched right and pushed along over 110 yards out, squeezed through and ran on strongly to lead final strides
chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, ran on and every chance 1f out, weakened final 110 yards
close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside last
Don't Fight It finished third over track and trip last month, leading until approaching the final furlong, and won earlier at Catterick but looks vulnerable against less-exposed types. Cheekpieces will need to improve Heathcliff's Girl but How Exciting’s second at Beverley has been franked. LUPSET FLOSSY POP bids to make a winning start in handicaps and has every chance on placed efforts at Hamilton and Thirsk, though will need to reverse recent running here with Little Betty on worse terms.
Lupset Flossy Pop (IRE) 4-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 6 1/2l behind Mereside Diva (8-13) at Musselburgh 5f stks (5) gd in Jul.
Don't Fight It (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Led, pushed along 2f out, joined 1f out, soon lost lead, kept on for third close home, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Castan (9-4) at Musselburgh 5f (6) gd in Jul.
Heathcliff's Girl (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Dwelt, in rear, ridden 2f out, never going pace, 6th of 7, 8l behind Glorious Angel (9-8) at Nottingham 6f (5) gf in Aug.
Little Betty 25-1 (8-10) Held up, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, weakened final furlong, last of 3, 9 1/4l behind Looking For Lynda (9-1) at Musselburgh 5f stks (2) gd in Aug.
Dixiedoodledragon (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 11 1/4l behind Signora Camacho (9-10) at Ayr 6f (5) gd in Jul.
How Exciting (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Soon led narrowly, pushed along and headed narrowly 2f out, rallied and led again over 1f out, ran on, headed well inside last, held closing stages, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Gemcutter (9-9) at Beverley 5f (6) gf in Aug.
Pink Stripes 50-1 (8-9) Soon led, headed entering final 3f, tracked winner, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 27 1/2l behind Kiss N Cuddle (9-11) at Chester 7f (5) gs in Jul.