raced keenly in 3rd on inside, headway out wide 3f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, weakened over 1f out, lost modest 4th final strides
led and dictated steady pace, pushed along and quickened pace 5f out, ridden and narrowly headed 2f out, chased winner and kept on until no extra and dropped to 3rd towards finish
raced keenly, held up in last, good headway out wide 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong,went 2nd towards finish, always held
steadied start, raced keenly in 4th, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, went modest 4th final strides
reluctant loading, tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on gamely
Ayr specialist Glasses Up has never given any indication that he’ll stay this far but Blow Your Horn completed a hat-trick over 2m2f at Pontefract in June and started favourite for the Northumberland Plate consolation later at Newcastle. Simple Star has already won twice here this year but it could be a bumper day for Charlie Johnston’s stable as YORKINDNESS has completed a double over 2m1f at Pontefract lately and is in much better form than when beaten by Two Auld Pals at Carlisle at the start of June. Baez is another arriving on a hat-trick so can’t be left out of calculations.
Blow Your Horn (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out on outside, stayed on same pace, 6th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Traila (9-4) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Yorkindness 7-4 (9-13) Led 1f, mostly tracked leader after, led again approaching final 2f, came clear over 1f out, pushed along and stayed on strongly, won at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (5) gf in Aug beating Miss Cynthia (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Simple Star (IRE) 7-2 (9-6) In touch, headway on inner over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, led final strides, won at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Freak Out (9-7) by shd, 8 ran.
Glasses Up (USA) 13-8fav (9-12) Close up, headway 3f out, soon led, ridden and headed towards finish, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Tafsir (8-13) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Baez 5-1 (8-6) Rear mid-division, headway 4f out, went 3rd 3f out, pushed along and led narrowly over 2f out, soon strongly pressed, ridden 1f out, stayed on gamely, always doing enough, won at York 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul beating Golden Shot (9-1) by nk, 10 ran.
Two Auld Pals (IRE) 9-4jfav (9-1) Always handy, went 2nd over 2f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on well, won at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp (4) hvy in Aug beating Forza Orta (10-2) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
