chased leader, driven over 1f out, rider dropped rein briefly inside final furlong, no impression on winner, kept on
chased leaders, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division, driven over 2f out, soon beaten, weakened from over 1f out
not much room start, behind, switched left and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
mid-division, pushed along 2f out, no impression
held up in rear, not much room and switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous
led, edged left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no match for winner after
chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, no threat
Five of these are course and distance winners with Cuppacoco having won twice, though that was back in 2017. Debawtry is 4lb higher than when scoring here in February but she won at Hamilton in July and is greatly respected. Glorious Rio won here early last month and later completed a double on Turf under today's rider. ROMAN ENCOUNTER hasn't improved from her debut success a year ago but has generally competed at a higher level and hasn't run badly in two starts here. She's dropped to a fair mark and gets the nod with her rider's claim a plus.
Debawtry (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, ridden and switched left over 2f out, led entering final furlong, soon headed, no extra, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Arnold (8-4) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Roman Encounter (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Held up on outer, pushed along under 2f out, hung right and no impression from over 1f out, 12th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Ventura Flame (9-11) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Blazing Hot 22-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, stumbled after a furlong, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, eased over 1f out, 13th of 14, 24 1/4l behind Secret Potion (9-7) at Nottingham 6f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Glorious Rio (IRE) 11-4 (9-3) Close up, headway under stand side rail over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Hamilton 5f hcp (6) gd in Aug beating Iris Dancer (9-3) by shd, 8 ran.
Qaaraat 14-1 (9-1) Close up until disputed lead after 1f, headed narrowly 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, lost place over 1f out and soon weakened, 11th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Canford Bay (9-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
The Gloaming (IRE) 15-2 (9-5) Steadied and went left start, pulled hard and soon steadied rear, modest 4th near side over 1f out, never really on terms, 4th of 5, 3 3/4l behind Roydmoor (9-12) at Ayr 5f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Cuppacoco 14-1 (9-3) Led far side group, never quite on terms with leaders near side, ridden and hung left over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 6th in group and 8th overall, 10th of 13, 6 1/4l behind King Crimson (9-4) at Catterick 5f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Gorgeous Gobolina 66-1 (9-2) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, edged right and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 13th of 18, 7 3/4l behind She's A Deva (8-11) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Tiltilys Rock (IRE) 80-1 (9-1) Raced far side, slowly into stride, off the pace and never involved, 16th of 19, 8 3/4l behind Absolute Dream (9-7) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
