in rear, pushed along 6f out, well beaten final 3f
raced keenly, soon chasing leader, led over 2f out, edged right and headed quickly, weakened from over 1f out
2nd early, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
mid-division, modest effort over 2f out, no impression
rear of mid-division, effort when not much room over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
held up in rear, modest late headway, no chance
chased leaders, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched left, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, no chance with winner
held up towards rear, headway going well over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, easily
keen early, chased leaders, effort 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace
soon led, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly
Withdrawn
None of these inspire confidence but MR CARBONATOR finished third the last time he raced over course and distance and gets a token vote on his return from an absence. Splash Of Verve is regularly placed but has only won once since 2015 and that was over a longer trip here. The likes of Scots Sonnet, Spantik and Kyoto Star continue to slide down the weights but Stand Free makes her handicap debut and steps up in trip.
Archippos 10-1 (9-0) Mid-division, lost place over 4f out, soon behind, last of 13, dist behind Francisco Bay (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Mr Carbonator 6-1 (8-9) Pulled hard, led after 1f, headed well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 24 3/4l behind Tralee Hills (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Kyoto Star (FR) 50-1 (10-6) Ridden handy, gradually lost ground over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 12th of 14, 26 1/4l behind Snookered (10-13) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Momtalik (USA) 28-1 (8-6) Raced keenly, soon led, headed over 6f out, stayed prominent, ridden and weakened from over 2f out, last of 7, 13 3/4l behind Youthful (9-7) at Leicester 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Spantik 16-1 (9-0) Towards rear, plugged on final furlong, 5th of 12, 12 1/2l behind Firlinfeu (9-6) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Stand Free 18-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, hanging left over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, never on terms, 5th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Ice Eagle (9-0) at Redcar 7f fll stks (5) gf in Jul.
Scots Sonnet 9-2fav (9-1) Wore hood to post, tried to anticipate start and reared up badly as stalls opened, behind, late headway, never able to recover, 6th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Inductive (9-5) at Ayr 7f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
George Ridsdale 12-1 (10-0) Pulled hard and raced awkwardly in rear, never on terms, 9th of 13, 27 1/4l behind Pagero (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Splash Of Verve (IRE) 10-3 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, not clear run 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, unable to challenge, 4th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Major Snugfit (9-12) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Outlaw Torn (IRE) 100-1 (9-1) Taken to post early, keen tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 20l behind Songo (10-3) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Helix 18-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 14, 30 1/2l behind Bad Company (8-12) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
