held up in last trio, good headway between horses over 2f out, soon chased leaders, led over 1f out, stayed on well
mid-division, some headway 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
slowly into stride, last trio, kept on final 2f, no threat
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, plugged on in 4th final furlong, went 3rd nearing finish
held up towards rear, headway on inside 3f out, ridden chasing leaders and every chance 2f out, kept on same pace in 3rd over 1f out, lost 3rd near finish
always towards rear
led and set strong pace, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened quickly
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 3f out, soon lost place and weakened
tracked leading pair, pushed along and went 2nd inside final 3f until ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
raced wide in mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened quickly
raced keenly, tracked leader, led going well 3f out, hung left and headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
TRAVELTALK is not the most consistent but went close at Nottingham last time and won off a similar mark last year. He could well edge out recent course and distance runner-up Majestic Stone given the latter has yet to win in 16 attempts. Polar Forest finished behind the latter on his latest start while Coral Queen has placed over 1m4f on the all-weather in both starts this season. Betty Grable has been in better form on Turf recently but will need to improve on earlier efforts at this track to figure.
Traveltalk (IRE) 7-2 (9-8) Tracked leader, led inside final 2f, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Orobas (9-10) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Clary (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Mid-division, driven 3f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 13 1/2l behind Crazy Tornado (9-6) at Hamilton 1m hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Coral Queen 11-2 (9-2) In touch, wide and headway 5f out, tracked leaders over 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Sbraase (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Melabi (IRE) 18-1 (9-5) Dwelt, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 10, 8 3/4l behind Trautmann (9-9) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Majestic Stone (IRE) 11-4 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, every chance well inside final furlong, led closing stages, headed post, 2nd of 10, shd behind Exclusive Waters (9-13) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Betty Grable (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge, 4th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Power Sail (8-7) at Redcar 1m 1f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Excellent Story 16-1 (8-8) Prominent towards stands rail, driven over 2f out, lost place when ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Stewardess (9-4) at Ripon 6f mdn hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Outlaw Torn (IRE) 40-1 (8-13) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 13, 11 3/4l behind Celtic Artisan (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Stamp Duty (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 6 3/4l behind Servo (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in May.
Polar Forest 11-1 (8-12) Set strong pace, 5 lengths clear 6f out, reduced lead over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 10 1/4l behind Vigee Le Brun (9-12) at Ripon 1m hcp (6) gd in Aug.
St James's Park (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, 10th of 12, 16 1/2l behind Soaring Spirits (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Pindaric 22-1 (8-9) Led until over 2f out, lost 2nd 2f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 17, 19 1/4l behind Albert Boy (9-4) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
