held up, headway halfway, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on
mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened well over 1f out
towards rear, ridden, headway 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders 5f
dwelt, held up in rear, never dangerous
keen, held up, headway and not clear run over 1f out, soon switched left, kept on one pace inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway and not clear run over 1f out, switched left and stayed on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up, not clear run over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
chased leaders, ridden and led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong
held up in rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden, kept on one pace
dwelt, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders over 6f
keen, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on
chased leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
led 5f
Nonrunner
A really competitive handicap in which several of the 20 runners hold claims including Topton, Ali D and Tiber Tiger but the vote just goes to Everest. The selection has caught the eye of the stewards on more than one occasion this term, normally goes best at this time of the year and Brian Ellison's gelding has slipped to a mark some 7lbs lower than when last successful. Iskander has been running consistently well of late and should be thereabouts again along with Vince Smith's Juste Pour L'Amour, for who the booking of Johnny Murtagh takes the eye. Foolish Groom has more to do under a penalty for his win at Haydock last time and of more interest may be Topton, who was narrowly beaten here last week. Jeremy Noseda has his string in good form so Rashida has to be respected along with Michael Blanshard's Pella, who is open to further improvement after just two starts this term. Kabis Amigos is a rare runner in a sprint handicap for Henry Cecil, while Ali D has been holding his form well and has to be considered. Tiber Tiger is gradually dropping to a fair mark but he is not as well treated as Everest, who gets the vote to win a tough contest.
Everest (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) Held up in rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 17, 2 1/2l behind Bolodenka (8-13) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Tiber Tiger (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Behind centre, early reminders, headway 3f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 13, 7l behind Roman Maze (9-5) at Redcar 7f hcp (4) gf.
Foolish Groom 13-2 (8-13) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well, won at Haydock 1m hcp (5) gf beating The Gaikwar (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 15 ran.
Ali D 12-1 (8-6) Raced stands' side, chased leader, led stands' side group inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 20, 1 1/2l behind Boundless Prospect (8-13) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Topton (IRE) 11-1 (9-4) Held up, headway over 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 14, shd behind Kaymich Perfecto (8-11) at Redcar 1m stk 0-65 (5) gf.
Rashida 11-2 (8-5) Towards rear, never dangerous, 8th of 10, 11l behind Love In Seattle (9-4) at Beverley 1m stk 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Juste Pour L'Amour 10-1 (9-9) Held up, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 14, 8l behind Singlet (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (5) gd.
Iskander 2-1fav (10-13) Tracked leader, led 7f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 11, 11l behind Kylkenny (10-5) at Beverley 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (5) gd in Jul.
