held up in 5th, headway tracking leaders 5f out, went 2nd 3f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, lost 2nd towards finish
raced keenly, made all, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well, unchallenged
took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace well inside final furlong
steadied start, raced keenly, soon tracking leading pair, disputing 2nd 3f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, edged left and kept on same pace well inside final furlong
raced keenly, tracked winner until 3f out, chased leaders, kept on same pace well inside final furlong
took keen hold, held up, headway near side over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner
A tricky Class 3 to end the evening with most arriving in good form but DUTCH LAW (NAP) has been going so well that he'll take some stopping. Hughie Morrison's charge had been running well before completing a double over 7f here, the latest in a better class handicap than this. He arrives with a 6lb penalty but looks to have an excellent chance of a hat-trick. Secret Art prefers a bit of cut in the ground as it was when landing a Class 2 handicap at Sandown so if the going eases he would have to be considered a real threat. Briardale looks the type to continue on the upgrade and it was very quick going when he won at York while Easter Mate won here last month though this is a higher grade contest. Palmerston was a 20/1 chance when landing a handicap in this class over track and trip last month and he would certainly be a danger to all with a similar effort while Predilection has been eased to a fair mark.
Dutch Law 3-1fav (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, headway in centre entering final furlong, soon led and edged right, ran on, won at Newmarket 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Aug beating Accession (9-11) by 2l, 10 ran.
Predilection (USA) 9-2fav (9-3) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, never a factor, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Get Knotted (9-4) at York 7f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Dubai Dynamo 7-1 (10-7) Held up, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place close home, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Moonlightnavigator (10-1) at Carlisle 1m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Briardale (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway 3f out, driven over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on to lead close home, won at York 1m hcp (3) gf in Jul beating Muntadab (9-6) by hd, 13 ran.
Easter Mate (IRE) 7-2fav (9-6) Keen early tracked clear leader, led entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Holy Grail (9-5) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Palmerston 20-1 (8-3) In touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gf in Jul beating Dubai's Secret (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Secret Art (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Mid-division, headway towards far side of centre 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear, stayed on strongly, won at Sandown 1m hcp (2) sft in Jul beating Donncha (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Cincuenta Pasos (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, edged right and led over 1f out, headed final furlong, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 12 1/2l behind Dream Walker (8-11) at Leicester 7f hcp (3) sft in Jul.
