unseated rider leaving stalls
tracked winner, ridden and weakened 2f out
made all, clear halfway, eased inside final furlong
tracked leaders, effort to chase winner over 1f out, one pace final furlong
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Balgair bids for a hat-trick raised a further 4lb having won over course and distance on his latest start. But ROGUE (NAP) faced a stiffer task over 7f here last week when beaten only a head and Richard Hannon’s charge is taken to go one better back over today’s trip. Easy Tiger was also placed over 7f last time but his earlier wins on the all-weather came over 1m2f while Knight Owl is not badly treated having only his second start of the year and is preferred to both Masham Star and Bristol Missile.
Masham Star (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Vintager (9-9) at Newmarket 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Knight Owl 33-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 9 3/4l behind What's The Story (9-5) at Newcastle 1m hcp (3) pol in Jun.
Rogue 3-1 (9-1) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 6, hd behind Hakeem (9-2) at Newmarket 7f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Bristol Missile (USA) 12-1 (9-1) Held up, ridden over 1f out, never a factor, 6th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Bit Of A Quirke (8-10) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Easy Tiger 3-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, still pressing winner inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Poet's Society (9-10) at Leicester 7f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Balgair 7-2 (9-3) Held up in last, switched left and headway over 2f out, soon chasing leader, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, won at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Medieval (10-2) by 1l, 8 ran.