held up in mid-division, ridden and weakened over 4f out
made all, ridden 3f out, stayed on gamely from over 1f out
in rear, outpaced from 7f out
mid-division, ridden and weakened from over 5f out, tailed off final 4f
switched right start, held up in rear, smooth headway to go 3rd 3f out, soon ridden, no extra inside final furlong
held up towards rear, some headway over 4f out, weakened 3f out, soon eased
held up in rear, headway on bit from over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, found nil
soon chased winner to over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in rear, headway under pressure over 3f out, one pace final 2f
close up, ridden 7f out, weakened over 5f out
in rear, ridden and headway over 4f out, weakened 3f out, eased final 2f
chased leaders, ridden 7f out, weakened over 4f out
prominent, chased winner over 4f out, ridden 3f out, stayed on
mid-division, headway to go prominent over 6f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out, eased over 2f out
mid-division, ridden and headway over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, outpaced over 5f out, rallied and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
In this two-mile event, Dr Sharp gets the call ahead of Trance and Sir Monty. Dr Sharp would hold good claims if replicating his Cesarewitch third of last time, so can go well today, while Trance was a good fifth in the same contest. Colloquial has shown enough in a fairly light career to be given some thought even off topweight. Nation State is a potential improver on Turf on the Flat so watch the betting, while Most Definitely has won from higher ratings in the past but has been beaten from around today's mark more recently. Salute is inching his way back to form and is not ruled out of a place, while Sir Monty is only a pound above his course and distance winning mark of August, which came on soft going, so holds claims based on that form-book evidence, but is closely weighted with Mersey Sound based on that effort. The lightly-raced Particle could be interesting stepped up in trip, while Kayf Aramis's narrow defeat by Esprit de Corps last time reads well, but he remains hard to actually win with. Gee Dee Nen is another that could appreciate being stepped up to today's trip, while Sybella is another that is lightly raced and open to improvement and, finally, a five pounds rise for his Warwick soft-ground win might not stop At The Money from running well. Once again, in what is another competitive handicap, the selection is Dr Sharp.
Colloquial 9-2jt-fav (9-7) Led until headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 6l behind Prins Willem (9-4) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Jul.
Dr Sharp (IRE) 100-1 (8-3) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on, 3rd of 31, 3l behind Detroit City (9-1) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcap (2) gs.
Trance (IRE) 25-1 (8-1) In rear, ridden and outpaced over 4f out, headway 2f out, edged right and stayed on final furlong, 5th of 31, 4l behind Detroit City (9-1) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcap (2) gs.
Nation State 11-4fav (9-8) In touch, went 2nd 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept one pace, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Gambling Spirit (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 5f mdn stk (5) pol in Sept '05.
Remember Ramon (USA) 11-2 (9-2) Led to over 1f out, soon beaten, 5th of 9, 7l behind Majofils (9-2) at Frauenfeld 1m 4f stk gd in Jun.
Mersey Sound (IRE) 7-1 (9-13) Held up towards rear, one pace final 2f, 6th of 11, 6l behind Archduke Ferdinand (9-6) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Most Definitely (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Slowly away and always in rear, last of 9, 16l behind Captain General (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Salute (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Chased leader after 2f, led over 3f, hard ridden over 1f, headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, nk behind Synonymy (8-1) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcap (5) pol.
Establishment 6-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, ridden 5f out and some progress, never on terms, 5th of 9, 21l behind Theatre (8-10) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Sept.
Pocketwood 12-1 (10-0) With leaders early, stayed in touch, led 2f out, ran on well, won at Newbury 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (5) gs in Oct '05 beating Dance To My Tune (10-7) by 2 1/2l, 13 ran.
Sir Monty (USA) 25-1 (8-0) Chased leaders, ridden 6f out, weakened over 4f out, 28th of 31, well behind Detroit City (9-1) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcap (2) gs.
Particle (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, led 3f out, headed final 100 yards, no extra towards finish, 4th of 9, 1l behind Captain General (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Kayf Aramis 9-2 (9-10) Chased leader, led 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Esprit de Corps (9-12) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Gee Dee Nen 5-1fav (9-3) Chased leaders, one pace final furlong, 4th of 19, 7l behind Leslingtaylor (9-4) at York 1m 4f app hcp (4) sft.
Sybella 17-2 (9-3) Held up, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Juniper Girl (8-11) at Nottingham 2m 3yo hcp (4) gd in Sept.
At The Money 6-1 (8-10) Tracked leader, led over 5f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, won at Warwick 1m 7f hcp 0-75 (5) sft beating Squirtle (8-8) by 2l, 14 ran.
