tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on one pace
close up in 4th, ridden over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, no impression
dwelt tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
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A further step up in trip will almost certainly suit easy Doncaster winner Pirate King, who is unexposed and makes his handicap debut. West Coast Flyer has won four times on the all-weather but his efforts on Turf so far have left a bit to be desired. It would be no surprise to see STAR OF THE EAST bounce back to winning ways, despite sharing top weight. He’s only a pound higher than when successful at Chester in May and he handles all types of going with equal aplomb. None of the others make much appeal on recent form.
Star Of The East (IRE) 6-1 (9-13) Tracked leaders in 3rd early, mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Machine Learner (9-9) at Ascot 1m 6f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Vent De Force 25-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and close up 3f out, weakened from over 1f out, 6th of 7, 10 1/4l behind Northwest Frontier (9-2) at York 2m hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Pumblechook 6-1 (9-12) Held up in rear, some headway on outside over 2f out, never threatened, well beaten 5th over 1f out, 5th of 8, 10l behind Michael's Mount (9-8) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Pirate King 5-1 (9-0) Pushed along leaving stalls to lead, headed after 1f, stayed handy, led again 3f out, clear final 2f, stayed on well, won at Doncaster 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun beating White Light (8-9) by 8l, 9 ran.
West Coast Flyer 7-2 (9-7) Steadied start, held up last, headway over 1f out, hung right and stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Age Of Wisdom (8-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Stamford Raffles 14-1 (9-7) Close up, weakened over 2f out, tailed off and eased over 1f out, virtually pulled up, last of 10, dist behind Abareeq (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in May.
Amlad (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, 2nd over 10f out until pushed along and hung right over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, eased final 100 yards, 6th of 7, 11l behind Buzz (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jul.