held up, ridden 2f out, never nearer
close up, every chance from over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on
tracked clear leader, closed over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong
in touch, headway to track leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
keen tracked leaders, pushed along and every chance over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
keen, led and soon 3 lengths clear, reduced lead over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, ridden over 2f out, never nearer
NonRunner
Eton College won on soft ground at Nottingham but has yet to race over this far while Squeezebox also won over a mile on fast going at Yarmouth earlier. Al Hargah’s previous attempts at today’s distance fail to boost confidence but Lady Of Arabia and Blue Universe stay the trip. It was soft underfoot when GORDON GREY posted his best effort so far and he gets a speculative vote to improve back up in distance for his handicap debut.
Total Lockdown 40-1 (9-12) Held up in rear, never on terms, 6th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Therapist (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Squeezebox (IRE) 15-8fav (9-9) Mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, ran on one pace, 6th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Pop Favorite (8-4) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Eton College (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Slow into stride, in rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, won going away, won at Nottingham 1m hcp (6) sft in Jul beating Obama Army (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Gordon Grey (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Rear mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, never showed, 6th of 9, 15 1/4l behind Lord Of Biscay (9-11) at Nottingham 1m stks (5) gf in Jun.
Control 14-1 (9-5) Midfield, outpaced 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Ragosina (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gd in Jun.
Al Hargah (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 100 yards and kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 16, 2l behind Isle Of Jura (9-10) at Newbury 1m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Bond Spirit 11-2 (9-3) Edged left start, in rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 12 1/2l behind Ship To Shore (9-2) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Tenrai (FR) 22-1 (9-9) Held up in mid-division, well beaten final 2f, 10th of 12, 14 1/2l behind Double Down (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Prince Abu (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Slowly away, in rear, short of room 6f out, struggling 4f out, eased down final furlong, last of 8, 26l behind Gearing's Point (9-8) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Blue Universe (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Held up in midfield, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced, weakened entering final furlong, 7th of 8, 6 3/4l behind Scintillante (9-0) at Chester 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Langton Wold (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) Prominent, chased leaders 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on one pace inside final 110 yards, always holding third near finish, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Roman Dynasty (9-10) at Nottingham 1m hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Lady Of Arabia 5-2fav (9-9) Held up in rear, switched left 3f out, soon ridden, headway to press leader 2f out, briefly led 1f out, no extra close home, weakened into 4th near finish, 4th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Leap Year Lad (9-4) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
