held up, headway and not clear run over 2f, effort over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish
dwelt in rear, headway on outer over 2f out, edged left and weakened over 1f out
raced wide close up, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, hampered over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, kept on one pace
held up, switched left and headway 3f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, pushed along 5f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, headed towards finish
James Bethell has his string firing on all cylinders and there's every reason to suspect that GROUND GINGER will stay the additional quarter-mile having finished second over 1m4f at Beverley. That was only a seller but this isn't much better and he gets 9lb from Chepstow 2m winner Noor Al Haya and 12lb from Uganda Glory, who was only beaten a short-head over 1m4f at Brighton last month but may not want to travel much further. Polar Forest handled the step up to 1m4f at Chepstow but has been raised a further pound in the handicap for that effort, which seems harsh.
Hattie Jacques 7-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 5th of 7, 11l behind First Secretary (9-7) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) fm.
Polar Forest 7-4fav (8-13) Held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, stayed on to 3rd over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not quite going pace to challenge, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Jacobella (9-2) at Chepstow 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Brave Helios 14-1 (8-8) Mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, outpaced over 3f out, no threat after, 7th of 13, 14l behind Bohemian Rhapsody (10-0) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.
Uganda Glory (USA) 15-8fav (9-3) Steadied start, held up in rear, steady headway on inside 4f out, chased leaders 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 6, hd behind See And Be Seen (8-8) at Brighton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) fm in Jul.
Noor Al Haya (IRE) 5-2 (8-6) Held up last, steady headway on inside 4f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged left, stayed on well, won at Chepstow 2m hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul beating Arch Event (9-1) by 2 1/2l, 4 ran.
Halling's Wish 25-1 (8-2) Steadied start, held up in last pair, ridden on outside and no impression when edged right 2f out, 6th of 8, 10l behind Argent Knight (9-7) at Sandown 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Ground Ginger 25-1 (9-1) Towards rear, outpaced over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Jebulani (9-2) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo sll hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.
Mr Vendman (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Pushed along to chase leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 7l behind Alpine Mysteries (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo app hcp 0-60 (6) std in Jun.