led 1f, tracked leader, led again over 1f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, led entering final furlong, ridden and ran on
steadied start, in touch in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner
raced wide in touch, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, soon eased
taken to post early, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
close up, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced
MR MCLAREN had been running well without winning in handicaps since scoring at Thirsk in July. He gets the nod dropping down in class given his form looks superior to that of Rangi Chase, Pigeon Pie and Strictly Glitz. The latter trio have all won Class 5 handicaps recently while Rough Corte has only landed a couple of ordinary claimers and will find this a lot more difficult.
Mr McLaren 7-2fav (9-4) Chased leaders, hampered well over 2f out, stayed on inside final 100 yards, unable to challenge, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Art Obsession (8-13) at Musselburgh 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.
Rangi Chase (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 4l behind Hulcolt (8-11) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.
Solid Justice (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on final furlong, no impression, 4th of 9, 7l behind Trinity Star (9-2) at Ayr 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep.
Pigeon Pie 7-1 (9-1) Prominent, led over 2f out, soon edged right, clear over 1f out, ridden out, won at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sep beating Tectonic (9-10) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Rough Courte (IRE) 4-1 (8-7) Taken to post early, led, ran wide bend over 6f out, jinked left 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 9l behind Penny's Boy (8-9) at Salisbury 1m 2f clm stks (5) gd.
Strictly Glitz (IRE) 2-1 (8-9) Held up in last pair, outpaced 3f out, never on terms, 5th of 6, 15l behind In Focus (9-4) at Musselburgh 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.
