towards rear, never a factor
tracked leader, led over 3f out, headed over 1f, soon beaten
held up in rear, headway over 2f, one pace final 2f
towards rear, ridden along over 4f, never troubled leaders
prominent, ridden along 3f out, one pace final 2f
held up, headway over 3f, ridden to challenge 2f, weakened over 1f
prominent, effort over 3f, soon beaten
towards rear, headway on inner over 2f, not much room and switched right over 1f, ran on final furlong
towards rear, headway over 2f, kept on same pace final 2f
mid-division, ridden along over 4f, effort over 2f, no impression
held up behind leaders, ridden along over 4f, driven over 1f, kept on same pace
held up mid-division, reminders over 3f, headway on outer over 2f, driven to lead over 1f, kept on gamely under pressure final furlong
prominent, ridden along over 4f out, weakened over 2f
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, driven and ran on final furlong, not reached winner
led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened
Nonrunner
The veteran THEWHIRLINGDERVISH is put forward to land this staying handicap despite the fact he does not look to be the force of old; Kiribati King and Moonshine Beach look the biggest threats to the selection. Thewhirlingdervish quite possibly has found lively ground conditions not favouring him of late while the sharp nature of Chester meant things were happening that bit too quick for him last time. He has not raced from a mark this low since June 2007 and as a consequence is now looking well treated. Kiribati King relishes a battle as seen at Warwick last time, where he was driven over half a mile from home but when asked to dig deep, he found reserves to out stay his rivals. A similar display was required at Haydock before that but the worry would be that this may not be a sufficient test of stamina for him. Moonshine Beach is edging back up the weights as a result of his consistency while Inchpast has been competing in better races than this but looks as though he needs some respite from the assessor. Irish Quest and Tribe are others to consider but Thewhirlingdervish is given the vote.
Inchpast 25-1 (8-2) In touch in chasing group, headway over 5f out, going well 3f out, driven and stayed on under pressure and went 2nd over 1f out, not reach winner, 2nd of 18, 1l behind Baddam (9-4) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) gf in Jul.
Irish Quest (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden 5f out, weakened 3f out, last of 9, 29l behind City Stable (9-1) at Great Leighs 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.
Risk Runner (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous, 10th of 11, 14l behind Cheshire Prince (9-2) at Chester 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Riguez Dancer 12-1 (10-0) Led until headed 3f out, kept on until weakened well over 1f out, 10th of 16, 5l behind Aypeeyes (10-9) at Newbury 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Mr Crystal (FR) 7-1 (9-13) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Let It Be (9-7) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Burnt Oak (UAE) 80-1 (8-10) Dwelt and towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, some late headway, never reached challenging position, 7th of 16, 18l behind The Betchworth Kid (8-10) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcap (2) sft.
Victory Quest (IRE) 25-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, weakened well over 1f out, 5th of 7, 7l behind Four Miracles (8-13) at York 2m 2f hcap (3) gf in Jul.
Tribe 14-1 (8-13) Held up in rear and keen, smooth headway over 5f out, every chance over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 14l behind Rock 'n' Roller (9-3) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
Pseudonym (IRE) 5-1 (8-2) Led early, held up mid-division, ridden and switched right and headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Warwick 1m 7f hcap (4) gf in Jun '06 beating Hiddensee (9-5) by 2 1/2l. Later dsq to last, 8 ran.
Rare Ruby (IRE) 66-1 (9-11) Mid-division, effort over 3f out, no impression, 7th of 12, 5l behind Let It Be (9-7) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Thewhirlingdervish (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 11l behind Ainama (10-0) at Chester 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Kiribati King (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Held up in touch, headway over 8f out, ridden over 4f out, led 1f out, driven out, won at Warwick 1m 7f hcp 0-75 (5) sft beating Simone Martini (8-8) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Kentucky Boy (IRE) 22-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, driven over 3f out, kept on under pressure final 2f, no impression, 4th of 15, 8l behind Chiff Chaff (8-9) at Ripon 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Aug.
Kanpai (IRE) 6-1 (10-7) Made all, stayed on strongly, ridden out, won at Goodwood 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sept '06 beating Kayf Aramis (11-8) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.
Stolen Light (IRE) 66-1 (8-10) Tracked leader until weakened 3f out, last of 9, 47l behind Aphorism (9-9) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Abstract Folly (IRE) 8-1 (9-12) Started slowly, behind, headway over 2f out, driven and stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Let It Be (9-7) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Moonshine Beach 8-1 (10-1) Held up in mid-division, headway 3f out, went moderate 3rd 2f out, 3rd of 13, 6l behind Mohawk Star (9-12) at Kempton 2m hcap (6) pol.
