held up in last pair, driven 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon lost touch, tailed off
led narrowly 3f, in touch, ridden and one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in touch, switched ouside and headway over 1f out, went 2nd 1f out, led and edged left final 110 yards, ridden out
held up in touch, tracked leaders over 4f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, stayed on to dispute 3rd inside final furlong, no impression with front pair
held up in last pair, driven 3f out, never on terms, weakened over 1f out
with leader, led after 3f, ridden inside final 2f, headed final 110 yards, kept on
tracked leading pair, joined leader 5f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair final furlong, just held on for 3rd
The Character has shown more than enough to suggest he can pick up a race like this before the end of the year, though he may need to drop a couple of pounds. Sophisticated Heir had Correggio behind when showing he stayed this trip at Beverley. David O'Meara's gelding is much improved this year while Cosmic Halo got back to winning ways on similar going to today's at York 11 days ago, though now has a penalty to carry. LEGAL WAVES (NAP) has already been placed twice around here and got off the mark in eye-catching fashion at Hamilton last time when beating subsequent winner Potent Embrace, who runs in the previous race, by eight lengths. He can double his tally in this under Kieren Fallon.
Altharoos (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon lost place, 10th of 11, 18l behind Bartack (9-6) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.
Sophisticated Heir (IRE) 3-1fav (9-9) Held up in touch, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, led inside final furlong, just held on, won at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug beating Woodacre (9-4) by shd, 8 ran.
Legal Waves (IRE) 13-8fav (9-11) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon clear, eased towards finish, won at Hamilton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) gs beating Potent Embrace (9-0) by 8l, 9 ran.
Cosmic Halo 5-1 (9-5) Held up well in rear, headway approaching final furlong, led well inside final furlong, ran on, won at York 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf beating Duke Of Yorkshire (8-13) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Correggio 5-2fav (8-13) Held up in touch, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, last of 5, 8l behind Jacob Black (9-5) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
The Character (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Towards rear and niggled along, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 9l behind Ski Lift (9-5) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Aug.
Sellingallthetime (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Scoppio Del Carro (9-7) at Leicester 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
