in rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead close home
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept same pace
slowly into stride, behind, pushed along over 4f out, never on terms
towards rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out
mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed close home
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
with leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
With his rider able to claim a valuable 5lb, SAIRAAM looks to have a very cogent claim in the finale on the card though he does need to reverse Doncaster form with Sea Salt. Ronnie Barr's charge will attempt to blast away from the front though folded tamely under similar tactics at Thirsk last week. Piquante has chances on the best of her form for Michael Bell though the daughter of Selkirk has yet to win for Nigel Tinkler. Desert Hunter won a weak race at Pontefract though was found out in a much stronger race next time around. Klynch has dropped to a winnable mark though that has been the case for quite some time and the bookmakers have generally been happy to oppose.
Piquante 5-1 (9-7) Behind, ridden over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to reach leading duo, 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Sea Salt (8-12) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Sairaam (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Led on rail for 2f, chased winner after, challenging when carried left throughout final furlong, looked held when snatched up and lost 2nd on line, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Sea Salt (8-12) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Sea Salt 9-1 (8-10) Led, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Mujaadel (9-9) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Aug.
Klynch 13-2 (9-7) Behind far side, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 5th of 12, 5l behind Apache Ridge (9-12) at Ripon 6f app sell stks (6) gd in Aug.
Desert Hunter (IRE) 11-2 (8-11) Held up in touch, headway over 1f out, stayed on to 3rd last half furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Chief Red Cloud (9-7) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Nuit Sombre (IRE) 13-2 (9-10) Led, driven and headed just inside final furlong, rallied and soon every chance, stayed on well, 3rd of 14, 3/4l behind Hot Rod Mamma (8-4) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug.
Powerful Pierre 8-1 (8-12) Started very slowly, headway from 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 8l behind Commando Scott (8-10) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Mister Jingles 5-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Ellies Image (8-13) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.
Final Salute 25-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 14, 19l behind Cara's Request (9-8) at Carlisle 7f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.