last to break, held up in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, not reached leaders
held up, raced keenly, effort 2f out, soon no impression
chased leaders, struggling halfway, hung left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no impression
in touch, challenged 2f out, soon ridden, edged left inside final furlong, no extra
prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, lost place halfway, soon beaten
pressed leader, led 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, still every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
led 2f, remained prominent, weakened 2f out, eased final furlong
BID FOR GOLD has an edge on the form book if we go via Avontuur and in a tricky race he can get back to winning ways. Jedd O'Keefe's course and distance winner has six wins to his name, the most recent being a beating of Avontuur at Carlisle. He has a 4lb higher mark to race from today but the ground was too soft at Pontefract last time and he is rated a lot better than that run. Avontuur re-opposes today following a Newcastle win last time, beating Incomparable into second and John Keats into third. A 6lb penalty makes life tough for Ruth Carr's gelding. Just Sam loves this place and has got the hang of things of late; if we ignore his Newcastle flop then this mark of 65 doesn't look a barrier. Tangerine Trees has been in fine form north of the border of late. Three Hamilton wins have resulted in a 10lb rise in the handicap but it may be the quicker track that finds him out rather than the rise in the weights. Luminous Gold's consistency means that Chris Wall's filly needs consideration especially as her trainer doesn't send too many to the track. A cracking sprint handicap in which we tentatively side with Bid For Gold.
Inter Vision (USA) 7-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace from over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 7, 4l behind My Gacho (9-10) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Incomparable 10-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, headway to chase winner over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Avontuur (8-1) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Aug.
Bid For Gold 7-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 9l behind C'mon You Irons (9-7) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Jul.
Luminous Gold 8-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, hard driven to lead over 1f out, soon edged right, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Lujeanie (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) std in Aug.
Tangerine Trees 11-4fav (9-5) Made all, ridden 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, found extra towards finish, won at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul beating Mandalay King (9-2) by nk, 7 ran.
Hotham 9-2 (9-7) In touch, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 9, 11l behind Bonnie Prince Blue (9-6) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug.
On Offer (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Dwelt, in rear, ran on final furlong, not reached leaders, 5th of 10, 6l behind Grissom (8-11) at Ayr 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug.
Avontuur (FR) 7-1 (8-1) Made all, held on well final furlong, won at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Aug beating Incomparable (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Just Sam (IRE) 6-1 (9-8) Led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, last of 10, 14l behind Who's Shirl (9-4) at Newcastle 6f app hcp (6) gf in Aug.
John Keats 5-1 (8-11) Mid-division, outpaced halfway, stayed on well final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Avontuur (8-1) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Aug.
Minturno (USA) 14-1 (8-10) Outpaced in rear, headway 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 10, 11l behind Conry (9-1) at Catterick 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Aug.
