in rear, pushed along well over 1f out, plugged on, never able to challenge
towards rear, steady headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, drifted left and led over 110 yards out, stayed on
close up, ridden over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on same pace
towards rear, pushed along 2f out, weakened 1f out
raced keenly, pressed leader, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on but no extra final 110 yards
chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, soon beaten
led narrowly, ridden and headed over 1f out, ran on same pace
mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and led over 1f out, soon hung left and headed over 110 yards out, no extra
tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened quickly well over 2f out
A tricky first division of this qualifier. Give It Some Teddy runs his best races here and was sent off favourite for the final of this series last year, though only finished sixth. Young Fire has already won four times this year but has a welter burden to shoulder while Alethiometer has never tackled going this soft. STAR PLAYER (NAP) was badly hampered when favourite at Chester last month. He is Kevin Phillipart De Foy’s only runner here today and can recoup losses as Painters Palette needs to bounce back from a poor run at Ascot while Centre Court continues to disappoint.
Young Fire (FR) 15-2 (9-10) Towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, led final strides, won at Leicester 1m hcp (4) sft in Aug beating Shaladar (9-9) by ns, 9 ran.
Painters Palette (IRE) 9-2jfav (9-12) Held up in rear, never involved, 10th of 12, 10l behind One Step Beyond (9-4) at Ascot 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Alethiometer (FR) 5-1 (10-0) Chased leaders in centre group, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, gradually weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 5l behind Riot (10-2) at Doncaster 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Berkshire Phantom (IRE) 28-1 (9-8) Front rank, driven along 3f out, weakened quickly from over 1f out, last of 12, 15 1/2l behind Starshiba (9-13) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Star Player 9-4fav (9-8) Prominent on inner, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to challenge entering final furlong, soon badly hampered, not recover, 7th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Spioradalta (9-6) at Chester 1m hcp (4) sft in Jul.
Soames Forsyte 22-1 (9-2) Dwelt, soon close up, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Clear Angel (9-3) at Carlisle 1m hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Centre Court (FR) 3-1fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 9 1/4l behind Miami Thunder (9-1) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Give It Some Teddy 10-3jfav (10-1) Prominent on inner, ridden and lost position 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Lockdown Lass (8-11) at Chester 7f hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Kovu 80-1 (9-0) Dwelt, held up towards rear, pushed along when edged right in home straight, outpaced from 2f out, gradually weakened, 11th of 12, 17 3/4l behind Monte Linas (9-10) at York 1m hcp (4) gs in Jul.