made all, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden and edged left inside last, stayed on gamely
mid-division, ridden 2f out and chased leaders, kept on, no extra final 110 yards
towards rear, raced keenly, ridden 2f out, no progress
rear mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakening when hampered well over 1f out
tracked front pair, ridden well over 1f out and went 2nd, kept on but no impression on winner
in rear, effort and headway 2f out, pushed along in 4th over 1f out, switched right and ridden 1f out, stayed on one pace
chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, hung left and soon beaten
prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out
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Shine On Brendan was very well backed in last week’s Leger Legends race at Doncaster but never looked like winning. He had won five times previously this year, however, so can’t be ignored. WESTERN STARS (NAP) comfortably beat Cosmos Raj at Pontefract in June and remains unexposed. Ed Dunlop’s three-year-old could be the answer to this ahead of Forgivable, who hasn’t been disgraced in stronger company since getting off the mark here in July. Tim Easterby’s charge finished ahead of Rich King at Haydock last month and the pair meet on the same terms.
Pillar Of Hope 11-10fav (9-9) Raced keenly, led ridden and headed 1f out, lost 2nd and weakened inside final furlong, dropped to 4th last strides, 4th of 7, 6 1/2l behind Otyrar (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Cosmos Raj 3-1jfav (9-9) Held up in rear switched left and pushed along over 2f out, ridden and some headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 4 1/4l behind Value Theory (9-7) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Western Stars (FR) 4-1 (9-5) Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on well to lead inside final furlong, won at Pontefract 1m hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Cosmos Raj (10-2) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Rich King 11-2 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on, not pace to challenge, 5th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Jewel Maker (9-2) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Benadalid 11-2 (9-9) In rear, pushed 4f out, ridden before 3f out, plugged on one pace, last of 5, 6 1/2l behind Spiritofthenorth (9-9) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Forgivable 15-2 (9-6) Led 2f, keen tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 8l behind Eeetee (9-11) at York 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Shine On Brendan (IRE) 13-8fav (11-7) Steadied start, mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, no progress, 14th of 16, 16 1/2l behind Absolute Dream (11-7) at Doncaster 1m stks (5) gd in Sep.
Positive Force 6-1 (9-4) Led, pushed along and headed narrowly 2f out, ridden and left behind by winner 1f out, weakened final 110 yards, 4th of 5, 7 1/4l behind Majestic (9-11) at Pontefract 1m stks (4) gf in Aug.
Unplugged (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Midfield, pushed along 3f out, short of room over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Gangway (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Sagauteur (FR) 5-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, in rear, in touch, ridden 3f out, no response, 5th of 6, 5 1/4l behind Innse Gall (9-9) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Contrast (IRE) 6-5fav (9-11) Slowly into stride, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 4 1/2l behind Intercessor (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Jul.