held up in touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, hung right and headed inside final furlong, no extra, finished 2nd, disqualified, placed 3rd
missed break, towards rear, ridden and some headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, edged left and led inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
led, headed 3f out, soon ridden, weakened approaching final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along halfway, headway and effort over 2f out, one pace final furlong
held up towards rear, headway halfway, effort then not clear run over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, finished 3rd, placed 2nd
mid-division, weakened halfway
towards rear, lost touch halfway
missed break, held up in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out
tracked leader, led 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
prominent to halfway, soon weakened
Plenty of recent winners here but maybe the course and distance winner Acomb is the one to side with. Others with chances include Pop Up Again, Flying Edge and Helderberg. This trip suits the selection well and, despite being six pounds higher than for his most recent win, he remains open to some improvement. Pop Up Again won well at at Newcastle five days ago and connections are looking to strike while the iron is hot under a six-pound penalty, while Helderberg has been knocking at the door and Kevin Darley has been booked to ride. Flying Edge has been going well and is just two pounds higher than for his Catterick win the time before last. Of the others, Relative Hero has progressed from winning a seller but faces his toughest test to date. Kelsea's Kolby makes a quick reappearance after winning a Leicester seller and Megan's Magic drops back in trip, which may not suit here. Atheer is back to just a pound higher than his winning mark in June but a first-time visor worked the oracle there. Overall, then, we'll stick with Acomb.