slowly into stride, always behind
mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home
led, hung right under pressure over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, never a threat
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon no impression
tracked leader, challenging when hung right over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, ridden out
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
dwelt, behind, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge
always behind
Plenty with claims in this but Serena Brotherton steered CITY GROUND to success at Brighton last time and he’s only 2lb higher today. Joanna Mason rode last year’s winner and Nelson's Bay went close at Musselburgh on Thursday while Desert Tango won one of these events at Chepstow last time but is upped 9lb. Harriet Dukes and Warfare finished runner-up at Carlisle recently ahead of Framley Garth while San Cassiano won for an amateur at Beverley last month.
Warfare 3-1 (10-7) Held up, towards rear, headway over 5f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Swiss Lait (9-2) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Framley Garth (IRE) 9-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Swiss Lait (9-2) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Muqarred (USA) 14-1 (9-3) Held up in last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders halfway, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and hung right 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Lord Franklin (9-9) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
City Ground (USA) 2-5fav (10-8) Made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, won at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Gaelic Silver (10-10) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
King Of The Celts (IRE) 5-1 (9-13) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 6th of 8, 7 1/4l behind San Quentin (10-0) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Bahamian C 8-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 7 1/2l behind Henpecked (9-12) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (5) sft in Jul.
San Cassiano (IRE) 11-2 (9-8) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, lost place over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 8, 5 1/2l behind San Quentin (10-0) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Flag Of Glory 13-2 (10-13) Tracked leaders, led 2f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 9, 3 1/4l behind Magnificent Madiba (10-13) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Nelson's Bay 7-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, challenged from over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, held close home, 2nd of 7, hd behind Exclusive Diamond (9-11) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Desert Tango 7-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, led inside final furlong, clear final 100 yards, won at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Aug beating Shirataki (10-6) by 5l, 5 ran.