held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway over 3f out, ridden and one pace over 1f out
close up, ridden over 3f out, one pace inside final furlong
dwelt, held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up mid-division, weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out on outer, went 3rd over 1f out, no impression
chased leaders, went 3rd over 3f out, ridden to chase winner 2f out, every chance 1f out, kept on and held
held up towards rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous
held up mid-division, took keen hold, pushed along over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
dwelt, always behind
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out
held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
made all, ridden over 1f out, pressed over 2f out, stayed on gamely inside final furlong
PINOTAGE looks to have strong claims in this. He won at Redcar before finishing a close-up third in a higher grade race at Beverley and should take care of today's rivals with a similar effort. Twisted's only win so far came on the Polytrack, but this is easier than the handicap won at Ayr in May by Marino Prince and a bold bid is expected from him. Hathaway has outside claims if at her best, but it's hard to make a serious case for any of the remainder.
Twisted 17-2 (8-8) Chased leaders and keen, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 6l behind Fazza (9-5) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.
Fairy Mist (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, effort over 3f out, never on terms, 6th of 11, 6l behind Wiseman's Diamond (8-13) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Marino Prince (FR) 7-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 7l behind Media Stars (8-5) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Ptolomeos 33-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, headway 9f out, ridden and weakened over 5f out, tailed off, 8th of 9, well behind Hunters Belt (9-6) at Southwell 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Nov.
Hathaway (IRE) 18-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, hung right, ran wide and lost place bend 2f out, soon behind, last of 12, 28l behind Kenyan Cat (9-5) at Chester 1m 2f fll hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Celtic Step 50-1 (9-2) Mid-division, under pressure before halfway, soon lost place, tailed off, 13th of 14, well behind Positivity (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Pinotage 7-1 (8-0) In rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, 3rd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Judicious (9-8) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Barnum (USA) 14-1 (8-2) Mid-division, driven and outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never near leaders, 6th of 8, 7l behind Roninski (8-8) at Chester 1m 3yo app hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Revolving World (IRE) 100-1 (10-1) Very slowly away, in rear, headway on outer 2f out, soon one pace, 5th of 11, 8l behind Home (10-7) at Southwell 1m 3f am hcp 0-52 (6) fbs in Feb.
Melody Belle (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous, last of 12, 26l behind Ibn Bajjah (9-3) at Southwell 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (5) fbs in Nov.
Good Faith 40-1 (9-0) In rear, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 3f out, last of 6, 40l behind Memory Lane (8-9) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn auc stks (5) gf.
Playful Girl (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden and outpaced 3f out, kept on same pace under pressure final 2f, no impression, 5th of 12, 7l behind Pinotage (9-0) at Redcar 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Jun.