slowly into stride, held up in rear, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, headway over 3f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, stayed on well, nearest finish
led, hard driven when challenged from over 2f out, headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, stayed on
tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, led over 1f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure
tracked leader, under pressure over 3f out, soon lost place, eased well over 1f out
Saeed bin Suroor's yard has been in the doldrums for such a long time that any winner would be welcome. CONFIDENT KID probably hasn't shown his best form yet and gave supporters of the odds-on Khairaat a fright at Pontefract. The form may not amount to much but there should be more to come. Irish raider Warp Factor has been racing at Hamilton, including at Listed level, but he never looked like winning when tackling a Class 4 handicap last time. Imperial Focus had shown potential in maidens before a reasonable handicap debut at York while La Salesse was obviously not at her best when a long way last at Pontefract. Calarules was well beaten at Carlisle and may need more time.
Calarules 14-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, in rear and pushed along, ridden over 3f out, never a factor, 6th of 8, 25 3/4l behind Gaelic Tiger (9-5) at Carlisle 1m 1f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.
Confident Kid 9-4 (9-5) Tracked leader, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Khairaat (9-5) at Pontefract 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Imperial Focus (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Prominent early, tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 2f out, 10th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Briardale (9-2) at York 1m hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Warp Factor (IRE) 3-1fav (9-3) Held up in mid-division on inside, switched left 5f out, headway chasing leaders 4f out, went 2nd and edged right inside final 2f, soon ridden, no impression when lost 2nd final 110 yards, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 10, 3 3/4l behind Lord Franklin (9-9) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
La Salesse (FR) 10-3fav (9-0) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along and weakened over 3f out, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Icefall (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 4f mdn stks (4) gf in Jul.