held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
soon led, ridden and under pressure final furlong, kept on gamely
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
prominent, weakened over 2f out
held up mid-division, weakened over 2f out
led early, tracked leaders, weakened well over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway well over 2f out, one pace
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, no impression over 1f out
tracked leaders, weakened 2f out
in touch, faltered over 2f out, pulled up over 1f out
held up in rear, soon pushed along, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up mid-division, good headway on outer to challenge over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on, held towards finish
No let-up in the competitive nature of the card in the finale and OVERTURN is a likely candidate for top honours. Brief Look and Kimberley Downs are others worth bearing in mind, while Misty Dancer is equally effective under either code of racing so each-way support could bring about some kind of return if he is still on song after his recent return to the fray. Watch the betting carefully where he is concerned. Kimberley Downs took a while to get going when switched to turf earlier this season but made the most of a drop in the ratings to make all in a solid-looking handicap at Ascot 16 days ago. Typically for a Mark Johnston-trained horse, the son of Giant's Causeway is shaping into a durable character and he is likely to be involved in the action right from the start. He is 6lb higher today, so it'll take a good effort from him if he is going to repeat the feat today. Brief Look is a dual winner on the artificial surfaces and her recent performances suggest she will cope with today's step up in distance. The Sadler's Well filly won't mind the state of the ground and it will be interesting to see if she is kept busy during the closing weeks of the season. However, Overturn also has bags of scope for improvement now the emphasis is on stamina and, as he comes here on the back of a solid effort behind the highly progressive Lochiel at Haydock last month; Overturn is fancied to grind out the right result for his supporters in Salisbury's last race of the 2009 Flat turf season.
Sagredo (USA) 12-1 (10-0) Prominent, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, eased, tailed off, last of 9, 35l behind Kimberley Downs (7-10) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Sep.
Overturn (IRE) 3-1 (9-11) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Lochiel (9-12) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Sep.
Sleepy Hollow 7-1 (9-9) Took keen hold, chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 9, 13l behind Ottoman Empire (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep.
Times Up 4-1fav (8-13) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Royal Diamond (8-2) at Ffos Las 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Sep.
Misty Dancer 33-1 (8-11) In touch, pushed along 4f out, weakened 3f out, 8th of 11, 23l behind Record Breaker (9-6) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp 105 (2) gf in Sep.
Malt Or Mash (USA) 2-1fav (8-13) Soon led at steady pace, joined over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, one pace final furlong, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Brett Vale (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 4f clm stks (4) gf in Sep.
Crossbow Creek 25-1 (11-6) Held up, smooth headway going well over 3f out, quickened to lead 1f out, soon clear, easily, won at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep beating Safebreaker (10-13) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Kimberley Downs (USA) 15-2 (7-10) Made all, quickened over 2f out, soon clear, ran on well, won at Ascot 2m hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Sep beating Woolfall Treasure (9-8) by 4 1/2l, 9 ran.
Hawridge King 4-1 (9-4) Tracked leading pair, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 2l behind My Mate Max (8-12) at Warwick 1m 7f hcp 0-75 (4) gf in Sep.
Brief Look 5-4fav (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 3f out, headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 7, 1/2l behind Anice Stellato (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 4f flls hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Sep.
Alessano 25-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden, not look keen and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 9l behind Ottoman Empire (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep.
Okafranca (IRE) 3-1fav (9-0) In touch, pushed along over 5f, effort when weakening over 3f, 6th of 8, 33l behind Neve Lieve (9-0) at Nottingham 2m 3yo hcp (4) gs in Oct '08.
Ruler Of All (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) In touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 12, 12l behind Sight Unseen (9-3) at Newbury 1m 3f 3yo mdn (4) gs in Apr.
Omokoroa (IRE) 7-2 (8-8) Held up in touch, driven over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Acquisition (8-12) at Haydock 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Sep.