held up towards rear, driven and headway over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to press for 2nd near finish, not reached winner
held up in mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden, one pace and no impression inside final furlong
led 1f, tracked leader, led inside final 2f, ridden and in command final furlong, stayed on well
took keen hold early, tracked leaders on outside, pushed along and not looked keen over 2f out, soon beaten
pushed along 3f out, always towards rear
held up in rear, effort over 2f out, soon driven, one pace and no impression when not much room over 1f out, soon eased
slowly into stride, took keen hold early, held up in rear, switched to rails 3f out, staying on when hamperered over 1f out, switched left and kept on after, not recover
pushed along 3f out, always in rear
slowly into stride, recovered to lead after 1f, pushed over 2 lengths, clear 3f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened quickly final furlong
ADVERTISE is a nominal selection in a tricky handicap where a good number of the runners have questions to answer. Accordingly, not many are dismissed but two that are definitely worthy of mention include Major Phil and Bravo Echo. Advertise has form on fast and soft ground so should be able to handle the conditions and the form of his debut effort has worked out quite nicely with the likes of Barwell Bridge and Fareer emerging from the race to go on to greater success. His pedigree provides cause for hope that he can go on to enjoy further success this term and he's realistically treated. Bravo Echo has finished well beaten on each of his last two starts but his penultimate run was in a Group 3 where he was amongst the market leaders. His connections presumably believe that he's better than a handicapper and the quicker ground may enable him to enhance their opinion. Major Phil's pedigree suggests that a bit of cut would suit but he failed to translate the promise of his all-weather outings to Haydock's heavy ground on his reappearance. He has a top jockey booked and remains worthy of respect. Durgan and Master Fong have shown ability, Sir Isaac won well on his return and none of Cylfymder, Head Down or Beautiful Breeze can be ignored but we'll opt for Advertise.
Bravo Echo 8-1 (9-4) Always rear division, 11th of 13, 13l behind Magaling (9-4) at Doncaster 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in May.
Key Signature 11-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, no extra and one pace final furlong, 8th of 18, 7l behind Never Lose (9-1) at Newbury 7f (4) gs in May.
Cyflymder (IRE) 4-1 (8-10) In rear, ridden over 1f out, headway when not clear run inside final furlong, no impression on leaders, 4th of 11, 6l behind Invincible Heart (9-1) at Chester 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in May.
Master Fong (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, 8th of 10, 15l behind Atabaas Allure (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Head Down 9-4 (8-12) Tracked leaders, chased leader 1f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, pushed out, won at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar beating Anacreon (8-12) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Beautiful Breeze (IRE) 5-2fav (9-2) Chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well, won at Warwick 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May beating Admiral Sandhoe (9-3) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Major Phil (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Mid-division, effort halfway, no impression, 8th of 13, 10l behind Arrivederla (9-2) at Haydock 7f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in May.
Sir Isaac 16-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden well over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, led near finish, won at Goodwood 7f 3yo mdn aut (5) gd in May beating Mabuya (9-3) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Durgan 16-1 (9-3) Raced keenly, close up, effort 2f out, not quicken when slightly squeezed approaching final furllong, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 9l behind Prince Of Dance (9-3) at Newbury 7f 3yo mdn (4) gs in May.
Advertise 10-1 (8-9) Prominent and keen far side, driven 2f out, soon weakened, 14th of 16, 22l behind Ballantrae (9-3) at Doncaster 7f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Sep.
