dwelt, always in rear
keen, tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra
keen, in touch, headway on outer from over 2f out, ridden and wandered under pressure from over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, edged right and no extra inside final furlong
keen, tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader well over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken towards finish
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged right and kept on same pace final furlong
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up towards rear, raced wide, ridden and headway from over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on
MEFRAAS looks well treated here, and carries our support ahead of Tilos Gem and Admiral Dundas. Ed Dunlop's string are in decent form, and his gelding here is his only runner on the card. Runner up in his first two handicap runs, this is a slight step back up in trip, and he looks to have enough improvement within him to land a race such as this, even though this is better than what he's been used to. Tilos Gem has struggled in a couple of handicaps after losing his maiden tag three runs back. Admiral Dundas hasn't progressed as hoped after winning a couple of handicaps last summer, but first time blinkers may bring a change of fortune. Brouhaha is the only one to have won over this trip, but all his career wins have on Polytrack. Many here are out of form, but the one on an upward curve that we think can land a tricky finale is Mefraas.
Canongate 11-2 (9-7) Keen, held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 12l behind Emerald Wilderness (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jul.
Summer Winds 22-1 (9-8) Tracked leader to 7f out, stayed 3rd, ridden to challenge 2f out, driven and found no extra final 1f, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Dancourt (8-12) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.
Admiral Dundas (IRE) 4-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 8, 5l behind Emerald Wilderness (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jul.
Latin Scholar (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Close up, challenged going well over 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong and lost 3rd post, 4th of 10, 6l behind Scamperdale (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f (4) pol in Jul.
Brouhaha 10-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, edged left and weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 33l behind Cobo Bay (9-8) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Jul.
Tilos Gem (IRE) 3-1 (9-8) Tracked winner, ridden and pressed winner from over 2f out, unable to quicken from over 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 2l behind Desire To Excel (9-9) at Epsom Downs 1m 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul.
Mefraas (IRE) 11-8fav (9-6) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd, well inside final furlong, never dangerous, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Glowing Praise (9-7) at Leicester 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Awatuki (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 13, 29l behind Falcon Rock (9-13) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) in Jul.
Ethics Girl (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Held up, some headway over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 5th of 9, 4l behind Point Of Light (8-3) at Bath 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul.
