chased leaders to 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden to dispute lead 1f out, every chance, no extra inside final furlong and faded near finish
led after 1f, hard pressed from over 1f out, kept on under pressure, headed near finish and lost 2nd close home
in touch to halfway, weakened quickly 2f out
led 1f, chased leader afterwards, every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
behind mid-division, headway approaching final furlong, ran on strongly, snatched 2nd close home, just failed
pressed leaders, every chance 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, one pace
behind, ridden along halfway, soon outpaced, never nearer
behind, ridden and outpaced 2f out, weakened over 1f out, never dangerous
dwelt, soon in touch, ridden to press leaders 1f out, stayed on to lead near finish and just held on
started slowly, always rear group, never a factor
Barbary Boy has the best chance at these weights and is taken to land this claimer, with Our Acquaintance next best. A mark of 74 is not a bad one from which to come into this company if you have designs on winning, and connections clearly have that with Barbary Boy, who handles soft ground well, has a good draw, and should appreciate this testing version of the minimum trip. With that plus a clear advantage at the weights we make him a confident choice. Our Acquaintance is also pretty well in here on official ratings and handles cut in the ground very well, as evidenced by a Windsor win over this trip last month. A clear second best as the race is set up, plus a low draw, means we will oppose today. Night Prospector has not won on ground worse than good to soft and is finding success difficult on and around his current mark, and stablemate Back In The Red, who does enjoy getting his toe in and is better off here looks the more likely of Ron Harris's pair. Meridian Line handles conditions and looks capable of taking home some prize money, but Barbary Boy is the one to be on.
Cape of Storms 12-1 (9-6) Soon tracking leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 5l behind Littledodayno (9-5) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Our Acquaintance Evensfav (8-12) Badly bumped start, towards rear, chased leaders halfway, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 6l behind Pennyspider (8-13) at Bath 5f 3yo hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Barbary Boy (FR) 85-40 (9-2) Tracked leaders, effort well over 1f out, no extra 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Tadalavil (9-3) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp (5) gs in Aug.
The Real Guru 50-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened 1f out, 8th of 12, 10l behind Desert Opal (9-2) at Great Leighs 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Night Prospector 6-1 (8-10) Prominent, ridden 3f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Bold Argument (8-13) at Salisbury 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Back In The Red (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden from 3f out, every chance inside final furlong, faded, 6th of 13, 3l behind Royal Challenge (9-5) at W'hampton 6f hcap (6) pol.
The Name Is Frank 8-1 (8-13) Took keen hold, pressed leader, every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 15, 8l behind dhtrs Pembo (8-10) & Mick Is Back (9-9) at Bath 1m 3yo & 4yo sll (6) sft.
Who's Winning (IRE) 4-1jt-fav (9-5) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, no real progress from 2f out ,never dangerous, 9th of 13, 8l behind Avoca Dancer (9-0) at Brighton 6f sll (6) gd.
Lauras Joy (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Raced stand's side, behind, brief effort under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 13, 10l behind Singleb (9-10) at Folkestone 7f sll (6) gf in Aug.
Meridian Line (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Started slowly, held up, headway when short of room on rail 2f out, switched right 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, closed on leaders near finish, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Avoca Dancer (9-0) at Brighton 6f sll (6) gd.
Here And How 50-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders 5f, 11th of 12, 28l behind Singleb (9-2) at Leicester 7f 3yo & 4yo sll (5) gd in Aug.
