held up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
slowly away in rear, eased from halfway
raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, effort between horse to lead inside final furlong, headed close home
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, led close home
in touch, ridden over 1f out, no impression
raced wide in touch, pushed along 2f out, headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, not reach leaders
Whataguy has taken time to find form this term but has been brought along steadily by the champion jumps trainer and daughter Megan gets a good tune out of the three-year-old who struck last time with a comfortable late swoop at Brighton. There should be little between him and the runner-up that day, A Sure Welcome, but the younger contender may have scope for further improvement against the more exposed older horse, who still rates the likeliest danger. Delegate This Lord enters calculations after finding form the last twice and Indian Raj ought to have more to offer as the least exposed member of the field and having been dropped a couple of pounds.
Waseem Faris (IRE) 6-1 (10-2) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, last of 7, 4 1/4l behind Zac Brown (9-4) at Salisbury 5f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
A Sure Welcome 11-4fav (9-10) Tried to anticipate start, off the pace in 4th on outside, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on into 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Whataguy (9-3) at Brighton 5f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Whataguy 5-1 (9-3) Off the pace in last pair, closer on inside halfway, chasing leaders when hung left and ridden over 1f out, soon switched right and ran on to lead final 100 yards, soon clear, won at Brighton 5f hcp (4) gs in Jun beating A Sure Welcome (9-10) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Delagate This Lord 11-4fav (9-11) Led, hard ridden over 1f out, soon pressed, headed well inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 8, nk behind Storm Melody (9-12) at Salisbury 6f hcp (5) fm in Jul.
Han Solo Berger (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on, headed close home, 2nd of 9, nk behind Celsius (9-11) at Doncaster 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Indian Raj 7-2 (8-2) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Raucous (10-0) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Pink Iceburg (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Free Love (9-3) at Windsor 5f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Big Time Maybe (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Outpaced in rear, headway over 1f out ran on into 2nd post, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Dapper Man (9-5) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
