held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, weakened well over 2f out
prominent, went 2nd 4f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, towards rear and pushed along, eased over 2f out
chased leaders on outer, led over 6f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace
soon with leader, lost place well over 4f out, soon tailed off
in rear, headway over 3f out, led final furlong, kept on well
Inflammable could be of interest on her belated reappearance and handicap debut off a mark of 70 stepping up to a more suitable trip to the distances over which she has been handicapped on, but she will need to be spot on to get the better of WAAHEJ, who gets the vote over Upton Seas. Mick Easterby's gelding is better than he showed at York recently but he may just be a shade high in the weights at present and looks booked for a place at best. George Baker's Mile High Lad has struggled in both starts in handicaps so far and of more interest may be Rae Guest's Gaselee, who was narrowly beaten at Goodwood last time and can race off the same mark today. The vote though goes the way of Peter Hiatt's Waahej, who was a good winner at Wolverhampton two starts ago and lost no caste in defeat when narrowly beaten at Lingfield last time. He can race off the same mark today and looks the one to beat.
Upton Seas 7-1 (9-3) Pushed along on leaving stalls, gradually lost place, never dangerous, 11th of 19, 22l behind Starla Dancer (8-11) at York 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Inflammable 11-8fav (8-12) Chased leaders, chased winner over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Distant Memories (9-3) at Ayr 7f 2yo mdn (5) hvy in Nov.
Mile High Lad (USA) 4-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 15l behind Point Of Light (8-6) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo app hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.
Barbarian 16-1 (9-4) Mid-division, weakened 2f out, 11th of 14, 11l behind Pokfulham (8-1) at Ayr 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep.
Gaselee (USA) 11-2 (8-10) Led, headed 2f out, chased winner after and tried to rally as winner wandered final furlong but well held towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Scene Two (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Waahej 3-1 (9-5) Keen early, in touch, chased winner 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Transformer (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Favours Brave 12-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon behind, 11th of 12, 12l behind Ahmedy (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Charging Indian (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Held up in touch, one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Nakoma (10-1) at Newcastle 1m 4f am hcp (6) gs.