led, ridden and headed over 1f out, led again inside final furlong, stayed on
prominent, not much room over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home
prominent, led over 1f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, held close home
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
always behind
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon well beaten
None have raced on the Fibresand before but STRONG POWER, rated 86, should go close if handling the surface. The latter scored over the minimum trip at Lingfield back in May with a couple of subsequent winners behind. Maystar is another winner on the Turf at Lingfield but failed to cope carrying a penalty at Catterick a fortnight ago while One Bite suffered the same fate at Hamilton having won at the latter track earlier. Augustus Caesar is helped by an apprentice’s allowance today while Abbaleka is out of a speedy mare and preferred to stablemate Triple Spear and also Royal Context of the newcomers.
Maystar (IRE) 1-2fav (9-6) Chased leader, pushed along halfway, lost 2nd entering final 2f soon outpaced and hung left, switched right over 1f out, rallied to lead briefly inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Rapid Russo (9-2) at Catterick 5f stks (5) sft in Aug.
One Bite (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, driven and outpaced inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Good Night Mr Tom (9-7) at Hamilton 6f (4) gs in Aug.
Strong Power (IRE) 4-6fav (9-5) Made all, shaken up over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Lingfield 5f stks (4) gd in May beating Illusionist (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Abbaleka Equiano colt out of Megaleka.
Augustus Caesar (USA) 8-1 (9-5) Close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 7 3/4l behind Pop Dancer (9-5) at Pontefract 5f mdn stks (4) gd in Jul.
Merchants Breath 20-1 (9-5) Dwelt, in rear, driven and outpaced from over 1f out, 5th of 6, 9 1/4l behind Cool Sphere (9-5) at Lingfield 5f stks (5) pol in Aug.
Order Of Merritt (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, soon beaten, last of 6, 17 1/4l behind Reassure (8-11) at Chelmsford City 5f stks (4) pol in Aug.
Royal Context (IRE) Acclamation gelding out of Out Of Context.
Triple Spear Showcasing gelding out of Secret Romance.
Kitos 125-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, never a factor, 8th of 9, 12 1/4l behind Melodic Charm (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f fll stks (5) pol in Aug.
Pearl Of India Sleeping Indian filly out of Misty Pearl.