with leader, led over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, pressed from over 2f out, stayed on gamely and always holding rival
tracked leading pair until ridden 6f out, weakened over 4f out
steadied start, held up in rear, hampered after 1f, smooth progress to 3rd 6f out, went 2nd on bit over 3f out, challenged winner from over 2f out, stayed on, always held
ridden along to lead, ridden and headed over 4f out, kept on one pace
ridden along leaving stalls, in rear, headway to track leaders after 5f, driven over 8f out and dropped to rear, behind final 4f
It's difficult to make a strong case for any of these and TROJAN GIFT is no more than a speculative selection. He ran as though something was amiss when sent off favourite at Ayr last time, but he was placed at this track on his two previous starts and earns the vote on that basis. Bring Sweets has winning form on this surface but over shorter trips, while Blazing Buck won at Ayr last month with Jackson well behind though he's been beaten out of sight in his last two starts. Fifty Moore and Sharp And Chic have no recent worthwhile form to speak of.
Trojan Gift (USA) 15-8fav (9-6) Prominent on outer, pressed leader 7f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 8, well behind Blazing Buck (8-9) at Ayr 1m 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in May.
Fifty Moore 40-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 12l behind Prince Rhyddarch (8-7) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Bring Sweets (IRE) 10-1 (8-3) Held up towards rear, headway on outer over 5f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 17l behind Spiders Star (8-8) at Beverley 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Blazing Buck 10-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, pushed along and reminders before halfway, never dangerous, 9th of 11, 41l behind Kavaloti (9-7) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Jackson (BRZ) 20-1 (8-5) Held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 4f out, last of 8, 43l behind Wells Lyrical (9-10) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Sharp And Chic 100-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden 4f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 39l behind Yensi (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Nov.