dwelt, in rear, in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened 1f out
towards rear, ridden 2f out, no telling impression
rear mid-division, effort and headway 2f out, pushed along and every chance 1f out, ridden inside last and no extra final 75 yards
mid-division, ridden well over 1f out, ran on inside last, drifted left and led final strides
prominent, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on, headed final strides
chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, faded 1f out
led, pushed along 2f out, hung left over 1f out and headed, ran on same pace
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NonRunner
Nothing is ruled out in this, though Wild Side looked in the handicapper’s grip last time. No Nay Nicki is tried in cheekpieces but Origintrail is upped in trip, as is Silent Words. Alethiometer and Wind In Your Sails are previous course winners but the latter has been racing over a mile and further and may not have been done any favours by an inside draw. Cori Glory comfortably saw off ZAPPHIRE at Beverley in June but Julie Camacho’s filly left that form well behind when making a winning start in handicaps at Haydock and Ryan Sexton takes off 3lb again.
Silent Words 20-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear of mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Executive Decision (9-1) at Goodwood 6f hcp fll (3) gs in Aug.
Origintrail (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Slow into stride, soon switched left to near side, close up after 2f, pushed along and switched right over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Twelfth Knight (10-1) at Ripon 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Wind In Your Sails (IRE) 10-3cfav (8-13) Held up behind leaders centre towards far side, headway over 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Merlin The Wizard (9-7) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
No Nay Nicki (IRE) 28-1 (8-5) Raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd over 2f out until over 1f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Reach (8-10) at York 1m 2f hcp fll (2) gf in Aug.
Alethiometer (FR) 8-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 7, 11l behind Anjo Bonita (9-6) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp fll (4) gs in Aug.
Cori Glory (IRE) 7-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 8 1/2l behind On The River (9-8) at Beverley 7f hcp (4) hvy in Jul.
Platinum Girl 14-1 (9-10) Awkward start, soon chasing leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 15 1/4l behind Carlton And Co (9-8) at Newcastle 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Aug.
Wild Side (IRE) 7-4fav (9-7) In touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, dist behind Hafeet Alain (10-2) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Zapphire (IRE) 15-2 (9-9) Held up in rear of mid-division, shaken up over 2f out, soon made headway, led over 1f out, faced challenge final 110yds, always doing enough, won at Haydock 7f hcp (5) gs in Aug beating Tobetso (9-7) by 1/2l, 9 ran.