tracked leader, came wide in home straight, led over 1f out, ridden strongly pressed and wandered around throughout final furlong, held on
held up in rear, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on under pressure into modest 3rd towards finish, never any chance with leading duo
mid-division, headway bit wide chasing leaders over 2f out, plugged on pressing for a place, no chance with leading duo
raced keenly towards rear, some headway out wide over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
rearing in stalls, dwelt, held up in last pair, headway on inside under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced keenly, chased leaders, stayed on rail in home straight, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
off the pace and always towards rear
raced keenly, led, stayed on inside home straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened into 4th towards finish
PRAIRIE FALCON was slowly away at Haydock after finishing second at Doncaster. He finished ahead of the subsequent Wolverhampton winner Roaring Ralph on Town Moor and is a pound better off so may be worth another chance to prove the gelding operation has been a success. Craven only beat one home at Beverley on Wednesday while Braveheart Boy tries a new trip but Musselburgh maiden winner Capital Guarantee should be capable of further improvement and the consistent Agnes Grey makes her handicap debut on a fair mark.
Capital Guarantee (IRE) 11-10fav (9-7) Raced on inside, tracked leader, led 5f out, made rest, pushed clear inside final 2f, stayed on strongly, won at Musselburgh 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Jul beating Elusive Empire (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Craven 11-2 (9-1) Rear mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, soon not clear run, weakened quickly 1f out, 10th of 11, 12 1/2l behind Mudamer (9-12) at Beverley 7f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Prairie Falcon 8-1 (8-11) Edged right start, held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Nails Murphy (9-2) at Haydock 7f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Agnes Grey (IRE) 9-4 (9-2) Tracked leader, every chance when pushed 2f out, dropped to 3rd when ridden entering final furlong, no match for front pair late on, 3rd of 4, 6 1/4l behind Poet Master (9-7) at Musselburgh 7f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.
Roaring Ralph 15-2 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jul beating Giant (9-8) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Braveheart Boy (IRE) 10-3 (9-4) Midfield, outpaced 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on for modest fifth near finish, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Hello Queen (9-8) at Doncaster 6f hcp (4) sft in Jul.
Tyke (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Chased leaders near side of group, weakened halfway, soon behind, last of 8, 10l behind Sparkling Red (9-9) at Redcar 5f hcp (5) gf in May.
Grey Force One 80-1 (9-2) Prominent, outpaced after first furlong and dropped towards rear, ridden when edged right in home straight, weakened and dropped towards rear before final furlong, last of 12, 22 3/4l behind Monte Linas (9-10) at York 1m hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Hoof It Hoof It (IRE) 28-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened, 9th of 13, 7 1/2l behind Knebworth (9-9) at York 5f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
