held up, ridden over 2f, stayed on, no impression final furlong
raced keen, led after one furlong, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, rallied and kept on towards finish
held up in touch, headway on outer over 2f out, soon ridden, every chance when veered right inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish
tracked leaders and keen, lost place 3f out
held up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, chased leader over 3f out, weakened final 2f
led for a furlong, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, just held on
held up in touch and keen, lost place over 2f out
All Ivory, Vicious Knight and Tough Love are the three to consider here and preference is for All Ivory. Vicious Knight has been highly tried of late and should not be discounted. He won earlier this summer at Musselburgh and in what is likely to be a tactical affair, he can bounce back to form with a good run in this lesser contest. Tim Easterby¿s Tough Love has been living up to his name with some good solid efforts-his fourth in a ¿20,000 added affair at Redcar last time was a case in point, but he has not won a race for over two years. After wins at Newmarket and Thirsk, All Ivory has gone up the handicap but ran well to be fourth, beaten less than two lengths at Newbury last time. The extra furlong here though may well bring about further improvement and he appears less exposed than his rivals. He can add to his earlier course success and Khaled Abdulla¿s famous colours are taken to lead them home. All Ivory is the selection.
Stoic Leader (IRE) 50-1 (8-6) Keen, mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 15, 5l behind Roman Maze (8-4) at Chester 1m hcp (2) gf.
Vicious Knight 66-1 (8-1) Tracked leaders to 3f out, weakened rapidly, 17th of 18, 26l behind Unshakable (8-1) at Goodwood 1m hcp (2) gs in Jul.
All Ivory 13-2 (8-11) Close up, effort and switched right 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, 4th of 15, 1 1/2l behind Appalachian Trail (9-6) at Newbury 7f hcp (2) gf.
True Night 33-1 (9-2) Always behind, 14th of 21, 22l behind Plectrum (9-1) at Goodwood 1m hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Tough Love 8-1 (9-0) Held up, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leader 1f out, kept on under pressure, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Jalamid (9-11) at Redcar 1m hcp (2) gf.
Poppys Footprint (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Mid-division, driven along over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Roodeye (9-2) at Doncaster 7f fll hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Muzdaher (IRE) 6-4fav (9-3) In touch stand side, ridden and effort over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Roman Maze (9-5) at Redcar 7f hcp (4) gf.
Titinius (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) Tracked winner, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind H Harrison (9-1) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
