held up in touch, headway well over 1f out, soon ridden to challenge, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on well
chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure
held up in rear, headway halfway, soon ridden and no impression
chased leaders, under pressure halfway, soon weakened
prominent, every chance 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
tracked leader, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
Plenty of guesswork needed as to which one of these will come good on the day. Above The Stars is capable at his best although he found RED CAPE too good in a similar contest last month. The latter went on to score again at Catterick and Ruth Carr's charge gets the vote back in plating company. Commanche Raider has been running well over 5f and Llewellyn has been placed over further of late but Roland has gone off the boil since scoring at Warwick in June.
Above The Stars 33-1 (9-6) Switched left after start, outpaced, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 11th of 13, 8l behind Burren View Lady (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Colbyor 7-1 (9-4) Chased leaders far side, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression, 5th of 9, 7l behind Perfect Pasture (8-5) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Red Cape (FR) 8-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 7, 4l behind Wild Sauce (9-5) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Roland 7-2 (9-3) Led early, prominent, ridden and lost place over 4f out, well beaten over 2f out, tailed off, last of 8, well behind Avatar Star (8-9) at Leicester 7f 3yo sll (6) sft in Jul.
Commanche Raider (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Outpaced towards rear, kept on final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 13, nk behind Lord Buffhead (8-12) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Llewellyn 5-1 (9-5) Prominent, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, stayed on, no impression, 2nd of 8, 7l behind Balty Boys (9-10) at Beverley 7f clm stks (5) gd.
Partner (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Took keen hold, chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, 4th and one pace final 2f, 4th of 8, 6l behind Silverware (9-10) at Beverley 7f Claiming Stakes (0-75) (3yo+) (6) gf.