towards rear, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, stayed on to lead near line
towards rear, ridden 6f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, ridden over 5f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, chased leader 8f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened soon after
started slowly, ridden, headway 5f out, kept on
slowly into stride, soon led, ridden clear over 1f out, wandered, headed line
slowly into stride, never a factor
prominent, ridden over 3f out, faded final furlong
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
Not a competitive handicap and Garnett looks good enough to defy a 5lb rise and follow up his recent Redcar win, with Adversane next best and both Nimra and Disintegration others considered. The selection should not be inconvenienced by the drop back in trip and goes on the ground, and he was not stopping last time. he holds his form on both the flat and over jumps pretty well and we will take him to score. Adversane was not beaten far over this trip at Goodwood last time and has been raised a little as a result. On breeding he should not really get this far but he seemd to do that day. However, of more concern is his lack of form with juice in the ground and so he is opposed. The filly Nimra has handled soft ground before and was a staying on second to Artless over this trip at Musselburgh last time. She races off the same mark of 70 here and can clearly again be competitive. of the others, Disintegration acts with cut but steps up in trip here and that is not certain to suit, so preference is for Garnett.
Nimra (USA) 14-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, towards rear, outpaced over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, headway final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Artless (9-7) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcap (5) gs.
Garnett (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Held up, smooth progress to lead over 2f out, clear over 1f out, pushed out final furlong, won at Redcar 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Jun beating Rocknest Island (8-12) by 3l, 7 ran.
First Slip 25-1 (8-6) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 30l behind Robustian (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 3f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Sept.
Adversane 5-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Squadron (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 6f 3yo mdn hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Squirtle (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Mid-division, driven 5f out, weakened 2f out, eased final furlong, 13th of 14, well behind Hi Dancer (8-9) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Jun.
I Predict A Riot (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway and not clear run over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on, 4th and held when not clear run final 75 yards, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Squadron (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 6f 3yo mdn hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Into Action 25-1 (8-13) Mid-division until 5f out, soon behind, last of 11, 21l behind Squadron (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 6f 3yo mdn hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Disintegration (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) Slowly into stride, in touch, chased leaders over 1f out, soon every chance, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Jawaaneb (9-3) at Warwick 1m 3f 3yo hcp (5) sft in Jun.