towards rear, driven along on outside 2f out, soon hung badly left, kept on under pressure towards finish
reluctant to load stalls, always in last pair, lost touch final 3f, tailed off
soon chased leader, ridden to lead well over 1f out, soon ran green but quickened away and pushed out final furlong, very easily
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
leddriven along 2f out, soon headed, no chance with winner over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened to 5th close home
in touch, pushed along 3f out, kept on steadily final furlong, went 4th close home, not pace to threaten leaders
steadied start, pulled hard in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, sson lost place
in touch, effort on outside over 2f out, plugged on
always towards rear, never a factor
slowly away, towards rear, steady progress on outside 4f out, stayed on final 2f, went 2nd inside final furlong, never any chance with very easy winner
in touch on inside, pushed along 3f out, stayed on final 2f, took 3rd close home
took keen hold early and soon prominent, driven along over 2f out, weakened rapidly inside final 2f
held up towards rear, driven along over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, limited progress
slowly away, last pair, some headway final furlong
Fox Hunt and Flower Fairy head a host of interesting newcomers but we'll take PICKWICK to score; the others to have raced need to find considerable improvement. Sir Michael Stoute's colt is a half-brother to the yard's Zacinto, a smart horse despite his below-par efforts this year, and he made his debut in what looked a warm Leicester maiden. The form will be put to the test by Bitter Fortune who runs in the 19:10, but whatever happens there the impression Pickwick created was one of a horse who could only improve as he wasn't given a hard time when beaten. With the yard perhaps returning to form he can account for some interesting newcomers, with Fox Hunt making most appeal. A Dubawi colt out of a Saddler's Wells mare, he's bred to be at home around this trip and needs a check in the market for a yard who had a fine July. Flower Fairy cost 320,000E and her dam is very well-related so she needs a market check for a top yard who can ready a newcomer, while Chris Wall's Fashion Lady may not have attracted bidders' attentions when sent through the ring but she is stoutely bred and couldn't be ignored. The booking of Richard Hughes aboard suggests Tattler, an expensive half-brother to a winner over this trip, is expected to leave his debut behind and how he moves in relation to Fox Hunt will give us a clue, Zawadi is bred to stay and needs a look too, but Pickwick should be hard to keep out of the frame.
Aldo 66-1 (9-3) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, unable to trouble leaders, 4th of 12, 6l behind Miss Antonia (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Jul.
Bravo Bravo 66-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, tailed off throughout, last of 9, well behind Hot Prospect (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sep.
Fox Hunt (IRE) Dubawi gelding out of Kiltubber.
Immovable (USA) 12-1 (9-2) Slowly away, pushed along over 3f out, always in rear, 10th of 11, 26l behind Nationalism (9-2) at Sandown 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Tattler 11-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along 4f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 35l behind Uphold (9-0) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Jun.
Warlu Way 20-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never near leaders, 8th of 11, 18l behind Nationalism (9-2) at Sandown 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Clifton Encore (USA) 33-1 (8-7) Started slowly, outpaced throughout, 6th of 8, 26l behind Daboos (9-3) at Folkestone 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Epernay 25-1 (9-0) Slowly away, always behind, tailed off final 3f, last of 9, well behind Jivry (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo fll mdn (5) gs in Jul.
Fashion Lady (IRE) Montjeu filly out of No Quest.
Flower Fairy (USA) Dynaformer filly out of Santolina.
Minikin (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) With leaders early, in touch, ridden well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 11, 12l behind Sea Of Galilee (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo fll mdn (5) gs in Jul.
Pebble Beech (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) In rear, pushed along and outpaced over 5f out, some headway and hung left over 1f out, 4th of 5, 7l behind Eastern Paramour (9-9) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f 3yo fll stks (5) gd in Jul.
Present Story Lucky Story filly out of Aziz Presenting.
Zawadi Zamindar filly out of Shasta.
Pickwick 13-2 (8-13) In touch and keen, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 5th of 16, 6l behind Mortbet (8-13) at Leicester 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in Jul.
Pre Raphaelite 25-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 12, 28l behind Pirate Coast (9-3) at Warwick 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
