chased leaders on outside, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
very awkwardly away lost many lengths and in rear, ran on late, no chance
raced freely, made all on rail, ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly, unchallenged
chased leaders and very wide, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
rearing in stalls, pulled hard early, in touch, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, never able to challenge
chased leaders on inside, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, outpaced in last pair, headway under pressure 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch in mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
pressed winner, ridden 2f out, well held final furlong, lost 2nd close home
always towards rear, never on terms
off the pace towards rear, never a factor
Nicola Currie rode the winner in the inaugural running of this in 2017 and partners last year’s winner Vegas Boy this time. The latter is back on winning mark but With Caution needs to step up on his handicap form to date having been well beaten when runner-up at Wolverhampton. Big Lachie has been in good form over shorter trips at Bath and won at the latter track under Georgia Cox last month but Typhoon Ten has been off the track since making his handicap debut back in April. OEIL DE TIGRE never figured last time but ran well for Elisha Whittington over track and trip before that and may prove good enough racing off a 3lb lower mark today.
Excellent George 5-1 (9-2) Disputed lead early, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Saaheq (8-12) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Vegas Boy (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, lost place well over 1f out, 8th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Swindler (8-9) at Ascot 6f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Oeil De Tigre (FR) 6-1 (10-5) Chased leaders far side of group, went 2nd 4f out, never able to get on terms, weakened into 3rd inside final furlong, just held on for that placing, 3rd of 8, 5 3/4l behind Major Valentine (10-0) at Chepstow 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Young John (IRE) 9-2fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, effort to challenge 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, no extra and lost place inside final 100 yards, 4th of 12, 2l behind Call Out Loud (9-2) at Leicester 7f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Typhoon Ten (IRE) 13-2 (9-8) Slow into stride, towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Free Love (9-1) at Nottingham 5f hcp (4) gf in Apr.
With Caution (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Wild Edric (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Big Lachie 6-4 (9-12) Tracked rival pair, headway and effort on outside over 1f out, ridden into 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, no impression with winner, 2nd of 3, 2 1/4l behind Rose Hip (9-4) at Bath 5f hcp (5) fm in Jul.
Clear Spring (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Towards rear and outpaced, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Harrogate (9-5) at Epsom 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Tin Hat (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Mid-division, lost place over 3f out, well beaten over 2f out, 8th of 9, 14 3/4l behind Spirit Of May (9-1) at Chester 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Miracle Garden 6-1 (9-5) Raced wide close up, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 5l behind Bay Watch (8-7) at Bath 6f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Mont Kiara (FR) 15-2 (9-7) Slowly into stride, always behind, 7th of 9, 10 1/2l behind Rewaayat (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
