held up in mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, hampered soon after, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden on inside 2f out, never on terms
chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, no threat
in touch, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
always towards rear, never a factor
slowly into stride, soon recovered to chase leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
led, ridden and hung right well over 1f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
behind, headway on outside and hung left well over 1f out, continued to hang left and stayed on inside final furlong, unable to reach leaders
slowly into stride, behind, headway 2f out, stayed on under presssure inside final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders, effort on inside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
Justcallmehandsome scored off a lower mark here in June but posted a poor effort back at this track last week. Aussie Blue showed signs of a return to form when runner-up here last time and Nicholas Pocock occupied the same position in a seller over C&D on his penultimate start. McCool Bannanas isn't out of this on his handicap debut and So Wise is another lightly-raced sort to consider but the vote goes to EASTERN GIFT, who needs only to reproduce his recent third in much better company at Brighton to land this.
Eastern Gift 6-1 (9-7) Mid-division, chased leaders under pressure over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 9th of 10, 19l behind Miss Blink (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Aug.
Justcallmehandsome 13-2 (9-2) Slowly into stride, headway on outside over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 9l behind Kyle Of Bute (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Aug.
Hill Tribe 14-1 (9-3) In touch in 5th, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final 2f, 10th of 13, 13l behind Silly Gilly (9-3) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Bennelong 12-1 (9-5) Tracked winner until ridden over 1f out, rallied to regain 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Deerslayer (9-7) at Folkestone 7f sell stks (6) gf in Aug.
Nicholas Pocock (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, never on terms, 4th of 9, 6l behind Sunnyside Tom (9-2) at Beverley 7f clm stks (5) gs in Aug.
Aussie Blue (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Prominent, chased winner 3f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, no impression close home, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Roman Ruler (8-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
July Days (IRE) 20-1 (9-8) Dwelt towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway and switched right 1f out, kept on, not reach leaders, 5th of 11, 4l behind Gazboolou (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Mccool Bannanas 17-2 (9-0) Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 5l behind William Haigh (9-0) at Southwell 1m mdn auc stks (6) fbs in May.
Empress Leizu (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on, 4th of 8, 3l behind Jordaura (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f sell stks (6) pol in Aug.
Knowe Head (NZ) 25-1 (9-9) Dwel,t raced wide, close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 7l behind Ellie In The Pink (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Dream of Fortune (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Behind, modest late headway, 6th of 12, 10l behind Kathleen Kennet (7-10) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
So Wise (USA) 4-1fav (9-2) Chased leaders, not much room on rails and switched left 2f out, driven to challenge over 1f out, chased winner after, stayed on closing stages, 2nd of 13, nk behind Silly Gilly (9-3) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Baltimore Jack (IRE) 22-1 (8-13) Slowly away, in rear, pushed along over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, last of 7, 18l behind Amazing Blue Sky (9-11) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.
