held up in touch, headway to 3rd 3f out, went 2nd under pressure over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
chased leader, led 5f out, driven over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
chased leders, not much room and switched right over 4f out, rallied on rails inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, not reach winner
took keen hold in rear, never a factor
towards rear, some headway over 2f out, never dangerous
held up in touch, pushed along over 5f out, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and hung left well over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside ifnal furlong
raced keenly, led, headed 5f out, weakened quickly over 4f out, tailed off and eased
held up in last pair, kept on inside final furlong, never involved
Plenty with a chance in this and last month's C&D winner Corvette is certainly one while Jacob McCandles is another after his latest third at Kempton. Plus Fours may figure if lasting home and Looks Like Rain definitely gets the trip as he's found only one too good on his last couple of starts over 2m at Beverley and Goodwood. However, SCRIPTURIST is just preferred as the application of blinkers and the step up to 1m6f at Yarmouth last week saw him win by six lengths - Willie Jarvis' charge has plenty more scope for improvement.
Green To Gold (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, eased towards finish (hand timed), won at Folkestone 1m 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul beating Hi Note (8-3) by 3l, 10 ran.
Jacob Mccandles 12-1 (9-7) Took keen hold, held up in touch, headway on outside over 2f out, driven and stayed on to modest 3rd in closing stages, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Waterford Star (9-3) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jul.
Corvette 11-1 (9-8) Raced wide in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 18l behind Scripturist (7-9) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Aug.
Jawaab (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) In touch in mid-division, ridden over 3f out, closed over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Passion Planet (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Hootie (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 4l behind Fleur De La Vie (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (6) pol in Aug.
Plus Fours (USA) 4-1 (9-2) In rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner 1f out, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Any Given Dream (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Aug.
Looks Like Rain 2-1fav (9-2) Held up well off the pace, closed when not clear run over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Silver Samba (9-7) at Goodwood 2m 3yo mdn hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
Madame Gazelle (IRE) 25-1 (8-3) Always behind, 14th of 15, 34l behind Elizabeth Coffee (9-9) at Clonmel 1m 2f 3yo hcp 47-65 gf in Sep '11.
Scripturist 33-1 (7-9) Close up on inside, switched right 4f out, led 2f out, ridden and ran on, won at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Aug beating Akula (9-8) by 6l, 9 ran.
Annelko 8-1 (9-9) Led, pushed aclear over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 11, 4l behind Arch Event (9-1) at Bath 1m 5f hcp 0-55 (6) gs.
