tracked leader and keen, weakened 2f out
in touch and keen, gradually lost place, behind final 2f
held up, headway over 2f out, weaved way through and every chance inside final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led soon after and headed inside final furlong, faded
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, kept on to lead well inside final furlong
dwelt, soon driven, headway over 1f out, kept on, never on terms
towards rear, some late progress
soon led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, faded well inside
tracked leaders and keen, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, smooth headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed close home, edging left
held up mid-division, ridden 2f out, never dangerous
Nonrunner
OLD ROMNEY is taken to follow up a selling win back in handicap company here, with Bramalea, Rowan Lodge and South Wales obvious alternatives. The selection won with a fair bit more in hand than the official margin suggested when landing a Lingfield seller last time and has won off much higher marks than this in the past. Michael Wigham is a man capable of getting a sequence of wins out of a horse and it would be no surprise to see the follow up bid succeed. Brendan Duke's Bramalea is 5lb higher than when scoring at Great Leighs over this sort of trip and looked to be going the right way there, so we doff the cap to her. Rowan Lodge chases a hat-trick after claiming successes at both Carlisle and Redcar, after which she comes here to race from a 5lb lower mark. However, she has yet to win in six attempts on an artificial surface and we will oppose today. South Wales is another to have flopped in each of three tries on the polytrack. However, he is in much better form of late and despite a 5lb rise since his recent Salisbury success, he has to be taken seriously. Strike Force proved she had some stamina last time and does act well here, so we're not going to dismiss her out of hand, but we prefer the claims of Old Romney, who gets the tentative nod.
Tri Chara (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, effort over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 15, 13l behind Zennerman (8-12) at Chester 1m app hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Motu (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Held up, ridden and headway on inside over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Willie Ever (9-4) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jul.
Convivial Spirit 12-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 13l behind Itsy Bitsy (8-6) at Yarmouth 1m 2f app hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Spume (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon held, 11th of 13, 15l behind Nesno (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Aug.
Corrib (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out, 8th of 10, 12l behind Merrymadcap (9-3) at Newbury 1m 1f app hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Strike Force 10-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, headway over 4f out, chased winner over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Kings Topic (10-0) at Great Leighs 1m 2f app hcp (6) pol in Aug.
South Wales 10-1 (9-1) Raced wide, always prominent, led well over 1f out, kept on well, ridden out, won at Salisbury 1m ldy rds hcp (5) gf in Aug beating Uhuru Peak (9-9) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Komreyev Star 10-1 (8-9) In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 11l behind She's Our Lass (9-13) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Jul.
Bramalea 15-2 (9-0) Led, headed 6f out, remained prominent, ridden to lead again over 1f out, ridden out, won at Great Leighs 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Ride A White Swan (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
Joshua's Gold (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 7l behind King of The Moors (9-1) at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Aug.
Rowan Lodge (IRE) 11-2 (8-8) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well to lead close home, won at Redcar 1m 1f clm (6) gd in Aug beating Evelith Regent (9-1) by a nk, 9 ran.
Uncle Bulgaria (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon one pace, 3rd of 14, 9l behind Elusive Warrior (9-4) at Southwell 7f sll hcp (6) fbs in Jun.
Old Romney 13-8fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, eased out 2f out, led going well over 1f out, soon went left, ridden clear, won at Lingfield 1m 1f sll (6) gd in Aug beating The Gaikwar (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.
