soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
raced wide in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, not trouble leaders
slightly short of room start, close up, pushed along and no impression 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ridden and headway to lead towards finish
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led briefly inside final furlong
in touch, pushed along 3f out, never a factor
None of those with experience have looked remotely like winning so far. Monte Cinq’s third at Doncaster back in April is the best piece of form on offer though improvement is expected from the likes of Still Waiting and Cheerful Character. One of the newcomers would not need to be anything out of the ordinary to win such a modest contest and STORM OVER is a half-brother to all-weather winner Ya Halla. Wagoner is also related to winners but Bob Cowell’s colt is just preferred and gets a speculative vote.
Monte Cinq (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, driven and one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Phijee (9-5) at Carlisle 6f stks (5) gd in Jul.
Oakley Pride (IRE) 28-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Pranceleya (8-13) at Yarmouth 6f mdn stks (4) gf in Jul.
Still Waiting 20-1 (9-5) Disputed lead until ridden 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Fly At Dawn (9-5) at Newmarket 6f mdn stks (4) gf in Jul.
Storm Over (IRE) Elnadim colt out of Stormy View.
Wagoner Bushranger colt out of Artistry.
Cheerful Character (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Soon pushed along, in touch, ridden halfway, hung left and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Fashion Queen (9-0) at Thirsk 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Miss Salt 66-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, 14th of 15, 27 3/4l behind Madam Dancealot (8-6) at Newbury 6f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Jul.