taken to post early, raced wide in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
raced wide in touch, headway halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
keen led after 1f, made rest, ridden and edged right from over 1f out, flashed tail inside final furlong, bumped towards finish
pulled hard in touch, slightly outpaced over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong
taken to post early, close up, ridden to go 3rd over 1f out, weakened final furlong
keen led 1f, tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out
ILZAM is only 2lb higher than when scoring over track and trip a fortnight ago and should go close again. He can confirm running with Berlusca while Gold Flash ran well here without threatening the winner just four days ago when Idol Deputy was well beaten. Rock Warbler should be sharper for last month’s reappearance and Shawaahid returns to action for the first time this year having won twice over shorter trips last season. Torrid continues to slide down the weights but has yet to show any benefit.
Berlusca (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, 6th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Ilzam (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Idol Deputy (FR) 28-1 (9-6) Behind, headway over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 13 1/2l behind Gold Sands (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Shawaahid (IRE) 9-4fav (8-9) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden and one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Another Touch (8-8) at Ayr 1m (2) gd in Sep.
Torrid 14-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra towards finish, 6th of 16, 5 1/4l behind Gurkha Friend (9-6) at Carlisle 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Gold Flash 14-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, effort when short of room over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Gold Sands (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Ilzam (IRE) 11-2 (8-11) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Jul beating Ravenhoe (8-6) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Rock Warbler (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Awkward start, keen early, held up in rear, ridden and well beaten final 3f, last of 8, dist behind Viscount Barfield (9-1) at Chester 1m hcp (3) gd in Jul.