held up in rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders
led after 2f, headed 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
in rear, never a factor
mid-division, progress to track leaders 7f out, ridden to chase leader over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra
led 2f, tracked leaders until ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
towards rear, headway to mid-division 6f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, lost touch over 4f out
towards rear, headway to track leaders 4f out, ridden and edged right 2f out, edged left and kept on one pace final furlong
keen always prominent, ridden and chance over 1f out, driven and stayed on to go 2nd near finish
pulled hard in touch, effort on outer 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on
raced wide tracked leaders, led 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
took keen hold in rear, progress on outer over 4f out, tracked leaders over 3f out, bumped 2f out, driven to lead entering final furlong, soon headed, wandered under pressure and lost 2nd
Mark Johnston's Always Dixie was collared late on by Al Shababiya at Brighton at the beginning of the month and deserves to get her head in front but she has been raised a further 2lb since her most recent outing and may be found wanting again. James Mackie's Aegean Destiny has been given a real chance by the handicapper having been dropped to mark of 53, 6lb lower than when a good second at Ripon last time, and she has every chance if able to run to a similar level of form back on the Polytrack. Mick Channon's Il Portico has been running consistently well on turf of late and has claims on his Polytrack debut but a better bet looks to be CONSULT, who gets the verdict in a competitive event. Sir Mark Prescott's gelding has improved for the step up in trip in recent starts and looks worth siding with racing off what seems a fair mark.
Asterales 66-1 (8-1) Started slowly, always towards rear, 10th of 12, 10l behind Akhmatova (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f fll hcp (0-75) (3yo+) (5) pol in Jul.
Tom Wade (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Chased leading trio, went 3rd over 3f out, hung right over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 11, 5l behind Dark Ranger (9-12) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (5) gd in Aug.
Sternian 8-1 (8-4) Pulled hard early, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, never dangerous, 3rd of 6, 8l behind Ancient Greece (8-13) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo clm (6) gd in Aug.
Il Portico 10-1 (8-10) Tracked leader, led 2f out, soon ridden, headed and bumped inside final furlong, one pace, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Dubawi King (8-10) at Redcar 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Mister Pleau (USA) 66-1 (8-11) Mid-division, weakened 4f out, eased over 2f out, tailed off, last of 13, well behind Firehawk (8-8) at Salisbury 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Royal Holiday (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Raced wide, intouch, chased leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, hung right final furlong, stayed on, won at Southwell 1m Apprentice Handicap (0-75) (3yo) (5) fbs in Aug beating Indian Valley (8-13) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Blue Zealot (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, hard ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 13, 17l behind Plan A (8-13) at Brighton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug.
Aegean Destiny 13-2 (8-2) In touch, headway halfway, soon chasing leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened close home, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Emerald Glade (8-6) at Ripon 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug.
Firehawk 12-1 (8-7) Held up mid-division, raced stand side from 4f out, pushed along 4f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 32l behind Light The City (7-11) at Haydock 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Jul.
Straversjoy 4-1 (8-10) Held up behind, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Akamon (9-0) at Beverley 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Aug.
Always Dixie (IRE) 9-2 (8-10) Led, 3 lengths clear 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Al Shababiya (9-1) at Brighton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Consult 7-4fav (8-1) Restless stalls, held up, ridden 3f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 9, 7l behind Escape Artist (8-7) at Beverley 2m 3yo mdn hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.
