tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, not clear run inside final furlong, switched right, not recover
in touch, ridden over 1f out, driven out to lead inside final furlong
chased leader, hung right from over 2f out, eased
in rear, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression
towards rear, headway over 1f out, not clear run, switched right, ran on
mid-division, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway over 5f out, one pace
slowly into stride, mid to rear, headway on inside over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, not recover
led, ridden over 2f out, fading when headed over 1f out
mid-division, headway 5f out, ridden, weakened over 2f out
Flying Bantam goes well here and gets the nod over Flushing Meadows and Mystic Man. Burley Flame also has claims on the pick of his efforts and is worth monitoring in the betting. Mystic Man hails from a yard that can do little wrong just now and he is sure to be a popular choice after his course and distance win in a claimer last week. However, this is tougher and, as he can be hard to predict, it may be prudent to get a truer guide to the betting before siding with him in his follow up bid. Flushing Meadows showed good speed in his starts on the dirt in the States and is better than he has consented to show this term. He is obviously respected and cannot confidently be ruled out. However, he already has a bit to find with Flying Bantam from when they encountered each other at Chester in June. The weights slightly favour Flying Bantam upholding the form on this occasion and Richard Fahey's charge looks the one most capable of spoiling the party for Godolphin's visit to Wolverhampton on Monday.
Mystic Man (FR) 5-1 (9-6) Led early, always prominent, led over 2f out, ridden clear well over 1f out, ran on well, won at W'hampton 7f clm (5) pol beating Deeday Bay (8-13) by 3 1/2l, 11 ran.
Zerlina (USA) 14-1 (8-10) Behind, some headway wide 2f out, soon hung left and weakened, 12th of 15, 17l behind Boundless Prospect (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (4) gf in Sept.
Flushing Meadows (USA) 10-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 10l behind Les Arcs (9-0) at Chester 7f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Burley Flame 11-2 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 13, 6l behind Red Romeo (9-3) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (4) gf in Sept.
Bow Wave 7-2jt-fav (9-0) Slowly into stride, towards rear and driven along, never dangerous, 11th of 13, 15l behind Tax Free (9-0) at Doncaster 7f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Flying Bantam (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway to chase winner final furlong, one pace close home, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Red Romeo (9-3) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (4) gf in Sept.
Wessex (USA) 7-1 (8-11) In touch stand's side, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 14, 5l behind Moonlight Man (9-9) at Chepstow 7f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Ginger Spice (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 15th of 16, 10l behind Oonagh Maccool (8-6) at Sandown 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Sept.
