held up some moderate late progress
in touch, ridden 3f out and one pace
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, wandered under pressure
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, not troubled leaders
always in the rear
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
soon led, ridden over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, one pace when headed inside final furlong
slowly into stride, always in the rear
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on
towards rear, effort over 1f out, effort over 1f out, no further impression
held up, headway on inside over 1f out, hard ridden to lead inside final furlong
General Feeling gets the vote over Regal Dream and The City Kid, with Ermine Grey and Attacca best of the remainder. General Feeling has been sliding down the weights, now residing on a mark some two-stone lower than two years ago. Aided by a tongue-tie of late, he has been showing signs of a return to form, and nearly came good at Carlisle just over three weeks ago. We feel that it can pay to side with the gelding, who looks for career win number six. Regal Dream is another that has been out of form for current connections, but he too is coming down the weights, and went close at Chester. The City Kid is an all-weather specialist, but has been racing over longer trips of late, and will have to quickly adapt, while Ermine Grey seems to appreciate easy conditions on Turf to be seen to best effect. Attacca beat Digital at Musselburgh in July, and although the latter is not a reliable yardstick, he himself has won since to boost the form somewhat, so the John Weymes-trained six-year-old is added to the equation. However, the pin comes down on General Feeling.
Ermine Grey 14-1 (9-5) Mid-division until 4f out, 11th of 12, 11l behind Royal Indulgence (8-13) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Chalentina 7-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 15, 10l behind Trinculo (8-7) at Chepstow 7f hcap (6) gf.
Boreana 12-1 (9-4) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 9th of 12, 9l behind Casablanca Minx (9-1) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Jonny Ebeneezer 25-1 (10-8) Raced keenly in mid-division, lost place over 3f out, soon behind, 9th of 10, 15l behind Silverhay (10-3) at Redcar 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (5) gd in Aug '06.
Wodhill Schnaps 16-1 (9-2) Slowly in to stride, towards rear, ridden halfway, headway final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Casablanca Minx (9-1) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Attacca 5-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace, 3rd of 11, 3l behind No Grouse (9-5) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (6) gf.
Tipsy Lad 33-1 (8-11) Never going well and always in rear, 8th of 9, 13l behind Russki (9-2) at Kempton 1m clm (6) pol.
Marmooq 16-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 18, 41l behind The Fifth Member (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
General Feeling (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Held up in touch, headway to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 15, nk behind Pitbull (8-12) at Carlisle 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Bens Georgie (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 17, 23l behind Hansomelle (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Jul.
Regal Dream (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Sands of Barra (9-4) at Chester 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
The City Kid (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) In rear, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, one pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 9, 10l behind Annambo (9-12) at W'hampton 1m 4f sll (6) pol in Aug.
