prominent on inner, pushed along 4f out, soon ridden, no chance with leaders from over 2f out, weakened
led, ridden and went clear with winner from 2f out, faced sustained challenged inside final furlong, headed close home, kept on
slowly away, in touch towards rear, briefly nudged along halfway, outpaced over 3f out, ridden rounding turn, went modest third over 1f out, ran on but no match for first two
held up in behind leaders, ridden along over 3f out, weakened from 2f out
chased leader, shaken up to challenge 2f out, made sustained challenge inside final furlong, led close home
raced in last and outpaced throughout, always behind
Beverley winner On Borrowed Time ran below par at Thirsk last week when LEXINGTON BELLE returned an easy winner. The latter showed a big improvement for the addition of cheekpieces and the headgear remains in place with an apprentice’s claim negating most of a penalty. Catena has gone the wrong way since winning a novices' race while Between Me And U makes his handicap debut.
Catena (IRE) 18-1 (8-9) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, no real progress, 4th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Nellie Leylax (9-9) at Haydock 7f (4) hvy in Aug.
Between Me And U 22-1 (9-7) Prominent, pushed along 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, ridden when took third inside final furlong, not pace of front pair near finish, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Bigger Than Giga (9-2) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (4) pol in Jun.
On Borrowed Time 9-2 (9-10) Held up rear of mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 10l behind Lexington Belle (9-2) at Thirsk 7f fll (6) gd in Aug.
Qandil (IRE) 22-1 (9-9) Outpaced in rear throughout, 8th of 11, 11 1/2l behind Royal Blaze (9-10) at Leicester 7f (6) gf in Aug.
Lexington Belle (IRE) 11-4fav (9-2) Made all, drawing clear over 1f out, eased final 50 yards, won at Thirsk 7f fll (6) gd in Aug beating Louella (8-13) by 4 3/4l, 9 ran.
Seven Aces 12-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along weakened halfway, soon weakened quickly, 9th of 11, 17 3/4l behind Defying Orders (9-9) at Lingfield 6f (5) gf in Jul.