Midfield, keen, pulled himself into lead 6f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Led, headed 6f out, ridden 3f out, kept on
Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, led inside final furlong
Always towards rear
Held up, pushed along 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on well final furlong, just denied
Held up, some minor late progress
Towards rear, ridden and headway 3f out, weakened 1f out
Midfield, ridden and no extra 3f out
Prominent, joined leader 3f out, ridden into clear lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, no extra
Mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened 3f out
My Brother Mike bids for a hat-trick under a penalty but earlier efforts over this longer trip without success fail to boost confidence. Windsorlot won over a shorter distance here back in February with CAFE SYDNEY behind but the latter has since finished runner-up over course and distance and Tony Carroll’s charge gets the vote to reverse running. Swan River has yet to threaten and steps up in trip while winning hurdler Borak hasn’t scored on the Flat since 2015.
My Brother Mike (IRE) 9-4fav (9-7) Raced wide in touch, headway over 2f out, pushed along to lead approaching final furlong, readily, won at Bath 1m 2f stks (6) sft in Aug beating Archdeacon (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Conkering Hero (IRE) 100-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, led halfway until pushed along 3f out, chased leaders, weakened 2f out, last of 10, 15l behind C'Est No Mour (10-12) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Prince Llyr (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, headway to track leaders halfway, ridden and weakened from over 2f out, last of 11, 17 1/4l behind Limerick Lord (8-2) at Bath 1m hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Borak (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) Towards rear, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Pleasure Garden (9-1) at Chepstow 2m hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Country'n'western (FR) 28-1 (8-11) Towards rear, last and behind over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance, last of 7, 4 3/4l behind Bollin Joan (9-5) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Richard R H B (IRE) 16-5 (9-9) Led, headed 3f out, edged right 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 6th of 9, 21 1/4l behind Camouflaged (9-7) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Jul.
Cafe Sydney (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden and hung left over 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Rudy Lewis (10-0) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Windsorlot (IRE) 125-1 (8-7) Always behind, last of 10, dist behind Rudy Lewis (10-0) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Batalha 14-1 (9-5) Evenly away and ridden mid division, travelled well when entering the straight but forced wide, still going well four out but ridden on the outside and soon fading, 7th of 10, 24 1/4l behind Lismore (8-11) at Chepstow 2m hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Swan River (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Held up rear of mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, switched right 1f out, kept on, not trouble leaders, 5th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Challet (9-6) at Thirsk 1m hcp (6) gd in Jul.
King Oswald (USA) 40-1 (9-4) Dwelt always towards rear, 11th of 14, 18 3/4l behind Famous Dynasty (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Armado (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) Prominent, led after 1f, headed 5f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards, 6th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Rosa Gold (9-8) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
