held up, ridden over 2f out, headway 1f out, never able to challenge
chased winner, closed over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd inside final furlong
chased leaders, chased winner halfway, every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
made all under stand side rail, soon clear, pressed over 1f out, ridden and ran on
held up, ridden halfway, kept on, never nearer
held up, ridden and no headway halfway, switched left over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong
in touch, lost place halfway, weakened over 1f out
dwelt in rear, ridden and headway on outer over 1f out, not trouble leaders
slowly away behind, ridden 2f out, kept on, not trouble leaders
chased winner, ridden halfway, one pace from over 1f out
chased winner until halfway, soon ridden, weakened 2f out
Plenty of these have been knocking on the door lately but most struggle to get their head in front where it matters. Simple Rhythm did win on turf at Lingfield in July and has been placed off higher mark since but has few secrets from the handicapper nowadays. Deslaya may prefer a faster surface and Cool Water Oasis is creeping up the weights. Talkative Guest had an entry in the finale here yesterday and Clerical hasn't really been firing this season, though is well handicapped as a result, so we'll give a tentative vote to TILL DAWN. Tony Carroll's maiden was just touched off over 5f here last month and has since gone close at Wolverhampton and Bath - he is worth another try over this extra furlong.
Simple Rhythm 7-4fav (8-11) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Imaginary Diva (8-8) at Yarmouth 5f fll hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Mr Skipiton (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Colourbearer (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Till Dawn (IRE) 11-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, driven 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, pressed for 2nd last strides, no chance with winner, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Best Be Careful (8-12) at Bath 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Too Many Questions (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Led, clear after 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 19l behind Dangerous Illusion (8-9) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Deslaya (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Dangerous Illusion (8-9) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Cool Water Oasis 8-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on, headed near finish, 2nd of 8, hd behind Libys Dream (8-12) at Kempton 6f mdn fll (5) pol.
Look Twice 14-1 (8-10) Led early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 21l behind Mazovian (8-7) at Leicester 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
Fedora (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Behind, headway on inside over 2f out, staying on well on rail in close 3rd when badly hampered 1f out, kept on, lost 3rd close home, not recover, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Bold Ring (9-3) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Jul.
Pearly Wey 14-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, always in rear, last of 13, 17l behind Colourbearer (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Clerical (USA) 25-1 (8-6) Mid-division, effort 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 4l behind Katy's Secret (9-6) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Osgoodisgood 8-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 7th of 9, 6l behind Golden Compass (8-12) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Talkative Guest (IRE) 5-2fav (9-1) Held up towards rear, came stand side halfway, headway over 1f out, soon drifted left, never able to challenge, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Microlight (8-7) at Brighton 6f 3yo hcp 0-55 (6) gd.
Lady Ellice 50-1 (8-12) Pressed leader, driven over 2f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, soon behind, 7th of 8, 9l behind Libys Dream (8-12) at Kempton 6f mdn fll (5) pol.
Jemimaville (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) In rear, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 5l behind Avon Light (8-5) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-55 (6) sft.
