chased leaders, hard ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on well
made all, hard ridden from over 1f out, soon strongly challenged, held on well under pressure
chasing leaders when broke down and pulled up over 3f out
tracked leader, hard ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong,stayed on well
Echo Brava won nicely over today's distance at Wolverhampton last time and Meetings Man won over 1m6f at Sandown before appearing to find 2m too far at Lingfield. Wannabe Your Man has returned a losing favourite in a couple of subsequent starts since scoring at Nottingham while Rosslyn Castle is 5lb higher than when winning over 2m here last month. HOIST THE COLOURS came good in a maiden race at Lingfield last time when beating a subsequent winner by four lengths - he is taken to transfer that form to Turf and land this.
Echo Brava 5-2fav (9-9) Took keen hold in touch, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, went 2nd well over 1f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) in Aug beating Lineman (9-6) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Meetings Man (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Keen close up, switched right after 4f and headway to press leader 10f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 4l behind Story Writer (9-4) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug.
Rosslyn Castle 6-1 (9-8) Held up in rear, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 7th of 10, 9l behind Annaluna (8-10) at Chester 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug.
Wannabe Your Man 4-11fav (9-7) Led, headed 10f out, tracked leader, ridden to lead again 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 4, 2 3/4l behind Solar View (9-7) at Yarmouth 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Hoist The Colours (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, clear when ridden inside final furlong, kept on, won at Lingfield 1m 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Aug beating Saarrem (9-1) by 4l, 7 ran.