in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance when bumped inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
steadied start, in touch in rear, wide and headway approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, soon edged right, ridden out (hand-timed)
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
raced wide in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra towards finish
raced wide tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
Nothing strong but COLONEL FRANK has put together a decent sequence in similar contests and is a hopeful choice although he could probably do with a little respite from the handicapper. However, if he settles well and gets a soft lead, William Carson may be able to dictate affairs on his terms. Human Nature has found better form the last twice and should be a player if doing so again but Viscount Loftus looks the bigger danger as he's not been running too badly in better races. He hasn't been so impressive around the idiosyncrasies of Chester recently but does have a win on his scorecard at this venue. Garth Rockett has a claim in receipt of so much weight from rivals but Majestic Moon and Arnason need to improve on recent efforts.
Colonel Frank 8-1 (9-6) Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, weakened towards finish, 5th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Big Storm Coming (9-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Majestic Moon (IRE) 9-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, ridden and weakening when veered right then left under pressure over 1f out, 6th of 12, 14 3/4l behind Cliffs Of Capri (10-10) at Ascot 7f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Human Nature (IRE) 8-1 (10-7) Chased winner, taken to far side halfway, lost 2nd 2f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 3 1/4l behind Vegas Boy (9-13) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Viscount Loftus (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Tracked front pair, driven over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 9 1/4l behind Kaeso (9-6) at Chester 1m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Arnarson 25-1 (10-2) Last pair, never on terms, 9th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Faadhel (8-13) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Garth Rockett 12-1 (8-10) Led towards stands side rail, ridden 1f out, headed narrowly inside final 100 yards, kept on, 2nd of 6, nk behind Plunger (9-10) at Leicester 7f hcp (4) gf in Jul.