mid-division, smooth headway over 2f out, ridden and one-paced final 2f
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, one-paced final furlong
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f
mid-division, effort over 2f out, not troubled leaders
prominent, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out, not recover
towards rear, smooth late headway, never troubled leaders
prominent, lost ground 1 mile out, no impression after
towards rear, never dangerous (wore cheek pieces)
in touch, ridden over 2f out, one-paced final furlong
held up mid-division, headway 4f out, led over 2f out, pushed out final furlong, held on gamely
mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden to challenge approaching final furlong, kept on but not reached winner
led, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace
mid-division, effort over 3f out, no impression
A competitive opener with a number of in-form rivals in opposition including Browning who confirmed the promise of his Newbury fourth in August when justifying favouritism over this trip at Haydock the following month. However, Marcus Tregoning's gelding has been raised 5lb since to his highest-ever mark and he may struggle to concede weight all round. Dual-purpose performer Loop The Loup bounced back to form when slamming his rivals by five lengths at Doncaster in June but had his limitations exposed next time off a 9lb higher mark and looks held by the handicapper at present. King Flyer, King's Crest and Malarkey are all in top form and should be considered but Dr Cool needs further nowadays and Simple Ideals faces a stiffer task having landed a weak Redcar heat last time. Malarkey is unexposed but has to prove his stamina so the TEAMtalk vote goes to Knavesmire Omen. The gelding showed himself to be in top form after landing a useful Newmarket claimer last weekand his local owners will be hopeful of a bold show before heading to the October Sales.