held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed when edged left over 1f out, hung left and kept on under pressure final furlong
tracked leaders, headway and effort on inside over 2f out, soon ridden and every chance, not much room and kept on final furlong
hampered start, held up behind, smooth headway over 2f out, shaken up to lead entering final furlong, soon ridden, driven out towards finish
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong
awkwardly away, mid-division on outisde, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression
held up behind, stumbled over 4f out, soon outpaced, never on terms
A tough contest to call and the narrow vote is given to AMAZING TIGER, while Chadwell Spring and Mutawarath are potential dangers. Chadwell Spring won a similar contest over course and distance last month and went well enough in defeat under a 6lb penalty at Pontefract in her attempt to follow-up. The course form is a plus, though she does look to need faster ground to be at her best and with a 2lb further rise to a mark of 71 we will take her on. Mutawarath landed a York maiden in the spring before being found out on soft ground in a handicap for the first time at Ayr. He was bang out of form at Kempton last time and has a bit to prove here, but is not one to dismiss readily. Eastern Warrior's Ripon maiden win did not look quite so good after he was turned over next time and this mark of 76 still looks stiff enough for John Hills¿s gelding. Sovereign Remedy is just 1lb higher than when going well in defeat at Newmarket in July and went well when fresh on debut, so this break may see him to good effect and with the stable still in good form he can get heavily involved. Eddie Ahern gets on well with Roar Of Applause, but the gelding is still 7lbs higher than when the partnership landed a Windsor handicap in May and the frame looks his best hope. Turning Top is very interesting now returning to a sound surface and she has run well here in defeat before today, though whether she is up to winning off this mark is open to question. So to Amazing Tiger. Mark Johnston¿s colt was thrashed in a Kempton handicap over much further last time, and this drop back to around a mile looks ideal. A sound surface suits, and his mark still looks very fair on what he achieved when taking a Musselburgh maiden, so we will give him another chance today.
Sovereign Remedy (USA) 10-3fav (9-9) Close up, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, one pace, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Invisible Man (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Tudor Key (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden over 2f out, staying on same pace when not much room inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Intense (9-0) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Sep.
Mutawarath (IRE) 11-4fav (9-2) Led early, chased leader to 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 11th of 13, 11l behind Mac's Power (8-12) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep.
Roar of Applause 25-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, led over 2f out, one pace and ridden in 3rd when carried right and hampered inside final furlong, 3rd of 17, 2 1/4l behind Glowing Praise (8-13) at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep.
Amazing Tiger (GER) 4-1 (8-11) Pulled hard, soon steadied in touch, push along over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 18l behind Ottoman Empire (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep.
Eastern Warrior 10-3fav (9-4) Raced keenly, with leader, ridden and out paced over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 19l behind Harriet's Girl (8-11) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.
Chadwell Spring (IRE) 15-2 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, not clear run and hampered over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Wiseman's Diamond (9-3) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sep.
Turning Top (IRE) 7-1 (7-11) Tracked leader, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 6l behind Tropical Paradise (8-12) at Salisbury 7f fll hcp (2) sft in Sep.
