settled towards rear, good headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
raced on outer in mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
settled in mid-division, hard ridden and weakened 2f out
dwelt, held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, kept on well final furlong until caught final 100 yards and no extra
in mid-divsion when went wrong inside final 2f and pulled up and dismounted
chased leaders until weakened over 2f out
chased leader to 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden to dispute lead inside final furlong, unable to quicken final 100 yards
dwelt, never going well and always in rear
towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, strong run inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, driven out
mid-division, effort on outer 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, driven and hung right over 1f out, no real danger after
in touch, hard ridden 3f out, eased when no chance final furlong
held up in rear, not clear run on rails repeatedly from 3f out, ran on final furlong, no chance
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, one pace when ran out of room near finish
A tough race to call here for punters with many in with chances on their best form but the principals look to be Eden Rock, Grosvenor Square and Salinja and the tentative vote is given to Grosvenor Square. The selection enters handicaps on a very lenient mark has plenty of scope for improvement and in the hope that he is fit enough to do himself justice after a long absence he is taken to score under conditions that suit. Eden Rock rates the main danger and he was a fair fourth behind Momtic last time out but he just gave the impression he was in the handicappers grip on that occasion and for that reason is opposed. Salinja is another worthy of respect as she won well ,last time out when beating Mustajed. However he has a penalty for that win and that may just find him out in this tougher contest. Impeller is game and consistent and is sure to run his race but he will need plenty of luck in running. Norton will make a bold bid to make all the running but he will not get an easy lead here and he is passed over for that reason. Of the remainder Glen Ida and Little Good Bay are from yards in form and have dropped to handy marks so could go well at a price but in a race that throws up more questions than answers for the winner we return to Grosvenor Square.
Impeller (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Pedrillo (9-2) at York 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Eden Rock (IRE) 9-2fav (9-0) In touch and keen, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on and edged right inside final furlong, 4th of 19, 2l behind Momtic (9-6) at York 1m hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Norton (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Led, pushed along and headed inside final 2f, no chance with winner final furlong, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Ace of Hearts (9-5) at Windsor 1m hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Glen Ida 16-1 (8-12) Towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden and edged left entering final furlong, one pace, 4th of 14, 3l behind Pedrillo (9-2) at York 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Salinja (USA) 10-3jt-fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, led going well 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, eased towards finish, won at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Aug beating Mustajed (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Sky Crusader 8-1 (9-1) Held up and behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon no impression, 9th of 18, 7l behind Granston (8-11) at Ripon 1m hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Grosvenor Square (IRE) 2-1fav (8-11) Made all, shaken up over 1f out, ran on well, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (D2) gf beating Councellor (8-11) by 4l, 13 ran.
Freeloader (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to dispute 2nd over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Barathea Dreams (9-2) at Sandown 1m hcp (3) gs in Aug.
