chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to lead well over 1f out, kept on, headed towards finish
chased leader far side, led far side group over 1f out, no impression
in touch, ridden and badly hampered over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
led early, chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish
chased leaders, one pace final furlong
soon led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden and hampered over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
led far side, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
behind far side, weakened halfway
dwelt, behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
always behind
Strawberry Patch deserves to get his head in front but Jim Goldie's gelding has yet to prove himself with cut in the ground and a better bet looks to be recent Warwick winner Brigadore, who gets the vote ahead of Newkeylets. The last mentioned has a nice racing weight and has been running consistently well of late so can be expected to be thereabouts again. Colonel Cotton should handle the ground and has slipped to a fair mark but has given little sign of encouragement of late, while Joyeaux is probably a shade high in the weights. Old campaigner Paddywack and Linda Perratt's Oeuf A La Neige are others to consider but the vote goes to Brigadore, who was good value for his Warwick success having found trouble and should not mind the drop back in trip to the minimum distance.
Brigadore 13-2fav (9-0) Mid-division, effort and headway approaching 1f out, led near finish, ran on, won at Warwick 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gs beating Tamino (9-2) by 1l, 16 ran.
Colonel Cotton (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Raced far side, held up behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with stands side group, 9th of 21, 7l behind Ten Shun (8-10) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Divine Spirit 10-1 (8-13) Prominent far side, ridden over 2f out, led far side group inside final furlong, kept on, no chance with stands side group, 8th of 21, 7l behind Ten Shun (8-10) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Joyeaux 15-2 (8-12) Behind, raced far side over 2f out, soon ridden, headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Trojan Flight (9-6) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Strawberry Patch (IRE) 7-2fav (9-0) Raced stand side, prominent, ridden halfway, one pace final furlong, 8th of 14, 5l behind Dark Champion (8-12) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Paddywack (IRE) 10-1 (8-5) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, not much room approaching final furlong, one pace, 7th of 15, 2l behind Namir (8-5) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Titian Saga (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, 7th of 10, 6l behind Peter Island (9-4) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Aug.
George The Best (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Soon behind, never dangerous, 13th of 16, 6l behind Elkhorn (9-3) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Oeuf A La Neige 12-1 (8-5) In touch stands side, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 21, 8l behind Ten Shun (8-10) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Sokoke 100-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 11l behind Taboor (8-8) at Hamilton 5f hcap (5) gd in May.
John O'Groats (IRE) 66-1 (7-12) Raced stands side, behind, effort over 2f out, never dangerous, 17th of 21, 11l behind Ten Shun (8-10) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Legal Set (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon hung left and weakened, 10th of 14, 13l behind Extemporise (8-11) at Kempton 7f banded stk (7) pol in May.
Ochil Hills Dancer (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, weakened well over 1f out, 6th of 9, 17l behind Spinning (9-3) at Redcar 7f mdn stk (5) gf.
Newkeylets 7-1 (8-12) Close up, led briefly 2f out, kept on, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Signor Whippee (9-3) at Newcastle 5f mdn stk (5) sft.
Briery Blaze 7-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, towards rear, not clear run from over 3f out to over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Fortress (9-2) at Carlisle 6f 3yo hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Bonne de Fleur 25-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Sir Nod (9-5) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
