chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, kept on same pace
led early, chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, stayed on over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
mid-division, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, soon led, caught post
soon chasing leaders, led approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, rallied to regain lead post
soon led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish
If EMIRATES SPORTS has trained on from two to three then he has to be the one to side with here and we do so accordingly in preference to Scartozz and Miss Glitters. Given a weight for age allowance the selection finds himself near the bottom of the weights while if all things were equal he'd be nine pounds worse off and based on his maiden form he'd have been well treated anyway. Scartozz is back in form having won a claimer last time out and has to be respected. That said he isn't the force he once was and his mark is perhaps a little high. Miss Glitters looks to be suffering at the hands of the assessor at the moment having won when seven pounds better off two starts ago while Solo attempt can't be completely ruled out with his yards firing at the moment. This is a decent little handicap where Emirates Sports is taken to score
Ilie Nastase (FR) 6-1 (8-13) Held up in touch, ridden and one pace final 2f, 5th of 10, 4l behind Benandonner (9-7) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jun.
Sammy The Snake (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 22l behind Roker Park (9-5) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jun.
Quirina 8-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden and chased winner over 3f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 12, 9l behind Australia Day (9-9) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jun.
Mister New York (USA) 18-1 (9-7) Behind mid-division, out paced over 2f out, no headway, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 8l behind Sarah Park (9-2) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jun.
Trafalgar Square 20-1 (9-7) Slowly away, ridden on outside 3f out, always in rear, 11th of 14, 14l behind Silaah (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jun.
Jake The Snake (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Held up behind, driven and headway on inside over 1f out, ridden and kept on to chase leaders final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind I Confess (9-1) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jun.
Miss Glitters (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened when hampered on rail over 1f out, 8th of 11, 7l behind Ellemujie (9-6) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jun.
Nice To Know (FR) 25-1 (9-7) Dwelt, always in rear, 8th of 9, 11l behind Victoria Sponge (9-0) at Goodwood 7f flls hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jun.
Emirates Sports 9-4fav (9-3) Led after 1f, shaken up and came towards centre from over 1f out, ridden and hung left entering final furlong, ran on, won at Great Leighs 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Wedding List (8-12) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Solo Attempt 9-1 (8-13) Held up, driven and lost place approaching 2f out, last of 5, 16l behind Poster (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo nov auc stks (5) pol in Sep.
Portugese Caddy 20-1 (9-8) Prominent on inside, driven along over 2f out, no headway, 8th of 9, 9l behind Kyllachy Star (9-9) at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jun.
Sparton Duke (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Slowly away, in rear, headway on inside 2f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Cool Hand Jake (9-0) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jun.
Master Fong (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Took keen hold early, tracked leaders on outside, pushed along and not looked keen over 2f out, soon beaten, 9th of 10, 10l behind Cyflymder (9-6) at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Scartozz 2-1fav (8-10) Tracked clear leader, pushed along and closed over 2f out, hard ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on under pressure, won at Kempton 1m clm stks (6) pol in Apr beating Jake The Snake (9-1) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
