held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, never nearer
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out
chased leaders, effort on inside over 1f out, soon weakened
always behind
tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, switched left to challenge over 1f out, soon edged right, ran on inside final furlong, never reached winner
behind, headway over 1f out, never nearer
made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure
steadied start, held up, headway over 1f out, never troubled leaders
mid-division, weakened 2f out
A winner over 6f at Windsor, O'Gorman failed to cope with a 5lb rise and the drop back in trip last time. Dominium is upped in class off a higher mark having scored over track and trip but Trinityelitedotcom went close at Chester on his latest start and can figure again. Mission Approved probably needs further and Aye Aye Digby is upped 8lb for scoring over 5f at Goodwood last month. Signor Sassi and Jubilee Brig are others with a shout but it could TAGULA NIGHT 's turn in this as he went very close under Richard Hughes over course and distance in July.
O'Gorman 7-1 (9-2) Steadied start, held up and always towards rear, 13th of 14, 12l behind Burning Thread (9-3) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Aug.
Signor Sassi 14-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, angled out over 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 4th in closing stages, not quite pace to challenge, 4th of 13, 2l behind Footstepsintherain (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Aye Aye Digby (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) With leader, edged right and outpaced over 1f out, rallying when hit by rivals whip inside final furlong, stayed on to lead post, won at Goodwood 5f Handicap (0-75) (6yo+) (5) gd in Aug beating Picansort (8-9) by hd, 8 ran.
Bayleyf (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) Led, headed 6f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 3, 42l behind Sadiq (8-8) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) fm in Jul.
Tagula Night (IRE) 6-4fav (9-5) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, never on terms, 3rd of 4, 3 1/2l behind Peace Seeker (9-2) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug.
Mission Approved 9-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride and soon pushed along towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Burning Thread (9-3) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Aug.
Jubilee Brig 10-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, headway centre over 1f out, switched right and stayed on inside final furlong, not pace of leading trio, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Slip Sliding Away (9-2) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Trinityelitedotcom (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Chased winner, ridden over 1f out, pressed winner and every chance throughout final furlong, just held, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Space Artist (9-1) at Chester 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Dominium (USA) 5-2fav (8-13) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol beating Dream Catcher (9-4) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Dark Ages (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 13l behind Dominium (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
