slowly away, held up behind, headway to chase leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
with leader, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, led narrowly 1f out, kept on gamely towards finish
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on towards finish
slowly into stride, held up behind, headway halfway, hung left 2f out, soon ridden and every chance, kept on same pace towards finish
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd towards finish
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over over 2f out, soon hung right, weakened towards finish
led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
PEOPLETON BROOK gets the nod ahead of The History Man and Feeling Fresh in an ordinary finale. Each-way punters could also consider a speculative play on Tag Team, as he is a likely type to cause an upset in a race of this nature if he copes with reverting to racing on turf. Feeling Fresh has been in good form this term - winning three of his last six starts. The handicapper now has him on a career highest mark, though. So his task isn't going to be an easy one under top weight. The History Man has recorded 'one-win-a-season' for the last three years, so would be dangerous to completely write off. However, given that he tasted success as recently as May, it may be a risky policy to assume he can pull out all the stops again today. Therefore, the vote goes the way of Peopleton Brook, who is an old hand in low-grade races and, as he has dropped several hints that his turn is coming around again, the mount of Matthew Cosham is taken as the one to be best placed at this level.
Feeling Fresh (IRE) 10-3fav (9-9) Switched left soon after start, in rear, never near leaders, 8th of 13, 9l behind Gemma's Delight (8-3) at Chester 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
The History Man (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Made most until ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 13, 2 3/4l behind Romantic Queen (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Boldinor 13-2 (9-9) Mid-division, ridden along halfway, driven on outside over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Forest Dane (9-9) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.
Peopleton Brook 7-4fav (10-5) 2nd of 5, 10l behind Fast Freddie (9-6) at Les Landes(JER) 7f stks gd.
Charlietoo 33-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no impression, 8th of 14, 4l behind Bermondsey Bob (9-1) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
Call The Law (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Towards rear on outside, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 13, 6l behind Pinball (8-11) at Beverley 5f app hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Jun.
Athboy Auction 17-2 (8-7) Hampered start, chased leaders, effort over 1f out, weakened close home, 8th of 11, 11l behind Mandhooma (8-8) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Jun.
Misterisland (IRE) 66-1 (8-9) Always in rear, 11th of 13, 14l behind Gemma's Delight (8-3) at Chester 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Commander Wish 25-1 (8-10) Always towards rear, 10th of 13, 6l behind Tournedos (8-13) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Tag Team (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, ridden on outside and struggling 3f out, 9th of 11, 16l behind Bold Diva (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jun.
