held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, soon edged right, no extra
held up, ridden over 2f out, soon headway, stayed on inside final furlong
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, headway on inner over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, soon no extra
in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not troubled leaders
chased leaders, led after 1f, headed 2f out, soon weakened
chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
held up, effort over 2f out, no impression
in touch, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, led 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
led for 1f, chased leader, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, stayed on from over 1f out
towards rear, staying on when not much room from over 1f out until inside final furlong
Plenty of options in this opener but with Sands Of Barra not impressing on the all-weather on Friday night, the best option may be FINSBURY ahead of Mr Lu. The selection has form on soft ground and ran well in defeat last time. He has form on a variety of underfoot conditions and with this return to seven furlongs likely to suit, he should run well. Beetuna needs watching in the betting as a win looks to be around the corner after some fair efforts this season, Grand Diamond is a course and distance winner and should appreciate the drop in trip as he travelled well before tiring over a mile last time, whilst Mr Lu is unexposed and holding his form well. Chatanoogachoochoo is one to keep an eye on for this handicap debut, and whilst the consistent Pintano and Bold Indian are others of interest, in a tricky opener we will take a chance on Finsbury.
Wisdom's Kiss 15-8fav (9-7) Raced keenly, in touch in chasing group, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 12, 7l behind Bold Cross (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.
Grand Diamond (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden, every chance 3f out, weakened from over 1f out, 6th of 9, 10l behind King of The Moors (9-1) at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Aug.
Rainbow Fox 11-2fav (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 15, 3l behind Woodsley House (8-13) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.
Keys of Cyprus 7-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden halfway, driven over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 6th of 13, 3l behind Woodsley House (8-13) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Finsbury 5-1 (8-5) Held up, headway over 1f out, no extra, 5th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Bid For Gold (8-8) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Aug.
Beetuna (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Steadied at start, held up towards rear, ridden along over 3f out, never troubled leaders, 4th of 7, 10l behind Aflaam (9-3) at Thirsk 1m mdn stk (4) gs in Aug.
Dhhamaan (IRE) 22-1 (8-10) Led, headed 3f out, soon behind, last of 10, 35l behind Willkandoo (8-11) at Catterick 7f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Pintano 5-2fav (9-4) Went left start, soon chasing leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Varinia (8-8) at Ripon 6f app sll (6) gd in Aug.
Chatanoogachoochoo 22-1 (8-12) In touch, effort to challenge 3f out, outpaced by leading pair over 1f out, rallied entering final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Time Control (8-12) at Chester 1m 2f mdn fll (5) gf in Aug.
Zamalik (USA) 13-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, no impression final 2f, 6th of 12, 7l behind Lethal (8-11) at Catterick 6f sll (6) gf in Jul.
Mr Lu 8-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, went second 2f out, soon ridden, kept on towards finish, not reached winner, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Talon (8-4) at Musselburgh 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Sands of Barra (IRE) 7-2fav (9-2) Led early, soon steadied, mid-division after 2f, headway over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 12, 6l behind Sendreni (9-2) at W'hampton 7f hcap (6) pol.
Grit (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, chased leader 4f out, soon ridden along, weakened over 2f out, last of 16, 17l behind Bramalea (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Bold Indian (IRE) 7-4fav (9-2) Held up in touch, made headway to challenge leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Five Wishes (8-7) at Hamilton 1m clm (6) gd in Aug.
