led far side, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
in touch far side, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders far side, led group over 2f out until headed inside final furlong
made all stand side, stayed on strongly final 2f
held up in rear far side, headway and effort over 2f out, stayed on to lead group inside final furlong
close up stand side, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders far side, weakened halfway
chased leaders stand side, effort over 2f out, soon one pace
chased leaders stand side, weakened over 3f out
towards rear, never dangerous, stand side
towards rear stand side, pushed along and headway over 3f out, ridden and one pace final 2f
held up in rear stand side, headway and effort over 2f out, soon chasing winner, no impression final furlong
chased leaders stand side, effort over 2f out, soon one pace
Nonrunner
More trouble for punters here with a wide open handicap and so a narrow vote is given to Trans Sonic, with Xpres Maite and Top Dirham put forward as the main rivals. Alan Jarvis's three-year-old landed a couple of all-weather handicaps earlier in the year but was a little disappointing for most of the summer. However he bounced back to form with a sound effort behind Violet Ballerina last time and a similar effort this afternoon could be good enough to land the spoils. Xpres Maite doesn't know how to run a bad race. He is steadily dropping down the weights again and must be considered for each-way purposes. Top Dirham is one that could go well at a big price. The handicapper is definitely loosening his grip on this one and it would be no surprise to see him involved in the finish. Greenbelt is another that could go close on the pick of his form, but our idea of the winner is Trans Sonic.
Aperitif 14-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 15, 17l behind Vanadium (9-4) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-75 (4) gs in Aug.
Etaar 50-1 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, last of 15, 38l behind Major Magpie (9-3) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
California Laws 5-2fav (8-8) Held up in touch, effort over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 9l behind King's Revenge (8-5) at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Orpen Wide (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Treasure House (9-3) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Greenbelt 13-2 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, last of 8, 14l behind Macorville (9-4) at Haydock 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy.
Trans Sonic 9-1 (9-3) Led until headed 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, lost 2 places inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 3l behind Violet Ballerina (8-2) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp (4) pol.
Xpres Maite 6-1 (9-1) Led until halfway, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 8, 5l behind River Kirov (9-7) at Nottingham 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Calcutta Cup (UAE) 25-1 (8-12) Took keen hold in mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 27l behind Mull of Dubai (8-4) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gf.
Gifted Flame 17-2 (9-1) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 15, 8l behind Major Magpie (9-3) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Buddy Brown 14-1 (9-13) Tracked leaders, driven and outpaced over 2f out, no impression approaching final furlong, last of 4, 9l behind Sualda (9-13) at Carlisle 1m 3f clm (6) frm in Jul.
Top Dirham 7-1 (9-13) Mid-division stands side, never better, 8th of 15, 20l behind Hows That (8-12) at Newcastle 1m clm (6) gs in Aug.
Commitment Lecture 8-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, driven and outpaced over 3f out, soon beaten, 8th of 11, 11l behind Best Guess (9-2) at Thirsk 1m fll hcp (4) hvy.
Border Artist 5-1 (9-3) Keen, held up mid-division, ridden and hampered over 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 10, 3l behind Torquemada (9-0) at Leicester 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Luckylover 25-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway and challenged over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Border Edge (8-13) at Salisbury 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.
Mohawk Star (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Behind, never nearer, 9th of 16, 4l behind Taranaki (8-8) at Lingfield 7f hcap (5) gd.
Just Lille (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 15, 19l behind Major Magpie (9-3) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Fair Shake (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Towards rear, never dangerous, 8th of 10, 23l behind Stellite (9-8) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Aug.
