dwelt, headway to track leaders halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
held up in touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt, soon in touch and raced wide, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up in rear, headway from 2f out, challenged between horses entering final furlong, ridden and edged left, led well inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, stayed on
in touch, lost place after 2f, soon outpaced, ridden 2f out, ran on to snatch 5th towards finish
raced wide mid-division, pushed along halfway, never dangerous
held up in touch, effort over 1f out, ridden and ran on towards finish
keen, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
It could pay to give another chance to TAKE TEN who is narrowly preferred to Jira and Robinson Cruso. Mark Johnston's colt has not done a lot wrong on the racecourse so far and he was done no favours when the winner came across him at Doncaster last time, so he should be rated better than the bare form would suggest. The return to 6f is also a plus for him here and he looks poised to run a big race. Jira won a Listed race at Newmarket back in June but she has been difficult to place off the back of that. She shaped with a bit more encouragement last time when she was dropped back to today's trip, but on this occasion others are preferred. Robinson Cruso ran well to chase home Sunraider on his debut at Windsor and this son of Footstepsinthesand is sure to learn plenty for the experience. Kona Coast shed his maiden tag at Brighton earlier in the month and he looks to be going the right way, although he will need to take another step in the right direction to get competitive. Take Ten makes most appeal and he gets the vote.
Kona Coast 3-1 (9-3) Dwelt, soon chasing leaders, hard ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong, won at Brighton 7f 2yo mdn (5) fm beating Walcot Square (9-3) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Lowdown (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 14th of 19, 13l behind Swilly Ferry (8-3) at Doncaster 6f 2yo aut (2) gf.
Magnus Thrax (USA) 6-4 (9-3) Keen, tracked leaders, led narrowly over 1f out, pushed out final furlong, won at Chepstow 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Aug beating Could It Be Magic (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Robinson Cruso 9-1 (9-3) In touch, headway to chase winner 2f out, ridden upsides and every chance 1f out, kept on until found no extra towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Sunraider (9-3) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Aug.
Saboteur 10-3 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven and ran on towards finish, 3rd of 14, 3/4l behind Fallen Idol (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Society Rock (IRE) 9-4fav (9-3) Pulled hard, held up, headway 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged right entering final furlong, edged left towards finish, won at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Aug beating Saddlers Lodge (9-3) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Take Ten 8-1 (8-9) Took keen hold, soon tracking leaders, ridden over 1f out, slightly hampered approaching final furlong, one pace, 5th of 19, 4 1/2l behind Swilly Ferry (8-3) at Doncaster 6f 2yo aut (2) gf.
Cracking Lass (IRE) 18-1 (8-9) In touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well to lead near line, won at Thirsk 7f 2yo mdn (4) sft beating Quite Sparky (9-3) by nk, 13 ran.
Iptkaar (USA) 15-2 (9-0) Behind, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 15, 7l behind Siyaadah (9-0) at Redcar 7f 2yo stks (5) gf in Aug.
Jira 16-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Shamandar (8-12) at Salisbury 6f 2yo lst fll (1) sft.
Waveband 10-11fav (8-12) Made virtually all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol beating Listillo (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.
Greeley Bright (USA) Mr Greeley filly out of Lady Nicholas.
