raced wide, close up, tracked leaders 2f out, soon every chance, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
keen in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
tracked leaders on inner, switched left approaching 2f out, pushed along and unable to quicken entering final furlong, no extra towards finish
keen early, in touch, pushed along wide and headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
dwelt in rear, pushed along2f out, never nearer
in touch, pushed along 2f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish
tracked leader, led entering final 2f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on
led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed entering final 2f, weakened final furlong
KATHAB made a winning handicap debut when beating previous winner Diamondonthehill comfortably enough at Haydock. The Haggas grey can defy a rise in the weights in this before heading for next month’s Cambridgeshire. Another Batt has landed a recent double on soft ground though found Isla Kai too good over track and trip early in the year and the latter is back on a winning mark. James Mchenry drops back down in trip with blinkers applied while course regular Garden Oasis won this in 2021 though was well beaten in last year’s renewal.
Isla Kai (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-3) Raced keenly tracking leaders, disputing 2nd halfway, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Spangled Mac (9-7) at Newbury 7f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Another Batt (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Towards rear, headway 2f out, switched left and ridden over 1f out, switched right to challenge inside final furlong, ran on to lead final strides, won at Thirsk 1m hcp (3) sft in Aug beating What's The Story (9-9) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Diamondonthehill 20-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, led going best over 1f out, soon faced challenge, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Kathab (8-13) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Kathab (IRE) 11-2 (8-13) Mid-division, waiting for room over 2f out, pushed along and squeezed in between rivals over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead inside final furlong, won at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gd in Aug beating Diamondonthehill (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
James Mchenry 4-1 (9-9) Led, joined 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, one pace and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Sisyphus Strength (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
United Front (USA) 18-1 (9-10) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, kept on final furlong, 6th of 12, 8l behind Cabinet Of Clowns (9-4) at Chepstow 1m hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Maysong 25-1 (9-0) Keen tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 13 1/2l behind Dutch Decoy (9-7) at Newmarket 1m hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Garden Oasis 10-1 (9-8) Pushed along leaving stalls, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, soon struggling, 10th of 12, 22l behind Spirit Catcher (10-1) at Ripon 1m hcp (4) gs in Aug.