mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, edged right and held towards finish
always behind
mid-division, headway and not clear run over 1f out, switched left and stayed on final furlong
led, headed well over 3f out, ridden and lost pace 2f out, soon weakened
held up and behind, switched right and headway 3f out, ridden and kept on 1f out, never troubled leaders
held up and behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon no impression
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, not reached leaders
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, driven and kept inside final furlong
in touch, led well over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on, no extra towards finish
chased leaders, 3f out, soon lost place
stumbled start, soon in touch, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
raced keenly, mid-division, lost place 3f out, soon behind
chased leaders to over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
in touch, headway over 2f out, led well over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong
chased leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened
always behind
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong
Granston, Sky Crusader, Hartshead and Langford are the quartet for the shortlist in this handicap and the vote is given to Granston. The selection is a course and distance winner who won well last time at Leicester when beating Habshan. He remains on a handy mark and with conditions to suit should take plenty of beating. Hartshead has enjoyed a decent season and he will be suited by the step-up in trip after being outpaced in a competitive handicap at York last time. Sky Crusader looked as though he was crying out for the step-up to a mile when a good second behind Sea Hunter at Leicester last time. This colt remains unexposed and it would be no surprise to see him go well. Langford is the other worth a mention as he ran well in a competitive handicap at York last time and he looks to have decent place prospects today. However, for the winner we will stick with Granston.
Langford 14-1 (8-8) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, carried right and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 19, 3l behind Momtic (9-6) at York 1m hcp (2) gf.
Mine Behind 8-1 (9-1) Towards rear far side, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 6th of 23, 7l behind Ice Planet (8-7) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-105 (2) gs.
Literatim 15-8fav (9-7) Mid-division, driven along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 7, 3l behind Royal Island (9-6) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) gf.
Sky Crusader 5-1 (8-12) Held up, pushed along halfway, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, hung right and ran on inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, nk behind Sea Hunter (9-0) at Leicester 7f 3yo hcp (2) gd.
Hartshead 10-1 (8-6) Towards rear, ridden halfway, stayed on well inside final furlong, 9th of 20, 2 1/2l behind Fictional (8-11) at York 6f hcp (2) gd.
San Antonio 8-1 (9-6) Led, joined and hard pressed from 3f out, kept on until headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Will He Wish (9-2) at Sandown 7f hcp (3) gf.
Cheerleader 25-1 (8-4) Led until headed 2f out, weakened quickly, 9th of 11, 15l behind Enforcer (8-9) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp (2) sft in Jul.
Granston (IRE) 15-2 (9-9) In touch, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Leicester 1m hcp (4) gd beating Habshan (9-8) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
