led after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, headway and centre over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd well inside final furlong, not reach winner
close up, hard ridden 2f out, soon lost place
in touch, carried very wide on bend over 6f out, behind after
close up on inner when hampered over 6f out, stayed handy, effort in centre and driven along 2f out, stayed on to lead 1f out, readily
in mid-division when carried very wide on bend over 6f out, dropped to rear and no chance after
led 1f, stayed handy, effort towards far rail 3f out, hard ridden 2f out, weakened final 1f
chased leader, driven along over 3f out, not quicken inside final furlong, lost 2nd well inside final furlong
chased leaders, driven along over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, always towards rear, ridden and no progress over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden and losing place towards fair rail when hampered over 1f out
mainly in rear
slowly into stride, behind, pushed along 3f out, plugged on final furlong
Division Two looks as open as division one, and we'll side with BANKS AND BRAES ahead of stablemate Deely Plaza and Edward Whymper. Richard Hannon traditionally does well here and Banks And Braes has been learning the game in three runs over a variety of trips. He's going to the sales later in the month but, in a field which has yet to produce a winner, his form (albeit moderate in better company) stands up. He looks the pick of the yard's two runners here, the other being Deely Plaza who makes his nursery debut. Edward Whymper's best effort came last time out when runner-up at Redcar in a similar contest. Further improvement can be expected and could be enough to land this. Deely Plaza is making his nursery debut and steps up in trip; he's the highest rated, but hasn't pulled up any trees so far. The market may guide us here, both for those to back and those to swerve.
Deely Plaza 17-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden and effort on outside over 1f out, kept on until no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Kumbeshwar (8-12) at Chester 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sep.
Wild Rockette 20-1 (9-0) Towards rear, some late headway but never dangerous, 7th of 14, 6l behind Magic Doll (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) pol in Sep.
Banks And Braes 4-1 (9-3) In touch, stayed far side, effort over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 5, 2 1/2l behind Manhattan Fox (9-3) at Goodwood 1m 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sep.
Saint Thomas (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened 2f out, 4th of 8, 12l behind Miss Starlight (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Christopher Wren (USA) 40-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 8, 10l behind Awesome Act (9-3) at Goodwood 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf.
Storm Hawk (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 8l behind Truly Magic (8-6) at Leicester 7f 2yo hcp 0-70 (4) gf in Sep.
Machine Gun Kelly (IRE) 16-1 (8-1) Held up in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 10, 10l behind Pleasant Day (9-2) at Ascot 7f 2yo hcp (3) gf in Sep.
Edward Whymper 20-1 (9-0) In touch, pushed along over 5f out, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched right, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 17, 4 1/2l behind William Morgan (9-0) at Redcar 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.
Rodrigo De Freitas (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Dwelt, soon pushed along and in touch on outside, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Underworld Dandy (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sep.
Execution (IRE) 15-2 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 3f out, effort on inside and soon every chance over 1f out, driven and hung right and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Fine Lace (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Knockback (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon outpaced and always behind, 6th of 9, 15l behind Dubai Set (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Aug.
New York Lights (IRE) 20-1 (8-2) Led, headed 2f out, chased winner to over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Rakhine (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo sll hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sep.
Vadition (IRE) 100-1 (8-5) Soon in touch, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 17l behind Agent Archie (9-3) at Goodwood 1m 1f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sep.
Rose Alba (IRE) 11-2 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 22l behind Lethal Combination (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.
